A gem – The History of Human Space Flight
2019 is the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon. At the beginning of the 20th century man had never flown in an…
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An insightful political history of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Iran Rising
This 326 page book published on the 40th anniversary of the 1978-79 Iranian revolution gives a useful review of the evolution of Iran over the…
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A character-centric book – Nothing Like it in the World: The Men that Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
2019 is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which was built by mostly Chinese and Irish immigrants. This 430 page book…
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A life tragically cut short. A story well told – Silence will Speak
Silence will Speak. This evocative title for the biography is taken from a passage in a short story titled ” Blank page” in Last Tales…
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A look at Islam from the viewpoint of the Franks –
This 319 page book explores the crusaders’ attitudes and dealings with the people of Islam during the First crusade. Morton’s command of the sources is…
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FDR at War trilogy
Written over 10 years these 3 books are the best books on FDR’s war record as Allied commander. War and Peace is the 3rd and…
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A fitting 75th anniversary tribute – The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
This newly published book to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Paris is a short book as Smith is 86 years old. But…
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Interesting – Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters
This is not a biography on the Prophet. This book is an exploration of aspects of the Arabic world before Muhammad, the life of Muhammad…
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The definitive history on the Amritsar shooting – Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre
When General Dyer died, the great imperialist poet Rudyard Kipling sent a wreath with these words ” He did his duty as he saw it.”…
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Strictly a translation – The Qur’an: A New Annotated Translation (Comparative Islamic Studies)
There are 114 suras in the Quran. They are not arranged in chronological order of revelation to the Prophet . Instead they are arranged from…
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