Books a movement make. Consider the state of conservatism in the United States following the Second World War. In the words of Lionel Trilling in 1950: “Liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition.”... Read More

The disruptive events leading up to the Gothic sack of Rome in 410 included many years of attacks on the temples and shrines of the Roman Empire’s traditional religion. After Emperor Constantine’s conversion, Christianity was the... Read More

For the time being, let’s not peek again at any of the horrific deeds perpetrated by the US government against the native peoples of North America in the mid–to-late nineteenth century. Let’s also avoid images of slaughtered... Read More

Japan is civilization personified. Art, design, food, health, infrastructure, civility—name a societal / cultural benchmark and you can make a compelling case that the rising sunners lead the world. So when the United Nations came... Read More

A mediation expert teaches readers how to deal with difficult personalities in a well-constructed, engaging book. The title of Susan Mendoza Beller’s "How to Get Along with Anyone" makes a big promise—and Beller, an international... Read More

A legendary French writer, radical, and provocateur, Colette epitomized Belle Epoque Paris. Her beauty and brilliance are captured strikingly in this artful, sensual biography. Read More

Tossing bean bags, moving like a dancer, and doing the hokey pokey might seem like silly exercises for adults, but Karen Peterson says they can be key to helping elderly people improve their coordination, prevent falls, and save their... Read More

An intriguing account of an art movement below the Mason-Dixon line, and what set it apart from Northern counterparts. Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South, The Johnson Collection is by the esteemed Southern art... Read More