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The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
World War II has fostered many poignant stories about the destruction, pain, and love that bind together those who shared…
The Obituary Writer
Claire, Peter and Kathy are a typical family in 1960s America, obsessed with burgeoning success, the incoming President, John F.…
On the Ropes
In this follow-up to the graphic novel Kings in Disguise, the authors again, in graphic novel format, present the dire…
Helga’s Diary
Having read only a small amount about Terezin, a ghetto/concentration camp where many Jews spent time during the war, I…
Merivel: A Man of His Time
Editors' choice
This is a sequel to Tremain’s 1989 novel, Restoration, which was a memoir of Sir Robert Merivel, physician, bon-viveur, friend…
The Land at the End of the World
Dr. Antonio Lobo Antunes served in the Portuguese army from 1971-1973 as a medic in Angola’s war for independence. The…
White Truffles in Winter
As his life draws to its close, the legendary Auguste Escoffier, whose recipes and system for running a kitchen form…
Mozart at the Gateway to His Fortune, Serving the Emperor 1788-1791
Christoph Wolff is an eminent scholar, and in this nonfiction work offers new insights into the last four years of…
Bride of New France
In 1656 King Louis XIV declared, “We expressly prohibit and forbid all persons of either sex… able-bodied or invalid, sick…
Down with the Old Canoe: A Cultural History of the Titanic Disaster
Lest you think, “Just another Titanic retelling,” Down with the Old Canoe is about us. Stephen Biel combs contemporary accounts…
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