Ardent Spirit, Generous Friend
Remembering the novelist Reynolds Price
By David Guy Friday, June 3, 2011
The Inside Track
How those dim-witted robber barons built the railroads
By Mark Hertsgaard Friday, June 3, 2011
Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America By Richard White
Full Bloom
A critic offers his final thoughts
By Michael Dirda Friday, June 3, 2011
The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life By Harold Bloom
Flacking for Big Pharma
Drugmakers don’t just compromise doctors; they also undermine top medical journals and skew medical research
By Harriet A. Washington Friday, June 3, 2011
Frozen Assets
A gritty tale of a grim landscape
By Hampton Sides Friday, June 3, 2011
The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle By Sara Wheeler
Making Sparks Fly
How occupational education can lead to a love of learning for its own sake
By Mike Rose Friday, June 3, 2011
Deep Trouble
How a natural disaster barreled into a historical one
By Emily Bernard Friday, June 3, 2011
Camille, 1969: Histories of a Hurricane By Mark M. Smith
Deep Trouble
We should be more afraid for sharks than of them
By Richard Ellis Friday, June 3, 2011
Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks By Juliet Eilperin
In the Orbit of Copernicus
A discovery of the great astronomer’s bones, and their reburial in Poland
By Owen Gingerich Friday, June 3, 2011
Scholar-Activist
Is the search for truth compatible with the fight for justice?
By James Gibney Friday, June 3, 2011
Witness to an Extreme Century: A Memoir By Robert Jay Lifton
Plunging to Earth
Once the sport of daredevils, skydiving now offers it existential thrills to grandmothers, pudgy geeks, and even the occasional college professor
By Robert Zaretsky Friday, June 3, 2011
