Monday, March 25, 2013

2013 Virginia Festival of the Book: Christianity

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Historian Robert Louis Wilken gave a presentation about his most recent book, The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity , a...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

2013 Virginia Festival of the Book: Eisenhower

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Two veteran journalists-turned-biographers spoke at the Virginia Festival of the Book on Friday to talk about their recent books about Pres...
Saturday, March 23, 2013

2013 Virginia Festival of the Book: Locavores

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Two local authors spoke on March 21 at the Jefferson Madison Regional Library on the topic "Locavore: Hunting and Eating Locally."...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Sole Booklength Biography of SecDef Nominee Chuck Hagel Leaves Much to Be Desired

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Today's confirmation hearing by the Senate Armed Services Committee to review President Obama's nomination of former Nebraska Senat...
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Author Interview: Arthur Herman on 'Freedom's Forge'

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Charlottesville-based historian Arthur Herman is the author of six books, including the Pulitzer-Prize finalist Gandhi & Churchill and...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Author Interview: Ronald Kessler on 'In the President's Secret Service'

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An unexpected story from an unexpected place -- Cartageña, Colombia -- has dominated the nation's attention over the past few days.  It ...
Friday, February 24, 2012

Author Interview: Richard Epstein on his new book, ‘Design for Liberty’

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Already well-known for such works as Principles For A Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty With The Common Good , How Progressives R...
Sunday, December 4, 2011

What Was Christmas Like in 1941? A Book Review

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Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941 , by Stanley Weintraub. Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo Press, November 1, 2011. 224 pp.,...
Friday, September 2, 2011

Author Interview: GU philosophy professor Jason Brennan on 'The Ethics of Voting'

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“Every day you see the same message: ‘get out the vote, get out the vote, get out the vote,’” says philosophy professor Jason Brennan. ...
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Friday, June 3, 2011

Author Interview: Garrett Peck Writes History of Prohibition-Era Washington, D.C.

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When Woodrow Wilson left the White House in 1921, he moved to a 12,000-square-foot home in Kalorama, an elevated section of Washington that ...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Author Interview: Grove City Political Scientist Paul Kengor on His Latest Book, 'DUPES'

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Research in the archives of the Soviet Comintern led Grove City College political scientist Paul Kengor to write his most recent book, DUPES...