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Pushkin Press issues a set of psychologically intense anti-war stories by a now neglected early 20th century Austrian author.
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Book Review: Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer — and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets by Jo Marchant
This readable book explores decades of effort trying to unlock the mystery of an ancient Greek mechanical device.
Read More »Interview with Jessica James, Author of Shades of Gray
"The more I read about the war, the more inspired I became to put a story down on paper," says James.
Read More »Book Review: Tuscan Countess: The Life and Extraordinary Times of Matilda of Canossa by Michele K. Spike
Yes she was a pope's mistress. She was also a warrior, a politician, and a woman who stood up for herself.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Miss Evers’ Boys
David Feldshuh's dramatization of the infamous Tuskegee Experiment receives a dazzling revival in a tiny New York theater.
Read More »DVD Review: Moving Midway
"Moving Midway" hooked me.
Read More »Book Review: Comedy At The Edge: How Stand-Up In The 1970s Changed America by Richard Zoglin
Legendary Stand-Up Comics of the Seventies "Come Alive."
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Cambria by Donal O’Kelly
Frederick Douglass's 1845 voyage to Ireland becomes a richly fictionalized tale of colorful figures and high drama at sea.
Read More »Book Review: Near Death In The Arctic: True Stories Of Disaster And Survival Edited by Cecil Kuhne
"Succinctly, clearly, the frozen continent said: This is no place for man!"
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – Let Freedom Sing: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement
Not just a collection of great music; it’s an audio history book.
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