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Without Fear or Favor: An Uncompromising Look at the New York Times
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The Day the Presses Stopped: A History of the Pentagon Papers Case
The Day the Presses Stopped: A History of the Pentagon Papers Case 4.02 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Free Speech for Me—But Not for Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other
Free Speech for Me—But Not for Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other 4.02 avg rating — 121 ratings
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The Gay Talese Reader: Portraits and Encounters 4.34 avg rating — 896 ratings
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Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin 4.33 avg rating — 13,982 ratings
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of our Times
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of our Times 4.01 avg rating — 9,615 ratings
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Truman
Truman 4.17 avg rating — 90,310 ratings
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Booknotes: Stories from American History
Booknotes: Stories from American History 3.92 avg rating — 203 ratings
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In Search of History
In Search of History 4.16 avg rating — 497 ratings
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The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 3.65 avg rating — 4,628 ratings
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Vietnam: A History
Vietnam: A History 4.13 avg rating — 7,806 ratings
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam 4.24 avg rating — 12,399 ratings
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Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Southern Christian Leadership Conference 4.34 avg rating — 2,245 ratings
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The Nightingale's Song
The Nightingale's Song 4.25 avg rating — 776 ratings
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 4.36 avg rating — 36,105 ratings
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 4.31 avg rating — 18,332 ratings