Category Archives: History

Dead Silence: Fear and Terror on the Anthrax Trail by Bob Coen and Eric Nadler (Review)

From the anthrax attacks post-9/11 to racial biowarfare in Africa, this book looks at anthrax’s use as a bioweapon as it tries to get to the bottom of those anthrax mail attacks in the US.

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The Terminal Spy by Alan S. Cowell (Review)

The Terminal Spy: A True Story of Espionage, Betrayal, and Murder by Alan S. Cowell documents the events leading up to the radiological poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko two years ago in London’s Millenium Hotel.

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Descartes’ Bones by Russell Shorto (Review)

Descartes’ Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason by Russell Shorto is an examination of how we got to where we are today by looking at the travels of the bones from Renee Descartes.

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Delusion by Peter Edwards (Review)

A Review of Delusion: The True Story of Victorian Superspy Henri Le Caron. More interesting stories likes these and I wouldn’t have fallen asleep in history class.

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