THE COLLECTED ESSAYS OF ELIZABETH HARDWICK. Selected and with an introduction by Darryl Pinckney. (New York Review Books, $19.95.) The landmark American critic surveys everything from the 1968 Democratic convention to the literature of New York City. A COLONY IN A NATION. By Chris Hayes. (No...
Last year saw a profusion of books about Martin Luther to mark the 500th anniversary of his posting the 95 Theses. Massing widens the lens wondrously, bringing in Erasmus, the great humanist foe of Luther. Their rivalry set the course for much of Western civilization. Feel Free: Essays ByZA...
Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy theory:Test your memory or research skills for a chance to win! The mystery of amissing airplanecreated a conspiracy theory linking these notable people: Robert Ludlum; Bill Clinton; J. Edgar Hoover; Richard Nixon; and a house majority leader, to these he...
you know, home decorating references in his essays. (Although in fact the controversial philosopher did publish a book calledThe Gay Science.) So we all looked it up and discovered some misinformation on the web. Apparently a lot of quote books wrongly give the ...