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'The Princess and the Prophet' Review: An American Bridge to Islam

'The Princess and the Prophet' Review: An American Bridge to Islam

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Thanks to Iran’s Islamic revolution, 9/11, large-scale immigration and much else, Americans have learned a great deal about the Islam of Muhammad and the Quran over recent decades. Terms such as...
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

Democracy in America (1835–1840) is arguably the most perceptive and influential book ever written about American politics and society. This Library of America volume presents Alexis de...
'The Man Who Ran Washington' Review: Invisible Touch

'The Man Who Ran Washington' Review: Invisible Touch

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

A first-term White House chief of staff faces three great tasks: avoid scandal, get the president re-elected and leave without getting fired. It is remarkable how few chiefs of staff, over the...
'The Daughters of Yalta' Review: Big Three, Little Three

'The Daughters of Yalta' Review: Big Three, Little Three

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Much has been written about the historic Yalta Conference in February 1945, when Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt met to decide the future of the postwar world. Little, however, is known about the...
11 New Books We Recommend This Week - The New York Times

11 New Books We Recommend This Week - The New York Times

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

'Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times' Review: Unruly Genius

'Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times' Review: Unruly Genius

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Some 16,000 books have been written about Abraham Lincoln—more than any other historical figure except Jesus. But there has never been one like this one by David S. Reynolds. The author, a...
The Weissmann Hit Piece

The Weissmann Hit Piece

By: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

Andrew Weissmann is bitter. The long awaited Mueller Report turned out to be more of an indictment of the Mueller team and the man who most likely was in charge - Andrew Weissmann than it was...
'The Bloody Flag' Review: Seas of Unrest

'The Bloody Flag' Review: Seas of Unrest

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

The 1789 mutiny aboard the Bounty in the course of its scientific expedition in the South Pacific remains the most famous maritime uprising of its era, and perhaps of all time. But in “The Bloody...
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