Review of “Mark Twain” by Ron Chernow
Mark Twain by Ron Chernow 1,174 pages Penguin Press Published: May 13, 2025 Ron Chernow’s latest, and widely-anticipated, biography of …
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Review of “King: A Life” by Jonathan Eig
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 688 pages Farrar, Straus and Giroux Published: May 2023 Jonathan Eig’s “King: A Life” …
Review of “Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon” by Larry Rohter
Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist by Larry Rohter 480 pages W.W. …
Review of “Jackie: Public, Private, Secret” by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Jackie: Public, Private, Secret by J. Randy Taraborrelli 528 pages St. Martin’s Press Published: July 2023 Released this past summer, …
Review of “Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative” by Jennifer Burns
Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative by Jennifer Burns 592 pages Farrar, Straus and Giroux Published: Nov 2023 Released two weeks …
Review of “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson 688 pages Simon & Schuster Published: Sept 2023 “Elon Musk” is Walter Isaacson’s long-anticipated biography …
Review of “Peter the Great: His Life and World” by Robert Massie
Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie 934 pages Random House Published: 1980 ‘Peter the Great: …
Review of “Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams” by Louisa Thomas
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas 512 pages Penguin Books Published: April 2016 “Louisa: The Extraordinary …
Review of “American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell” by Deborah Solomon
American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell by Deborah Solomon 493 pages Farrar, Straus and Giroux Published: November …
Review of “A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy” by David Oshinsky
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy by David M. Oshinsky 597 pages Free Press (Macmillan) Published: January …
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