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The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People

Alan Brinkley

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006

The best available narrative history of the US.
Alan Brinkley has put together a wonderfully readable, balanced, and thorough history of the US, in just under a thousand pages. It would be ideal for college introductory classes (or very sophisticated high school students); particularly welcome are the selections ...

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War

Tony Horwitz

Vintage, 1999

Fun, fair & worth every penny
As will be the case with all my reviews, I'm going to record my reaction to the book, not summarize it. If you want to know what the book is all about, read a few of the longer reviews (which, at the time of this writing, numbered about 250.) Or better yet, buy it; ...

The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Volume I
Alan Brinkley

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006

Known for its clear narrative voice, impeccable scholarship, and affordability, Alan Brinkley’s The Unfinished Nation offers a concise but comprehensive examination of American History. Balancing social and cultural history with traditional political and diplomatic themes, it tells the story of the diversity and complexity of the United ...

Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877

Eric Foner

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002

Where Did You Go Mr. Thaddeus Stevens...
I finished this book this weekend. It took me the better part of the summer to get through the 600+ pages of text. This is not an easy read, in many cases it was downright depressing. Oftentimes, I stopped because I just couldn't read anymore. There was only so ...

The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II

William H. Chafe

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Updating Our Recent History
This text is a fine piece of historical work. It provides new historical perspectives on events that many of us have lived through. As our recent past recedes further into history, and as new original historical sources, such as presidential papers, become available, ...

A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman

Joan Anderson

Broadway, 2000

This book helped me stay in my marriage!
It was the year 2000, I'd been married almost 20 years -- the kids were pretty much grown and I stood at the edge of my marriage - terrified that I'd jump off and terrified that I wouldn't. Okay, maybe terrified is a dramatic term, but that is how I felt. I truly did ...

Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives

Jim Sheeler

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Final Salute - A Former CACO's Review
As a former Marine Corps Casualty Assistance Officer (CACO) from 1968 to 1970 in Los Angeles, this book was very difficult for me to read as it brought back memories of nearly 40 years ago. During this period of time, it was my duty to notify over 75 families of their ...

The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Volume II

Alan Brinkley

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006

Great transaction
The product came in described condition, arrived quickly, and I am very happy with my new book =)

A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I Am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, ...

Brian D. McLaren

Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2004

Perfect Timing!!
I found this book purely by accident(maybe) while searching for another. The title caught my eye first and upon closer inspection I decided this would be an interesting "read" given the place I was at in my own spiritual search. I found this book very educational and ...

21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey/Maturin Series)

Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

Literary must read for everyone
It took me a year, but I couldn't put down a single copy of the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. This literary masterpiece tells a wonderful story, with every character brought to life. The writing is so visual, one actually feels that they have been on the ...

A Brief History of Western Civilization: The Unfinished Legacy, Volume 2 (since 1555) (5th Edition) ...
Mark Kishlansky, Patricia O'Brien

Longman, 2006

An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963 (Dynasty)

Robert Dallek

Back Bay Books, 2004

Fallen Icon
Robert Dallek's biography is commendable for its honest approach to a biography of the 35th president. While some biographers may gloss over less flattering facts, Dallek is unflinching in his analysis and claims to have the most complete documentation of Kennedy's ...

Unfinished Tales: The Lost Lore of Middle-earth

J.R.R. Tolkien

Del Rey, 1988

Simply breathtaking
...because breathtaking is the one word I would use to describe this work. People who have already read the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings and most especially the Silmarillion will have great appreciation for the further insight and mythology offered in the Unfinished ...

An Unfinished Canvas: A True Story of Love, Family, and Murder in Nashville

Michael Glasgow, Phyllis Gobbell

Berkley, 2007

Fascinating Read
After moving from Nashville, I continued to keep up with this case through Nancy Grace and 48 Hours Mysteries. Glasgow and Gobbell dramatically portray the story of Janet March who was an intelligent, attractive woman from a great family who was deceived by a ...

The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Combined Hardcover
Alan Brinkley

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006

Known for its clear narrative voice, impeccable scholarship, and affordability, Alan Brinkley’s The Unfinished Nation offers a concise but comprehensive examination of American History. Balancing social and cultural history with traditional political and diplomatic themes, it tells the story of the diversity and complexity of the United ...