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The Samson Option by Seymour M. Hersh

The Samson Option

Seymour M. Hersh

354 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0gregbrown's review
nonfiction history politics informative fast-paced
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

Lawrence Wright

540 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0gregbrown's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David Hoffman

The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy

David Hoffman

577 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0gregbrown's review
nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution by C.L.R. James

The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

C.L.R. James

426 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0gregbrown's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging dark informative medium-paced