The Last of the Tsars: Nicholas II and the Russian Revolution
By Robert Service
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What happened to the Romanovs as the noose tightened around their necks?
5 Reasons to Attend the Baltimore Book Festival
By Megan Bosse
Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution
By Jonathan Silvertown
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A fascinating discussion of the science and anthropology behind today’s human diet.
The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
By Scott S. Greenberger
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One of America’s lesser-known commanders-in-chief finally gets his due.
pH: A Novel
By Nancy Lord
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An intrepid — and flawed — biologist sounds the alarm about looming environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Alaska.
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A remarkably complex exegesis on the Bible’s most challenging texts.