"The story of the fire, its causes, and its legal and human aftermath is one of lives put at risk by petty economic decisions -- by a band, club owners, promoters, building inspectors, and product manufacturers. Any one of those decisions, made differently, might have averted th…
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Emerald Labyrinth is a scientist and adventurer's chronicle of years exploring the rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa. The richly varied habitats of the Democratic Republic of the Congo offer a wealth of animal, plant, chemical, and medical discoveries. But the country also has a…
"Emerald Labyrinth is a scientist and adventurer's chronicle of years exploring the rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa. The richly varied habitats of the Democratic Republic of the Congo offer a wealth of animal, plant, chemical, and medical discoveries. But the country also has …
Introduction: an American-American writer -- "Not unmusical clangor"--"Chateau-en-Espagne" -- "Plenty of work to do writing" -- Chasing desperadoes -- "My mistress perforce" -- Words into blows -- "Running in a groove" -- A literary president -- "No single, simple note" -- "Payi…
Of all the many biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, none has presented the twenty-sixth president as he saw himself: as a man of letters. This fascinating account traces Roosevelt's lifelong engagement with books and discusses his writings from childhood journals to his final edi…
The story of ghetto residents who rescued thousands of rare books and manuscripts - first from the Nazis and then from the Soviets - by hiding them on their bodies, burying them in bunkers, and smuggling them across borders
"Lobenthal brings the world of Wilde and Balanchine, of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Diana Adams, Suzanne Farrell, Maria Tallchief, and many others ... to life. With unfettered access to Wilde and her family, friends, and colleagues, Lobenthal takes the reader backstage to some of the gr…