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Every summer my mother resolves to read one fat
history book "in the hopes of learning back some of the knowledge
she's convinced she has lost since turning 50." Last summer she decided
to tackle that 1600 page monstrosity, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD
REICH. Now, I love my mother and admire her knowledge-seeking verve,
but by August I thought I might scream if she injected one more newly
learned tidbit about Hitler into our daily conversations. Below is
a list of some new and notable history books. By all means, read with
gusto --- just maybe think twice about drawing an analogy between
The Beer Hall Putsch and your daughter's new job.
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BODY OF SECRETS: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National
Security Agency from the Cold War through the Dawn
of a New Century 
CARRY ME HOME: Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil
Rights Revolution
HIROSHIMA
HOW THE IRISH SAVED CIVILIZATION: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic
Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
IBM AND THE HOLOCAUST:
The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation
IN THE BEGINNING:
The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture
IN HARM'S WAY:
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental
Railroad 1863-1869
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH: A History of
Nazi Germany 
THE SHADOW OF THE SUN