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Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything is a 2018 nonfiction children's book by American author Martin W. Sandler. [1] [2] The book, which includes numerous historical photographs, details the historical significance of the Apollo 8 mission, discussing the "broader context of the Cold War space race and the tumultuous events occurring in the United States", including the assassinations ...
Publishers Weekly lauded the book as "a fresh take on a decisive moment in the history of WWII and the Cold War," [13] and ranked it as one of the best nonfiction books of 2020. [ 14 ] Jennet Conant , reviewing the book for The New York Times , said it was "entertaining" and "packed with vivid personalities (and) insider observations about a ...
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis. Sure, Adam Hochschild's latest is technically a World War I book, placing it firmly in the “Dad gift” category.
The Causes of World War Three – C. Wright Mills, 1958 [21] Choosing Peace: A Handbook on War, Peace, and Your Conscience – Robert A. Seeley, 1994; The Cold and the Dark: The World after Nuclear War – Paul R. Ehrlich, Carl Sagan and Donald Kennedy, 1984; Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians – Chris Hedges, 2008
Here’s our guide to the must-read non-fiction of 2024. Even if you normally prefer to curl up with a novel or memoir, you might find yourself pleasantly surprised. The Peepshow by Kate Summerscale
These 15 nonfiction books will please every reader on your list this holiday season, whether they prefer memoirs, histories or essay collections.
Bridge of Spies: A True Story of the Cold War is a 2010 nonfiction book by Giles Whittell. The book documents prisoner exchanges between the United States and the Soviet Union of their spies during the Cold War. The book was first published by Broadway Books. An audiobook version was subsequently published by ISIS Publishing, being read by ...
BOOKS: From candid memoirs to provocative essay collections, 2024’s forthcoming non-fiction is enticing. Jessie Thompson shares our guide to what you need on your reading pile