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The Triumph of the Amateurs: The Rise, Ruin, and Banishment of Professional Rowing in the Gilded Age
By William Lanouette
A detail-rich — if somewhat flat — look at a brief era when scullers were superstars.
Recalling a turbulent time in U.S. history that bears an uncanny resemblance to today.
How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
By Elizabeth F. Thompson
Long-ago broken promises and abandoned agreements reverberate yet today.
The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance
By Ross King
The fascinating account of a 15th-century bibliophile who revered hand-lettered tomes.
In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
By Laurence Bergreen
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A page-turning account of a privateer rich in both contradictions and gold.
Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood
By Fatima Shaik
How an antebellum Creole aid society helped shape New Orleans.
The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free
By Paulina Bren
This otherwise informative history is hamstrung by its fixation on Sylvia Plath’s notorious suicide.
The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790
By Ritchie Robertson
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This dense, scholarly work is not for casual readers.
