APUS Historical Studies Honor Society Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The APUS Historical Studies Honor Society is a student-led organization that recognizes academic achievement by students and alumni in the study of history.

Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Sven Beckert
For Day 16 of Black History Month, a critically important book that should be required reading for all ... Review of: Empire of Cotton: A Global History, by @Sven_Beckert Sven Beckert https://t.co/mhCho9cJ29
Paperback, 2015
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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Karen Abbott
Review of: Liar Temptress Soldier Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, by Karen Abbott – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/IPiybVSRE9
Paperback, 2015
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Gilgamesh: A New English Version
Stephen Mitchell
Following up on my review of "The Sumerians," here's what sparked my interest ... Review of: Gilgamesh: A New English Version, by Stephen Mitchell https://t.co/KFqP7j4rVD
Paperback, 2006
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Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine
Jim Downs
For Day 7 of Black History Month, an outstanding contribution to the historiography ... Review of: Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine, by @jimdowns1 Jim Downs https://t.co/9ELf3JiSpk
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The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation
Daina Ramey Berry
For Day 2 of Black History Month--An essential read, especially as laws are being passed every day making it illegal to teach the truth about slavery ... Review of: The Price for Their Pound of Flesh, by @DainaRameyBerry Daina Ramey Berry https://t.co/uNYVI4s19D
Paperback, 2017
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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard
Celebrating female historians for Women's History Month with this outstanding book ... Review of: Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill, by @candice_millard Candice Millard – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/t2V4XcUguI
Paperback, 2017
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The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality
Angela Saini
The one book everyone should read this year ... Review of: The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality, by Angela Saini – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/GbQPlvAyZe
Hardcover, 2023
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
Today's the birthday of Ernest Hemingway, greatest 20th century American writer & a real bastard of a human being. My favorite novel is A Farewell to Arms. In the nonfiction realm, there's Death in the Afternoon & A Moveable Feast, which I reviewed here: https://regarp.com/2017/08/26/review-of-a-moveable-feast-the-restored-edition-by-ernest-hemingway/
Paperback, 2014
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The Reopening of the Western Mind: The Resurgence of Intellectual Life from the End of Antiquity to the Dawn of the Enlightenment
Charles Freeman
Review of: The Reopening of the Western Mind: The Resurgence of Intellectual Life from the End of Antiquity to the Dawn of the Enlightenment, by Charles Freeman, published by @AAKnopf – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/dzSkam5oTE
Hardcover, 2023
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