A Sort of Highly-Gifted One - Prijzen

Jim Beckwourth

Dismissed as a gaudy liar by most historians and often discredited by writers who deprecated his mixed blood, James Pierson Beckwourth was one of the giants of the early West, certainly deserving...

A Stranger to Myself

A newly discovered memoir written by a young German soldier who died on the Russian front expresses disillusionment over the armies' treatment of civilians and Jews while documenting the Nazi's cruel...

The Force of Things

A masterpiece of literary memory--a powerful exploration of the intersections of family, history, and memory and the passionate and stormy union of Ugo Stille, one of Italy's most celebrated journalis...

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