The Best Books of 2024
PopMatters Best Books of 2024 include a broad range of nonfiction, many books on music, short fiction, a novel that turns a Mark Twain classic inside out, and much more.
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The Art of Psychological Warfare
From marketing manipulation to all-out psychological warfare, Stories Are Weapons clarifies how our world – and worldview – is seldom our own.
‘How Civil Wars Start’ Interrogates American Exceptionalism
The same forces that tore apart societies from Yugoslavia to Iraq, Columbia, Northern Ireland, and the West Bank are fully present in the US, warns How Civil Wars Start.
Glenn Miller and the End of an Era
Setting the record straight about the tragic ending of legendary Big Band leader/trombonist Glenn Miller.
A Shot in the Dark and a Swift Retreat: Max Boot’s ‘Invisible Armies’
In Max Boot’s grand survey of irregular warfare, Invisible Armies he shows that his thorough reading of the historical record leaves little room for old stereotypes.
Political Realism in Max Boot’s ‘War Made New’
With his engaging work, War Made New, Max Boot serves as a modern-day Thucydides in his telling the story of war and why it matters.