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Mediocre
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May 5, 2026
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOST HIGH: Uncovering My Jewish Ancestors’ Perilous Journey Through History
By Doug EinfeldRating:
4.6 / 5.0
Doug Einfeld's IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOST HIGH: Uncovering My Jewish Ancestors' Perilous Journey Through History is a clear, erudite, and very relevant work...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Through thoughtful historical analysis, cultural insight, and powerful visual storytelling, Gregory W. Slayton and Sergei Ivashenko’s PORTRAITS OF UKRAINE: A Nation at War offers a...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
Scott Leckie's SHREWD LITTLE SLEUTH does an excellent job of illustrating the volatility of Cold War America, but it underdelivers on its promise to shed...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
Dave Tabler’s DELAWARE FROM FREEWAYS TO E-WAYS is full of vibrant imagery and interesting history, though a lack of clear structure sometimes impedes both learning...
November 4, 2024
MADE IN ITALY: Strings Attached-Four Seasons Of An Italian Violin
By Thomas Walter KelleyRating:
3.5 / 5.0
The work of an enthusiastic amateur and a loving husband, Thomas Walter Kelley’s MADE IN ITALY: Strings Attached—Four Seasons Of An Italian Violin, is an...
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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
EMIGRANT TALES OF THE PLATTE RIVER RAIDS sees author Janelle Molony compile a thorough, blow-by-blow account of a largely forgotten aspect of nineteenth-century trail history.
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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0
A fascinating history of a German-descended American family, from their 19th-century arrival in the United States to the present, Kenny Harmon's SAD PAPAW’S HERITAGE provides...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
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.
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
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...
August 18, 2023
THE VIRTUOUS PHYSICIAN: A Brief Medical History of Moral Inquiry from Hippocrates to COVID-19
By Elliott B. Martin, Jr.Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
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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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Readable and compelling, Christopher Nelson’s THE C. R. PATTERSON AND SONS COMPANY tells the true story of a Black entrepreneur who should be far better...
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3.1 / 5.0
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...