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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
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The UK-US overthrow of Mossadegh was clearly one of the worst foreign policy moves in our history. It parallels the simlar Eisenhower directed overthrow of Guatemala's democratic leader Arbenz, for which we still pay.But the conclusion that the Iran move is at the "root of Middle East terror" is not IMO correct. That root stems from Palestine which mos... »
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The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815 (Penguin History of Europe)
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I found Pursuit of Glory to be an extremely erudite analysis of Europe from 1648 to the end of the Napoleonic War in 1815, but a difficult read in some instances. The material covered is broad, which has some effect in the flow of the book. There is a prodigious amount of information in this substantial volume. Topics ranging from infrastructure such a... »
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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
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This is a beautifully written book about Lincoln--the complete man. Joshua Wolf Shank does a lovely job of describing how Lincoln learned from his bouts with depression and could only have persevered through his difficult, war-time presidency with the wisdom he gained from his melancholy. We often think of Lincoln solely as a pillar of strength; seei... »
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Thomas Paine and the Promise of America
When I ordered this book I was thinking of updating my knowledge of one of that group of men we usually think of as our "forefathers"--the ones who were... »
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