The following is an excerpt from Murrow’s Cold War (May 2016) by Gregory M. Tomlin. In March 1961 America’s most prominent journalist, Edward R. Murrow, ended a quarter-century career with the Columbia Broadcasting System to join the administration of John F. Kennedy … Continue reading EXCERPT: Murrow’s Cold War
An excerpt from Wartime Basketball: The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II (May 2016) by Douglas Stark. From Chapter 2: The Color Line Falls, 1942-1943 There was only one game scheduled for the National Basketball League on Friday, December 11, … Continue reading EXCERPT: Wartime Basketball
Mark Spitzer loves fish and he loves to fish. As a nationally known author (Seasons of the Gar, Return of the Gar), writing about fish and their issues is what he does best. In this blog series, Spitzer shares his … Continue reading Where in the West Is Mark Spitzer?
The following is an excerpt from A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader (JPS, April 2016) by Daniel M. Horwitz. Today Kabbalah is associated with celebrities, expensive seminars, and the broader spiritual quest. It is even seen as a shortcut to wisdom, largely … Continue reading EXCERPT: A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader
The following is an expert from Eyeing the Red Storm: Eisenhower and the First Attempt to Build a Spy Satellite (April 2016) by Robert M. Dienesch. FROM CHAPTER 6: Satellite Photography, Film Return, and the Birth of CORONA (1957-58) Photography and … Continue reading Excerpt: Eyeing the Red Storm
An excerpt from The Solace of Stones: Finding a Way through Wilderness (April 2016) by Julie Riddle. CHAPTER 13: THE SOLACE OF STONES The new year dawned listless and drizzling. I didn’t resolve to get my act together, turn over a new leaf, … Continue reading Excerpt: The Solace of Stones
An excerpt from Harry & Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World (April 2016) by Lawrence J. Haas Part I “A Victory Against War Itself” It was the evening of April 12, 1945, and Harry Truman, who had … Continue reading EXCERPT: Harry & Arthur
Jim Harrison—novelist and poet, hunter and outdoorsman, lover of good food and good wine—passed away this Saturday at 78. Called “Master of the novella” in the New York Times obituary, Harrison leaves behind twenty-one works of fiction, most memorably Legends of the … Continue reading Remembering Jim Harrison
An excerpt from Soldier of Change: From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement (2014, Potomac Books) by Stephen Snyder-Hill. Chapter 4: Lost and Found in Iraq Besides my parents and brother back home I had no ties to anyone. … Continue reading Excerpt: Soldier of Change
An excerpt from Jews and Genes: The Genetic Future in Contemporary Jewish Thought (JPS, 2015) edited by Elliot N. Dorff and Laurie Zoloth, a finalist for the 2015 National Jewish Book Awards. From “Summary of the Science of Stem Cell Research” In the … Continue reading EXCERPT: Jews and Genes
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