"The Longest Winter" by Alex Kershaw
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A 4 page review of "The Longest Winter" by Alex Kershaw. No additional sources cited.
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"The Perfect Storm" by Sebastian Junger
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A 7 page paper which examines how and why the book "The Perfect Storm" by Sebastian Junger was so popular. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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"The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H."
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A 6 page review of George Steiner's fictional novel featuring Adolf Hitler. In it Hitler finds temporary reprieve from the post World War II world in an Amazon jungle. Ultimately, however, he is hunted down for the purpose of being subjected to the world's wrath. Steiner's works clarifies that there is a diversity of reasons for that wrath and, ultimately, a diversity of reactions regarding Hitler's capture. No additional sources are listed. No additional sources are listed.
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"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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An 8 page paper which examines how the characters in Tim O'Brien's novel "The Things They Carried" develop from boys into aged men. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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"Thirteen Days" by Robert F. Kennedy
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14 pages. This review centers on the Cuban Missile Crisis as told by Robert F. Kennedy in his book "Thirteen Days". A well written and thought out review, this is not simply an overview of the missile crisis but is instead a research paper on the book. When the reader is led behind the closed doors it is to find out that the Cuban Missile Crisis was a matter of ethical and moral principals at work as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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