Archive for the ‘Nonfiction’ Category

Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography by Dominic Streatfeild Not only does the title say it all but the back cover says it all too—”The story of cocaine isn’t just about crime. It’s about psychoanalysis, about empire building, about exploitation, about emancipation, about money, and, ultimately, about power. To tell the story of the twentieth century without [...]

Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed The World, 1940-41 by Ian Kershaw History, like math, was a subject you either loathed or were just OK with in grade school and high school; few kids ever really seem to love history. A lot of dates to remember and the introduction of foreign history can be daunting [...]