By Marion Elizabeth Rodgers - Special to The Washington Times
A serious biography of Eleanor Medill “Cissy” Patterson was long overdue. During the 1940s, she was part of the “royal family of American journalism.” A descandent of abolitionistJoseph Medill, owner of the Chicago Tribune, sister of Joe Medill Patterson of the New York Daily News and cousin to Col. Robert R. McCormick of the Chicago Tribune, she outshone them all with her flamboyance, grit and intelligence. Published December 30, 2011 Comments
By Reviewed by W. James Antle III -Special to The Washington Times
This summer, Michele Bachmann unexpectedly surged to the front of the Republican presidential field. The Minnesota congresswoman became the leading conservative alternative to Mitt Romney ahead of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. Published December 30, 2011 Comments
By Jeremy Lott - Special to The Washington Times
It’s funny how words or drawings separately can garner so much respect but combined are considered kid stuff. Novels, biographies and histories are showered with accolades and awards. Paintings and sketches are the stuff of serious study. But combine words directly with drawings and you have comics. Separate them only slightly and you have children’s books. Published December 30, 2011 Comments
By Marion Elizabeth Rodgers - Special to The Washington Times
In 1987, The Washington Post published a three-part series on the sons of Ernest Hemingway, written by then-staff writer Paul Hendrickson. During the intervening decades and several books later, the Hemingways continued to germinate in the author’s mind. Published December 29, 2011 Comments
By Wes Vernon - Special to The Washington Times
The life story of George Washington is “a miracle.” After all, Glenn Beck asks, what other mortal “can lay claim to a legacy that has allowed so many to experience freedom around the world?” Published December 28, 2011 Comments
By Vice Adm. Robert F. Dunn - Special to The Washington Times
Brayton Harris’ “Admiral Nimitz” is the easy-to-read story of the career of the nation’s foremost Navy flag officer of the 20th century. Mr. Harris has done an admirable job of condensing a long and colorful career into a mere 256 pages. Published December 26, 2011 Comments
By Peter Hannaford - Special to The Washington Times
If you have read the author’s novel “Iran Covenant,” for which this is the “prequel,” you will have met Morteza Dehesh. He has exquisite manners; he knows and loves fine wine - and he is deadly. This time, he intends to bring chaos to the United States by means of biological and nuclear weapons. Dehesh is no dreamer. He plans carefully and well, and thereupon hangs this gripping tale. Published December 22, 2011 Comments
By Muriel Dobbin - Special to The Washington Times
It is a house where three couples have lived, happily and unhappily. It is covered in green leaves shading in color to copper and red. Beneath is pale red brick. In the paved backyard is a manhole with a heavy and elaborately decorated Italianate pot planted on top. And in the depths below lies the horror of four long-dead bodies. Published December 23, 2011 Comments
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By James Srodes - Special to The Washington Times
Do not, I repeat, do not read this book if you plan to savor the coming 11 months of political blather-skating by our apparent seekers of high office. For if you have read this book, their pious sloganeering and obfuscations during the campaign debate orgies may cause you to kick the cat across the room and do violence to your new flat-screen television. Published December 14, 2011 Comments
By Sol Sanders
The principle problem with this concise book is, of course, that the whole drama continues. I write as British Prime Minister David Cameron has just dropped a bomb into the laps of his 26 European Union partners by refusing to go along with a new treaty aimed at reinforcing economic integration and solving the crisis of the 17 members' common currency, the euro. Published December 13, 2011 Comments
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
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Standing on a stage in a chilly, wet field in Iowa, Mitt Romney on Friday ...
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President Obama is delaying his request for another $1.2 trillion increase in the nation’s debt ...
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