2394511 Margaret Macmillan http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tOA+RWD8L._SX80_.jpg 7 The New York Times bestselling author of Paris 1919 and Nixon and Mao reveals lessons and insights from a lifetime of writing and teaching history, about how we live our lives as individuals and nationsAcclaimed historian and “great storyteller” (The New York Review of Books) Margaret MacMillan explores the many ways in which history—its value and dangers—affects us all. Used for the justification of religious movements and political campaigns alike, the manipulation of history is increasingly pervasive in today’s world. It is imperative that we have an understanding of the past and avoid the all-too-common traps in thinking to which many fall prey—as MacMillan reveals through her use of major historical moments (the French Revolution, World War I and II, the Iraq War) and profiles of the great leaders (Churchill, Nixon, Napoleon). Full of insights gleaned from studies of numerous historical events, Dangerous Games is at once a beautiful tribute to MacMillan’s profession and a plea to treat history with care. 4