This is a great book if you're interested in some local Washington history. Jeanne Fogle does an excellent job highlighting sites in the District that are less known to tourists and residents alike. I tore through this book on a recent flight to California and was inspired to add no less than two dozen ideas to my list of places to research. If you're a D.C. history nerd like I am -- I assume you are because you're reading this blog -- then you should read this book.