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YOU ARE HERE by Hiawatha Bray

May 30, 2014

AN ENTERTAINING, INFORMATIVE HISTORY of navigational technology, from lodestones to satellites to GPS. SOLID B

Grade: SOLID B

YOU ARE HERE: FROM THE COMPASS TO THE GPS, THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF HOW WE FIND OURSELVES
Basic Books
2014

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LAWRENCE IN ARABIA, by Scott Anderson

January 1, 2014

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA and his fabled exploits, placed in a broad, rich context of WWI Middle Eastern turmoil. SOLID B

Grade: SOLID B

LAWRENCE IN ARABIA: WAR, DECEIT, IMPERIAL FOLLY AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST
Knopf Doubleday
2013

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THE DOUBLE V, by Rawn James, Jr.

February 17, 2013

COMPELLING, DEEPLY RESEARCHED history of racial segregation and integration in the US military. Eye-opening!

Grade: B PLUS

THE DOUBLE V: HOW WARS, PROTEST, AND HARRY TRUMAN DESEGREGATED AMERICA'S MILITARY
Bloomsbury USA
2013

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MIRAGE MEN, by Mark Pilkington

May 22, 2011

FASCINATING TOPIC–the history of UFO disinformation campaigns–suffers from distractingly unfocused approach.

Grade: B MINUS

MIRAGE MEN: AN ADVENTURE INTO PARANOIA, ESPIONAGE, PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, AND UFOS
Skyhorse
2010

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