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 “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 “A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover” by Annette Dunlap
A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover by Annette B. Dunlap 296 pages …
Review of “Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer” by Michael Smith
Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer by Michael Smith 443 pages Oneworld Publications Published: Oct 2014 Michael Smith’s biography of Ernest …
Review of “The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitler” by David Roll
The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitlerby David Roll520 pagesOxford University PressPublished: Jan …
Review of “Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson’s Silent Partner” by Charles Neu
Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson’sSilent Partnerby Charles Neu720 pagesOxford University PressPublished: December 2014 “Colonel House: A Biography of …
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