"Part travelogue, part memoir, part history, part biography, and part meditation," the author recounts his trip form New Jersey to California to return Einstein's brain to his relatives.
"Part travelogue, part memoir, part history, part biography, and part meditation," the author recounts his trip form New Jersey to California to return Einstein's brain to his relatives.
The author describes her privileged but lonely childhood, her tragic marriage to the charismatic Phil Graham, her struggles as the head of the Washington Post, and the colorful politicians and celebrities she has known. In this widely acclaimed memoir, Katharine Graham, the wom…
An old wife's tale: my seven decades in love and war
One of the nation's most renowned female conservatives, Midge Decter is known for her frequently controversial stands on modern social issues. An Old Wife's Tale is her thoughtful examination of the lives of American women and men over the last sixty years, as viewed through the…
"My father and mother should have stayed in New York where they met and I was born. Instead, they returned to Ireland when I was four ... When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is h…
"My father and mother should have stayed in New York where they met and I was born. Instead, they returned to Ireland when I was four ... When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is h…