Book Review
Escape or Die
Every immigrant has a story to tell, but few have had a journey to freedom as fraught with difficulty, danger, and heartbreak as that of Faruk B. Sabet. Born in Afghanistan, the author spent most of the first thirty years of his hard...
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Civil War!
Freeman K. Mobley succinctly describes a generation of neighbor-versus-neighbor, Union-versus-Confederate brawling that took place in Northeast Arkansas before, during, and after the Civil War as a “cruel and vicious little war.”...
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It's Your Health
“Arrogance is not limited to just politicians,” warns Dr. Robert D’Antonio. “Physicians are, believe it or not, human.” Despite these and many other memorable quips, It’s Your Health is not meant to be funny or entertaining,...
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The Las Vegas Chronicles
As a history of Las Vegas and its casinos—and the people who built, ran, gambled, worked, entertained, robbed, and murdered in America’s Sin City—Andrew McLean’s book strikes that rare balance between the informative and the...
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Genghis Khan
Sam Djang’s biographical novel about the Mongol emperor is a fine book, an easy read, and educational. Readers who do not know much about the thirteenth-century emperor will find Genghis Khan: The World Conqueror, Volume I a good place...
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Genghis Khan
In Volume I, Sam Djang included many imagined dialogues and stories to showcase moments in the life of Temujin, a young Mongol who became known as the feared warrior Genghis Khan. In Volume II of his solidly researched study, Djang...
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The Red Wing Sings
Tom Omstead uses a terrorist detonation of a Detroit-area nuclear power plant as the premise for an American invasion of the country where the attacker came from—in this case, Canada. "The Red Wing Sings" weaves together events and...
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Unvanquished
"Unvanquished" is a monumental work of stunning detail and impressive depth. In it, Peter Hetherington chronicles the life of Marshal Joseph Pilsudski, the soldier who almost single-handedly resurrected Poland from the ashes of the Great...