false 17 120 54 true 6276536 read 4 true 6276535 currently-reading 2 true 6276534 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75327776 to: The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I (Volume I and II) by Frederick, Sir Pollock
When you read legal history this great, you realize there's absolutely no chance that your petty contribution to the scholarship will stand the test of time . Alas, alas, alas... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75328178 to: The Fire Next Time (Paperback) by James Baldwin
"Down at the Cross" was one of the most compelling essays about race relations that I've ever read, and it'll be assigned in every history class I teach. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78664034 SuperFreakonomics: Tales of Altruism, Terrorism, and Poorly Paid Prostitutes (Hardcover) by Steven D. Levitt
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72697388 to: The Radical Face of the Ancient Constitution: St Edward's 'Laws' in Early Modern Political Thought (Paperback) by Janelle Greenberg
I didn't read this for pleasure, but I did read it. A fine study for specialists in the field, but not something you'd pull from the shelf on a rainy day. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75327357 to: Brutus: Vindiciae, contra tyrannos: or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince over the People, and of the People over a Prince (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Stephanius Jurius Brutus
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69723016 to: The Making of England to 1399 (History of England, vol. 1) by C. Warren Hollister
This textbook offers the reader a good overview of English history. The authors infuse their narrative with much recent scholarship on the period. ]]>