Art historian Noah Charney’s book "Brushed Aside" is a colorful overview of underrecognized women artists and art influencers throughout history. While an estimated 75 percent of the human handprints found with cave paintings belonged... Read More

Oren Kessler’s brave new history book "Palestine 1936" reveals the deep roots of today’s Israel-Palestine conflict. A tragic history shared with the hindsight knowledge of the decades of violence and bloodshed in the region that... Read More

At the end of the Cold War, a television producer, Natasha Lance Rogoff, took on the challenge of creating Ulitsa Sezam, a Russian version of Sesame Street. In "Muppets in Moscow", she chronicles the challenges of that endeavor, from... Read More

Art historian Noah Charney describes himself as “a proponent of making art feel accessible to anyone who is willing to meet it halfway,” and "The 12-Hour Art Expert" accomplishes that mission via an anecdotal, conversational approach... Read More

Peter Golenbock’s nostalgic "Whispers of the Gods" swings for the fences, relating the real stories behind the legends of baseball’s golden age. A home run for baseball fans, this oral history tells the tales of greats like Ted... Read More