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Is there an easy way to find scholarly reviews of “popular” history books? It seems like half the history section at Barnes and Noble and other stores is sketchy at best.

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Almost every new Popular History book has a review blurb from the same 20-30 other popular history writers (Niall Ferguson, Andrew roberts etc…) on the cover. Do these guys read every history book that comes out or are they paid to write good reviews?

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When did weekends become a thing?

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In crime and punishment, raskolnikov is sentenced to 8 years for murder. What career prospects would a convicted murderer have post release in 1870s Russia?

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At what point did Native American groups acquire some kind of immunity to western diseases?

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How would the Army of the Potomac compare to contemporary European Armies.

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Why are the “household names” of the Thirty Years War (Tilly, Wallenstein, adolphus) from the First half of the war? Why didn’t figures from the last 15 years get as famous?

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History Books by non historians

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Do people take German WWII fighter pilot kill count claims as legitimate?

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What was Germany’s post war plan if they had won the war in 1914 and how did their plans change by 1918?

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Is there an easy way to find scholarly reviews of “popular” history books? It seems like half the history section at Barnes and Noble and other stores is sketchy at best.	1010
Almost every new Popular History book has a review blurb from the same 20-30 other popular history writers (Niall Ferguson, Andrew roberts etc…) on the cover. Do these guys read every history book that comes out or are they paid to write good reviews?	190
When did weekends become a thing?	33
In crime and punishment, raskolnikov is sentenced to 8 years for murder. What career prospects would a convicted murderer have post release in 1870s Russia?	16
At what point did Native American groups acquire some kind of immunity to western diseases?	14
How would the Army of the Potomac compare to contemporary European Armies.	11
Why are the “household names” of the Thirty Years War (Tilly, Wallenstein, adolphus) from the First half of the war? Why didn’t figures from the last 15 years get as famous?	9
History Books by non historians	9
Do people take German WWII fighter pilot kill count claims as legitimate?	9
What was Germany’s post war plan if they had won the war in 1914 and how did their plans change by 1918?	8