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More a coffee-table book than a proper history, Dave Tabler's DELAWARE FROM RAILWAYS TO FREEWAYS is a worthy read for any devotee of Delaware’s past.
Thoroughly researched and supported with numerous citations, THE GREAT FLIP is an incisive, compellingly readable work that offers a welcome refresher on the nuanced, often...
THE VIRTUOUS PHYSICIAN: A Brief Medical History of Moral Inquiry from Hippocrates to COVID-19
By Elliott B. Martin, Jr.For those with an obsessive interest in historical linguistics and abstract philosophy, historical linguist turned psychiatrist Elliott Martin's detail-dense THE VIRTUOUS PHYSICIAN: A Brief Medical...

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Though clearly written and concise, Joseph Albert Gorski’s neo-liberal polemic GOVERNMENT 2.0 suffers from having not been updated since its original publication when much has...
Author and middle school teacher Juliette Caruso O’Dell's STUDENT IMPRESSIONS OF THE MIDDLE PASSAGE: 2010-2020 offers an intriguing and thought-provoking insight into one of the...
While not a definitive history of early Delaware, Dave Tabler's DELAWARE BEFORE THE RAILROADS is well researched and photographed and brings to life the forces,...
Readers may struggle with the wordy approach and overly-ponderous stance, but Jordan Neben’s A LOT OF QUESTIONS (With No Answers)? ultimately delivers on its promise,...
TWAS THE NIGHT: The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem
By Pamela MccollPamela McColl's TWAS THE NIGHT: The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem, is packed full of vintage illustrations and lesser known historical details...

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In a controlled tone, and with an excellent eye for historical detail, Daniel DeWald tells the story of the Vietnam War as only an insider...
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