Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made

A rollicking if under-sourced look at mobsters in the Oval.

Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy

An edifying account of Italian politics before, during, and after Il Duce.

The Other ’68: A Social History of West Germany’s Revolt

By Christina von Hodenberg; translated by Rachel Ward

The Other ’68: A Social History of West Germany’s Revolt

How three generations viewed the cultural shift in Bonn and elsewhere.

Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics

Are progressives truly in disarray?

Big Caesars and Little Caesars

A veddy British view of the world’s current dictator problem.

Target Tehran

By Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar

Target Tehran

A look at Israelis’ efforts to thwart their country’s prime nemesis.

To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism

A right-leaning assessment of a leftist ideology.