NYT Books in Review: “Bacardi and the Long Fight For Cuba,” “Tried By War,” “Raising Steaks,” “Beef”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/books/review/Kennedy-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print
Bacardi and the Long Fight For Cuba: The Biography of a Cause, by Tom Gjelten
“The history of a family and its Cuban-born, Puerto Rico-based, now worldwide liquor giant.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/books/review/Smith-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print
Tried By War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief, by James M. McPerson
“In a war of treason and rebellion, Lincoln had the insights that kept the United States and its military on the right course.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/books/review/Shae-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print
Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef, by Betty Fussell
Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World, by Andrew Rimas and Evan D.G. Fraser
“For women, steak is better than spinach. For men, it’s better than Viagra. It’s easy to get carried away.”
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