RaveLibrary journalBoyle\'s cleverly written book...dives deep into figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Alabama governor George Wallace and also profiles vitally important people who have been less often written about, including Ella Baker and Estelle Griswold. The book is enhanced by maps of U.S. military conflicts and photographs from the civil rights movement and other events ... Fans of Boyle’s previous works and readers of books by Isabel Wilkerson and Jon Meachum will find exceptional research and powerful writing in this outstanding history.
Nick Petrie
PositiveLibrary JournalThe novel moves quickly from action to action; the dialogue is quick and believable from each character. Petrie’s Ash will find a large audience as the damaged man trying to get by and doing the right thing in dangerous situations ... Fans of Petrie’s previous Ash novels and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series will fly through this exciting story and wait eagerly for the next installment.
Michael Koryta
RaveLibrary JournalFans of the author’s previous works will be on the edge of their seats as they follow his characters’ attempts to survive vicious assassins. As he often does, Koryta provides strong character development, believable dialogue, and a fast-paced narrative.
Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz
RaveLibrary JournalThe authors comprehensively cover this story while also providing background information on the three prosecutors who placed their careers in jeopardy when they decided to investigate the second most powerful man in the country ... Fans of Maddow’s work, especially the related podcast, will thoroughly enjoy this historical allegory. Readers will see the parallel to Agnew’s story and current events.
Leonard Mlodinow
PositiveLibrary Journal... heartfelt ... Fans of Hawking’s work, his life, and the film The Theory of Everything will enjoy a more personal look into his extraordinary life.
Ian Buruma
PositiveLibrary JournalFans of Buruma’s works, political analysis, and Churchill’s legacy will find much to discover here.
Ian W. Toll
PositiveLibrary JournalFans of Toll’s previous volumes will enjoy this book. World War II experts may find this work redundant, since it uses previously published materials. However, casual enthusiasts will appreciate as it compiles those works thoroughly.
Joshua Yaffa
PositiveLibrary JournalWith sensitivity, the author tells the stories of people living in a repressive, authoritarian era, how they deal with moral and ethical issues, and how they use the system to their advantage in order to survive ... A worthy addition to any collection studying contemporary Russia or authoritarianism.
Heidi Blake
RaveLibrary JournalThe author’s brave foray into this dangerous scenario is the reason much of this information is known. She covers the entire trail, including details on how enemies of the Kremlin end up missing or dead; much insight was gained through firsthand interviews with subjects involved ... Fans of Blake’s work, along with readers curious about spymasters across the globe and the ways in which Russia tries to infiltrate other governments, will be astonished at the level of detail provided here.
Sean Carroll
PositiveLibrary JournalReaders unfamiliar with quantum physics may have difficulty grasping the concepts, but after some rereading of more advanced ideas (such as the wave function), they should begin to understand the hypotheses provided ... Fans of popular science authors such as Neil deGrasse Tyson and John Gribbin will find great joy while exploring these groundbreaking concepts.
Rachel Maddow
RaveLibrary JournalMaddow uses her knowledge, research, investigative skills, and snarky humor to complete this work about the global oil and gas industry ... The complex connections among players, including the major oil companies, American politicians, Russian oil interests, and others are displayed clearly and consistently. Not altogether surprising, Maddow furthers her discussion of the oil and gas industry to expand on how and why Russia hacked the 2016 presidential election ... All fans of Maddow, and even her detractors, will learn something new from this highly readable yet impressively detailed book. Anyone interested in the covert deals that change the nature of the global environmental and political landscape will devour. A must-have for all collections.
Naomi Klein
PositiveLibrary JournalClimate justice expert Klein...combines ten years\' worth of her public talks and essays to clearly explain the urgent need for the creation of the Green New Deal ... A necessary read for both proponents and opponents of the Green New Deal, complete with eye-opening facts that make clear the need for drastic change.
Rob Hart
PositiveLibrary JournalHart...writes an enjoyable mystery that is hard to put down ... Highly recommended for dystopian fiction fans.
David Reynolds
PositiveLibrary JournalCoauthors Reynolds...and Pechatnov...use their expertise to place each letter in relation to events occurring at that moment during the war ... the interplay between Churchill and FDR, as they try to convince the other that he\'s the best person to woo Stalin into an alliance is fascinating. Readers may be interested to learn that the leaders did not see the Cold War as a possibility when World War II concluded ... This volume is an excellent resource for historians interested in how the Big Three communicated with one another how that impacted World War II.
Chris Impey
PositiveLibrary JournalReaders do not need a deep understanding of astronomy to comprehend this accessible work ... Fans of popular science authors such as Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lisa Randall, and Mike Brown will enjoy this wonderful, accessible introduction to black holes.
