How the Israelites and their neighbors treated the dead, and why their practices challenged the... Læs mere
In this fourth volume of a projected six, Huxley registers his deep misgivings about the course of history in the late 1930s as the world moved toward a second global war. Many of his essays reflect his continuing interest in the conventions of popular culture as well as the ...
The first book to survey the broad range of Ms. Sontag’s work, including full discussions of her fiction. “One can ask for no better guidebook.”—M. Thomas Inge.
Arguing that the period from 1938 to 1941 was a turning point in modern American history, Mr. Reynolds shows how Franklin Roosevelt led Americans into a new global perspective on foreign policy.
In this personal account of the intelligence failure in Vietnam, Mr. Allen reveals specifically how American leaders largely excluded intelligence from important policy deliberations until it was too late. “Don’t miss this book!”—John Prados
These beautifully written essays add up to the deepest, most informative appraisal we have of how and why the sexual revolution has failed. “Compelling and original.... Highly recommended.”—Kevin White.
Drawn from the City Journal, these cogent essays add up to the deepest, most informative appraisal we have of how and why the sexual revolution has failed and how we might begin to reconstruct the relations between the sexes in ways that reconcile freedom with humanity.
Here, the author takes on eight of the finest Hollywood directors in conversation, including Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Capra. The directors reminisce about their working lives, and give valuable insights into the film-making industry, as well as behind-the-scenes stories.
A brilliant and dramatic narrative of the wise and the shortsighted, the bold and the timid, the generous and the grasping men and women who... Læs mere
By guiding readers through the difficulties of plot and language, this handbook leave them free to enjoy the depth, beauty, and vitality of Shakespeare's works.