The Trial of Socrates31 reviews I.F. Stone Anchor, 1989 A new look at an old question + Perhaps not entirely accurate - but it does inspire some thought + The Hobo Philosopher Over 2000 years ago, Plato wrote beautifully of his ideas on various subjects. Two of the most striking were that the world should be governed by professors of philosophy, and that general arguments (ideals) were more important than specific examples. Both these ideas reverberate today. The ...             Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1064 reviews Jared Diamond W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 Great for classroom teachers + so good I bought it for a friend + A tour de force that isn't as biased or presumptuous as some critics have claimed + Guns, Germs & Steel             A History of Warfare63 reviews John Keegan Vintage, 1994 Ambitious in scope, engaging in style + A holistic survey of warfare + An Integrative Work + Excellent breeze through history of warfare             Richard the Third18 reviews Paul Murray Kendall W. W. Norton & Company, 1975 `Loyaulte me lie' + The life of Richard III: The short and violent life of the White Boar who was the last white rose of Yorkist rule over England + Objective biography of Richard III + Bloody brilliant... + The man and the statesman             The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York106 reviews Robert A. Caro Knopf, 1974 Damning, erudite and compelling + Biography at its very best... + A brief review for a big, important, thorough and ground breaking book. + More than a simple biography + How Big Bob the Builder shaped New York             The Revolution Remembered: Eyewitness Accounts of the War for Independence (Clements Library Bicentennial ...2 reviews University Of Chicago Press, 1999 Old Soldiers Never Die... + Salt Of The Revolutionary Earth This is a collection of memoirs of Revolutionary War veterans based on their pension claims after the war was over. It is a valuable resource and the author has done a very credible job in assembling them in one volume for easy use. They are assembled with a short biography on the author of the ...             Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America54 reviews Garry Wills Simon & Schuster, 1993 Must reading for everyone + I started reading again + Paper I did for Grad class + Profound. Insightful. Relevant. Powerful.             Machiavelli in Hell9 reviews Sebastian De Grazia Vintage, 1994 Niccolo and His Philosophy + Rescuing Machiavelli and his prince from hell + Good, But A Pulitzer Prize!? + Intellectually stimulating and thought provoking + Finally a decent book on Nicolo             Peter the Great100 reviews Robert K. Massie Ballantine Books, 1981 My favorite history book + A Detailed but Infinitely Readable Biography of a fascinating Man. + SUPERB BOOK + Massie's best book + History comes alive             Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a Cultural History)80 reviews David Hackett Fischer Oxford University Press, USA, 1989 Outstanding Scholarship + Long Read, but Well Worth It + Not a scholar... + Informative And Well Written Book About Early American Colonists             The Guns of August158 reviews Barbara W. Tuchman Ballantine Books, 1994 Classic for a Reason + Brilliant Easy to Read Narrative + Masterfully written and researched - required reading for any student of 20th century history There is absolutely a reason for this book to be regarded as a classic. Actually, there are lots of reasons. Tuchman's writing is informative, yet intimate. She tells you what you need to know to understand the topic at hand then goes on to supply more information that you didn't need but adds to ...             The Guns of August158 reviews Barbara W. Tuchman Ballantine Books, 1994 Classic for a Reason + Brilliant Easy to Read Narrative + Masterfully written and researched - required reading for any student of 20th century history There is absolutely a reason for this book to be regarded as a classic. Actually, there are lots of reasons. Tuchman's writing is informative, yet intimate. She tells you what you need to know to understand the topic at hand then goes on to supply more information that you didn't need but adds to ...             Richard the Third18 reviews Paul Murray Kendall W. W. Norton & Company, 1975 `Loyaulte me lie' + The life of Richard III: The short and violent life of the White Boar who was the last white rose of Yorkist rule over England + Objective biography of Richard III + Bloody brilliant... + The man and the statesman             Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1064 reviews Jared Diamond W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 Great for classroom teachers + so good I bought it for a friend + A tour de force that isn't as biased or presumptuous as some critics have claimed + Guns, Germs & Steel             A History of Warfare63 reviews John Keegan Vintage, 1994 Ambitious in scope, engaging in style + A holistic survey of warfare + An Integrative Work + Excellent breeze through history of warfare             The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York106 reviews Robert A. Caro Knopf, 1974 Damning, erudite and compelling + Biography at its very best... + A brief review for a big, important, thorough and ground breaking book. + More than a simple biography + How Big Bob the Builder shaped New York             The Trial of Socrates31 reviews I.F. Stone Anchor, 1989 A new look at an old question + Perhaps not entirely accurate - but it does inspire some thought + The Hobo Philosopher Over 2000 years ago, Plato wrote beautifully of his ideas on various subjects. Two of the most striking were that the world should be governed by professors of philosophy, and that general arguments (ideals) were more important than specific examples. Both these ideas reverberate today. The ...             Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a Cultural History)80 reviews David Hackett Fischer Oxford University Press, USA, 1989 Outstanding Scholarship + Long Read, but Well Worth It + Not a scholar... + Informative And Well Written Book About Early American Colonists             Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America54 reviews Garry Wills Simon & Schuster, 1993 Must reading for everyone + I started reading again + Paper I did for Grad class + Profound. Insightful. Relevant. Powerful.             Peter the Great100 reviews Robert K. Massie Ballantine Books, 1981 My favorite history book + A Detailed but Infinitely Readable Biography of a fascinating Man. + SUPERB BOOK + Massie's best book + History comes alive