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BOOK REVIEW: 'Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark'
By Marion Elizabeth Rodgers - Special to The Washington Times
If, as some say, movies will outlast everything, then fans would benefit from both these books. They give insight into the world of two talented critics during a rich period of filmmaking from the 1960s and ‘70s. Published December 21, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Buckley’
By James E. Person Jr. - Special to The Washington Times
Give the late William F. Buckley credit: The witty conservative writer, editor, talk-show host, debater and bon vivant was unafraid to allow liberal biographers extensive access to his life and private papers. In 1988, socialist true-believer John B. Judis published his wide-ranging, well-researched “William F. Buckley Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives.” Published December 20, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: ‘1812: The Navy’s War’
By Vice Adm. Robert F. Dunn
With the bicentennial of the War of 1812 soon upon us, a plethora of books on the subject are in the market. Some treat individual actions or single theaters. Some deal with politics, and some deal with diplomacy, but “1812: The Navy’s War” deals with it all. Published December 19, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Scorpions for Breakfast’
By William Murchison - Special to The Washington Times
If a title like “Scorpions for Breakfast” doesn’t suggest anything particular about the author’s persona and purposes, well, let me merely recommend a second cup of coffee. Published December 16, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Natural History of the Piano’
By Priscilla S. Taylor - Special to The Washington Times
That long subtitle is a good indicator of the comprehensive approach Stuart Isacoff takes to “the most important instrument ever created.” The instrument’s development is traced to Bartolomeo Cristofori, a keyboard technician in Florence, who was commissioned by Ferdinando de’ Medici, the grand prince of Tuscany, to improve on the harpsichord. Published December 16, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’
By Muriel Dobbin - Special to The Washington Times
It might be titled “Pride and Prejudice and Murder.” And if that has a familiar ring for the global legions of Jane Austen admirers, it should. Published December 16, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The World of Department Stores’
By Martin Rubin - Special to The Washington Times
They key word in the title of this beautifully and intelligently illustrated book is “world.” Indeed, it might just as well have been called “Department Stores of the World,” for its focus is on the worldwide nature of this merchandising phenomenon. The great stores of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles get their due, as do those of Paris (where they began), London and Berlin. Published December 16, 2011 Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: 'Reagan's Roots'
By Claude R. Marx - Special to The Washington Times
Because he was a consequential and engaging president, Ronald Reagan continues to fascinate the public and help sell books. The desire by all the Republican presidential candidates to present themselves as wanting to run the country with Reaganite values shows the resiliency of Reagan's worldview and values. Published December 12, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'Untold Story'
By Martin Rubin - Special to The Washington Times
One thing you can count on with British novelist Monica Ali is that she will not give you the same kind of thing over and over again. Her second novel, "In the Kitchen," a portrait of life in and around a large central London hotel, was startlingly different from her first, "Brick Lane," a study of a Bangladeshi immigrant neighborhood in the citys east end. Published December 11, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'Drop of the Hard Stuff'
By John Greenya - Special to The Washington Times
In the good old bad days, you could count on a private detective being a brawler, a drunk, and a sexist pig. Today, it's rare to encounter a shamus who has even one of these "failings." (And you'd be slammed for using that antiquated label to describe him.) Published December 11, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'MH/CHAOS'
By Joseph C. Goulden - Special to The Washington Times
With the nation reeling under the impact of terrorist bombs and urban rioting as Vietnam War protests turned violent, Presidents Johnson and Nixon tasked the CIA with determining whether hostile foreign governments were fostering the deadly turmoil incited by black nationalist groups such as the Black Panther Party (BPP) and New Left outfits such as Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Published December 9, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'Nightwoods'
By John Greenya - Special to The Washington Times
Novelist Charles Frazier clearly agrees with Robert Frost's description of woods as "lovely, dark and deep," especially the dark and deep part. Published December 9, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'Some of My Lives'
By Martin Rubin - Special to The Washington Times
Quite early in this look back at a life spent among artists and musicians, Rosamond Bernier lets drop a telling anecdote, where Aaron Copland confides to her about a youthfulLeonard Bernstein: "We don't have to worry about THAT one." Published December 9, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'Gossip'
By Larry Thornberry - Special to The Washington Times
Surely I'm not the only reader amazed at how downright boring professors, assorted "experts" and too often even the reverend clergy can be when addressing some of the more basic forces in our lives. Published December 9, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'Eisenhower'
By David A. Keene - Special to The Washington Times
The Los Angeles Times' Jim Newton wrote "Eisenhower: The White House Years" because he thinks Dwight David Eisenhower just doesn't get the credit he deserves. Published December 7, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'Soft Target'
By Ray Hartwell - Special to The Washington Times
Stephen Hunter is a prizewinning journalist who, until his recent retirement, was chief movie critic for The Washington Post. In addition, for about three decades, Mr. Hunter has moonlighted as a novelist, well-known for entertaining fiction recounting the exploits of Vietnam War sniper Bob Lee Swagger and Bob Lee's father, Pacific war veteran and Arkansas sheriff Earl Swagger. Published December 6, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'American Emperor'
By Joseph C. Goulden - Special to The Washington Times
Aaron Burr ranks among the most reviled characters in American history - an astounding fate for a Founding Father who came within a hair's breadth o f the presidency in 1800. Although he was never convicted in court, the term "traitor" is indelibly linked to his name. Published December 5, 2011 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: 'No Higher Honor'
By John R. Coyne Jr. - Special to The Washington Times
Condoleezza Rice served her country for eight intense years, four as President George W. Bush's national security advisor, four as his secretary of state - years in which our national life was altered profoundly and our place in the world challenged by movements and forces swirling out of remote regions of the world. Published December 2, 2011 Comments
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By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
It’s boot the Newt time: All those predictions that Republican presidential hopeful and polling darling ...
Census: More people moving to D.C.
By David Hill - The Washington Times
The District has the fastest-growing population in the country, according to a new census report, ...
Queen Elizabeth II doing her part to save energy costs
By Naomi Westland - Special to The Washington Times - Associated Press
Forget Marie Antoinette, who, when told that peasants had no bread, apocryphally said: “Let them ...
