Some people are naturally enthusiastic about history and will read books on historical events any chance they get. Others remember their history classes in school with a shudder and won't go near a book about anything that happened more than a year ago. Wherever you fall on this spectrum, you may find a book that excites and delights you as you read book reviews in the History section. Perhaps you are wondering about financial speculation on Wall Street and would like a chronicle of the causes and consequences of similar speculative bubbles in the past. Maybe you have the sinking feeling that something we're doing internationally has been done before with disastrous results. It could be that apparently irrational actions by some nation have roots in its past, and that those who know that history can predict the response to our next move. We have book reviews that can point you to the most useful and entertaining history books. Enjoy the past!