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Dec 1, 2008

Things Noted Here and There




Early Modern History:
Matthew Price,"The only way is down," The National, 20 November, and Shelby Coffey III,"Markets Don't Make Bubbles, People Do," Washington Post, 30 November, review Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World.
Caroline Weber,"The Sophisticated Table," NYT, 28 November, reviews Susan Pinkard's A Revolution in Taste: The Rise of French Cuisine, 1650-1800.
Michael Dirda reviews Steven Nadler's The Best Of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil for the Washington Post, 30 November.
Virginia Heffernan,"Mayflower Power," NYT, 28 November, reviews Sarah Vowell's The Wordy Shipmates and finds it"annoying."

Modern History:
Jonathan Yardley reviews Les Standiford's The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits for the Washington Post, 30 November.
Kira Salak,"On Stanley's Path," Washington Post, 30 November, reviews Tim Butcher's Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart.
John Whiteclay Chambers II,"The Soldier Who Emerged as Statesman," Washington Post, 26 November, reviews Carlo D'Este's Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill.



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