Historical Writing  

  • boombook orig Boom!

    Jan 10, 2008

    Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw moves from discussing the Greatest Generation to scolding one he finds not-so-great.

  • The Coldest Winter The Coldest Winter

    Oct 18, 2007

    The final book from a famed historian focuses on a semi-forgotten war.

  • Black White Blue Black And White And Blue

    Sep 13, 2007

    The Internet is for porn, but film got there a century earlier, as this entertaining overview proves.

  • Eden To Exile From Eden To Exile

    Aug 23, 2007

    An archeology studies land clues that might help decode the Bible—and debunk some popular theories.

  • Legacy Of Ashes Legacy Of Ashes

    Aug 16, 2007

    A new look at the CIA reveals a secret history of misadventures.

  • Island of the Lost Island Of The Lost

    Jul 26, 2007

    The marooned crews of two ships that wrecked on the same island take two different approaches to survival in this fascinating non-fiction account

  • red mutiny book Red Mutiny

    Jul 19, 2007

    It was one of the inciting incidents of the Russian Revolution and the inspiration for a groundbreaking film. But what's the real story of the Potemkin?

  • teenage youth culture Teenage

    May 03, 2007

    A musical historian delves into the roots of teen culture.

  • andersen heyday Heyday

    Apr 05, 2007

    A novelist revisits a time when America came into its own.