In Amanda Svensson’s novel "A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding", a shocking secret forces three siblings to reevaluate their places in their family and the world. Sebastian, Matilda, and Clara are triplets, but they have never been... Read More

Josiah Thompson’s reconsideration of the John F. Kennedy assassination, "Last Second in Dallas", includes compelling assessments of the existing evidence, but also incorporates twenty-first-century technological advancements. Decades... Read More

Richard Robbins’s "Overtaken by the Night" is an extremely detailed account of Vladimir Dzhunkovsky’s life. His story spans not just one, but several of the most tumultuous periods in modern Russian history, and Robbins nicely... Read More

This poignant literary thriller explores the issue of mob mentality in the modern age. The word “orphan” calls to mind urchins from Victorian English novels or, more recently, little orphan Annie. It seems an outdated term, but John... Read More

A skilled historian answers key questions about military strategy during the “war to end all wars.” Peter Hart, Oral Historian of the Imperial War Museum in London, lays out his thesis in the first sentence of The Great War: A Combat... Read More

"Lady of the English" could just as well have been titled Ladies of the English: it centers on two quite different twelfth-century queens. The bond between these women is the thread that weaves balanced elements of history and romance... Read More

Amelia stared at the remnants of her former life and grieved for every lost doorway and chimney of the grand Victorian lady. Somewhere in the charred ruins were the carbon splinters of a cherry wood bar and a couch where Ling Lee had met... Read More

While many books on economics focus on dry numbers, "American Entrepreneur" takes a drastically different approach. Professors of history and economics respectively, Schweikart and Doti tell a lively and fascinating tale of the... Read More