Frank Lloyd Wright by Robert Twombly
Frank Lloyd Wright by Robert Twombly
It seems wrong to call Frank Lloyd Wright a "modern" architect - he was born just two years after the end of the Civil W... Read more
23 Jun 2022
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Milman Parry - Hearing Homer's Song by Robert Kanigel
Milman Parry - Hearing Homer's Song by Robert Kanigel
Is it possible that The Iliad and The Odyssey, with over 25,000 lines between them, originated in oral tradition rather ... Read more
9 May 2022
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Salka Viertel - The Sun and Her Stars by Donna Rifkind
Salka Viertel - The Sun and Her Stars by Donna Rifkind
The little-known story of screenwriter Salka Viertel, who created a refuge for famous figures escaping World War ll.
3 May 2022
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His Excellency, George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis, Part 2
His Excellency, George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis, Part 2
The second part of our review of His Excellency, George Washington.
9 Mar 2022
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His Excellency, George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis, Part 1
His Excellency, George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis, Part 1
After 13 years of this program, we are finally getting around to the first and most important leader in American history... Read more
9 Mar 2022
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Robert Goddard
Robert Goddard
The first person to attain the grand status of rocket scientist was Robert Goddard, a pioneer who laid the groundwork fo... Read more
20 Dec 2021
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Hatshepsut: The Female Pharaoh by Joyce Tyldesley
Hatshepsut: The Female Pharaoh by Joyce Tyldesley
The name of Hatshepsut, a woman who declared herself king of Egypt, was scratched out of the hieroglyphics, but her stor... Read more
14 Dec 2021
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Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell
Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell
Trial lawyers are popular protagonists in TV and movies, but few are celebrated in biographies, except for Clarence Darr... Read more
6 Aug 2021
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Gen. Alexandre Dumas - The Black Count by Tom Reiss
Gen. Alexandre Dumas - The Black Count by Tom Reiss
You've likely never heard of General Alexandre Dumas, but his life served as inspiration for the swashbuckling adventure... Read more
6 Aug 2021
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Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits by Linda Gordon
Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits by Linda Gordon
Dorothea Lange's most famous photograph is of a weather-beaten migrant mother whose face is burned into the American sou... Read more
6 Aug 2021
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