In this warm and heartfelt memoir, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin describes her suburban childhood on Long Island and the love for the Brooklyn Dodgers that she shared with her father. She credits her fascination with baseball as one factor leading her to become a historian.
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This collection of short stories represents some of Faulkner’s first published prose pieces. Faulkner wrote the stories while he was living in New Orleans in 1924 and 1925 and most were published there. Only a few hold up on their own, but the book is worth reading to see an early glimmer of Faulkner’s talent.
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Some of Hollywood’s best producers have been honored with the Thalberg Award. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated “a consistently high quality of motion picture production” over the course of their careers. This article profiles the honorees.
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If you’re going to read one book about Watergate, this should be the one. The book benefits from its historical perspective, as it was written some 50 years after the events it describes. Its has a broad scope, covering numerous crimes and misdeeds of Nixon and his allies in addition to the break-in at the Watergate complex.
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Graham Greene’s book The Quiet American is a gripping story about murder, love, and war, set in Vietnam during the last days of the French occupation and the beginning of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Beautifully written, the book explores the basic existential question of what it means to be human.
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Sam Patch, one of America’s earliest celebrities, thrilled crowds in the late 1820s with his death-defying leaps from waterfalls and other high, dangerous spots. His daring feats earned him widespread fame that lasted long after his death.
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Charles Dickens’s classic 1843 holiday story has been adapted for the screen many times. The tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation into a generous man filled with Christmas joy enthralls audiences even today. Here are some of the best versions.
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The 1948 Best Actor Oscar nominees were Ronald Colman, John Garfield, Gregory Peck, William Powell, and Michael Redgrave. Read profiles of these actors and learn about the 1947 movies for which they were nominated.
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The 1944 Best Actor Oscar nominees were Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Paul Lukas, Walter Pidgeon, and Mickey Rooney. Read profiles of these actors along with summaries of the 1943 movies for which they were nominated.
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