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  • BOOK REVIEW: 'The Book of Man'

    By CAROL HERMAN

    Halfway through “The Book of Man,” William Bennett’s delightful survey of writings on what it means to be a man, the author treats readers to a segment titled “Hunting the Grisly - Theodore Roosevelt” in which he writes the following: “By now you have noticed that Theodore Roosevelt appears frequently in this book. That is because Roosevelt’s manliness is impossible to doubt.” Published October 7, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Point in Time’

    By Gary L. Larson - Special to The Washington Times

    Life matters. No matter if you believe in or doubt eternity in any form, your existence in time and space, forgotten as it will inevitably be, makes weird sense. David Horowitz makes the point lyrically, almost poetically, in his “A Point in Time: The Search for Redemption in This Life and the Next.” Published October 7, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Trick of the Light’

    By Muriel Dobbin - Special to The Washington Times

    Agatha Christie probably would be happy in the idyllic little Canadian village of Three Pines, where murder seems to be the cottage industry Published October 7, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: ‘U.S. Civil-Military Relations After 9/11’

    By Gary Anderson - Special to The Washington Times

    Many were surprised when, early in his first term as secretary of defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld vowed publicly to rein in the power of the generals. Conservative Republicans especially found it hard to imagine a Republican secretary taking on the military - usually closely aligned with the Republican Party - in such a public manner. What had gone so wrong in civil-military relations? Published October 5, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: ‘Demonic’

    By Ray Hartwell - Special to The Washington Times

    In “Demonic,” Ann Coulter’s thesis is that the Democratic Party “is the party of the mob.” Plainly, this is a proposition that will evoke a visceral reaction. For her analytical framework, Ms. Coulter points to a series of criteria laid down more than a century ago by Frenchman Gustave Le Bon, in his book “The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind.” And while she is seldom given to understatement, Ms. Coulter’s conclusions are supported by extensive citation of the behavior she critiques. Published October 4, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: ‘History of the Future’

    By Tom Bethell - Special to The Washington Times

    Stockbrokers will tell you that predicting the future is risky. Max Singer’s method in “History of the Future” is to assume the future will be like the past, which skirts a multitude of pitfalls. He worked with Herman Kahn at the Rand Corp., and his book, in its optimism, would have met with Kahn’s approval. Later they founded the Hudson Institute together. Published October 3, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: ‘Force of Nature’

    By Angela Logomasini - Special to The Washington Times

    In Edward Humes’ “Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart’s Green Revolution,” the idealistic environmental consultant Jib Ellison pledges to “remake” Wal-Mart and other “corporate scions” into “environmentally sound powerhouses.” His strategy: Force executives to peer through the “lens of sustainability” - changing their worldviews “permanently.” Published September 30, 2011 Comments

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  • BOOK REVIEW: 'A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman'

    By Corinna Lothar - Special to The Washington Times

    British writer Margaret Drabble writes about the souls of women. In "A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman," a collection of 14 exquisite short stories published between 1964 and 2000, she exposes the secret longings, hearts and minds of her female characters. Published September 30, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'The End'

    By David C. Acheson - Special to The Washington Times

    Sir Ian Kershaw is a prize-winning historian who has devoted himself to the study of Hitler and his time. In "The End," he has produced more than a history. Rather, he has performed a detailed anatomy of the conclusion of World War II in Europe from the post-D-Day breakout to the surrender of Germany. It is grim reading, stupefying in its detail of the horrible Nazi and Russian atrocities visited upon civilians. Published September 28, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'Leningrad'

    By John M. Taylor - Special to The Washington Times

    Most battles grow out of an army's attempt to destroy the forces of its enemy or to occupy its terrain. The siege of Leningrad in World War II was different, for Hitler's armies were stretched too thin to capture the city that had been the cradle of the Bolshevik Revolution. Published September 27, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'Predicting the Unthinkable'

    By Peter Hannaford - Special to The Washington Times

    Prescience has been the hallmark of Georgie Anne Geyer's writing over the course of nearly 50 years as a foreign correspondent, syndicated columnist and author of 10 books. In "Predicting the Unthinkable," she has assembled her columns to show how the world keeps changing and that it will not soon run out of human folly. Published September 26, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'James Madison'

    By Nicole Russell - Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

    In the efforts to illuminate our nation's beginnings either via epic cable series or expertly written biographies - it seems James Madison, proverbial "Father of the Constitution," often gets pushed to the sidelines. Published September 23, 2011 Comments

  • MILLER: Looking for love

    By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

    Most single girls have a secret stash of books on dating and relationships. The books are dog- eared as a virtual time capsule marking bad dates, questionable mates, love-life lulls and breakups. The stash is carefully hidden - under the bed, behind proper nonfiction on a shelf - so male visitors are not scared off by the subject matter. Published September 23, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'The Man Who Never Died'

    By Joseph C. Goulden - Special to The Washington Times

    At anti-war rallies in the 1960s and '70s, ragtag leftists rejoiced in belting out a song they learned from such "progressive" folk singers as Joan Baez and Pete Seeger: "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night/ Alive as you and me./Says I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead."/"I never died," says he./"I never died," says he. Published September 23, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'F. Scott Fitzgerald'

    By Marion Elizabeth Rodgers - Special to The Washington Times

    ''Life is something you dominate if you are any good," F. Scott Fitzgerald observed. During the 1920s, he dominated the Jazz Age with hits including "This Side of Paradise" and "The Great Gatsby" - the latter ranking as one of the most widely read American novels of the 20th century. Published September 23, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'The Science Book'

    By Anthony J. Sadar - Special to The Washington Times

    In 1990, the nation's premier science organization, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), published a book about science literacy titled "Science for All Americans." The book contained "a set of recommendations on what understandings and ways of thinking are essential for all citizens in a world shaped by science and technology." Published September 21, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'George Gershwin'

    By Wes Vernon - Special to The Washington Times

    This is a book for serious Gershwin fans. From New York City's Lower East Side to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Paris to London, back to Broadway, to the concert hall to opera to Hollywood - that is the dizzying pace that outlines the all-too-short life and career of George Gershwin. Published September 20, 2011 Comments

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'Leaving Van Gogh'

    By Corinna Lothar - Special to The Washington Times

    While Carol Wallace was researching her masters thesis in art history in 2005, she came across the name of Dr. Paul Gachet, a French physician who specialized in diseases of the nerves and mental illnesses at the end of the 19th century. One of his patients was the painter, Vincent Van Gogh. Published September 19, 2011 Comments

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