The Occupation of Iraq : Winning the War, Losing the Peace

Publisher Weekly Review: Allawi, until recently a senior minister in the Iraqi government, provides an insider's account of the nascent Iraqi government following the American invasion. His scholarly yet immensely readable exposition of Iraqi society and politics will likely become the standard reference on post-9/11 Iraq. It convincingly blasts the Coalition Provisional Authority for failing […]

William Clark and the Shaping of the West

Library Journal Review: For most of us, William Clark (1770?1838) is forever linked to Meriwether Lewis and their 1804?06 Corps of Discovery expedition across the North American continent. Jones (The Essential Lewis and Clark) capably describes this voyage while filling in the other details of Clark's life. In 1789 Clark joined the Kentucky militia and […]