Book Reviews
5057 reviews in Author Q&As, Collections, Contemporary, Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Literary, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult, Horror, GBF13, Non-Fiction, Art & Architecture, Biography & Memoir, Business & Economics, Computers & Technology, Cooking & Food, Cultural Studies, Education, English Language & Writing, Essays & Literary Criticism, Gender & Sexuality, History, United States, Humor, Law, Math, Medicine & Health, Mythology, Performing Arts & Entertainment, Philosophy, Poetry, Political Science, Psychology, Reference, Religion, Science, Social Science, Sports & Games, Transportation, Travel, Popular
Supreme Disorder
By Ilya Shapiro
Though well researched, this informative history reaches dubious conclusions and offers few solutions to the problems plaguing the judiciary.
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
By Nathaniel Philbrick
Authorial intrusions mar this otherwise rollicking history.
The Enduring Civil War
By Gary W. Gallagher
This timely collection reminds us that, in many ways, the War Between the States is still being fought.
The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University
By Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy
A compelling account of what the Founding Father felt learning should look like.
Ideological purity hamstrings this otherwise insightful reflection on the sins of battle.
The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
By Robert S. Levine
A valuable, fresh look at a dark chapter in American history.
Watergate’s Forgotten Hero: Frank Wills, Night Watchman
By Adam Henig
The story of a sad but hardly unnoticed Nixon-era figure.
First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents
By Gary Ginsberg
Presidential pals finally get their due in this rollicking read.
