A review of Pauline Maier's book, "American Scripture", which details the conditions leading up to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence ...
The amazing story of Theodore Roosevelt's death defying trek through the unmapped rivers and jungles of the Amazon River basin ...
The amazing story of Shackleton's legendary voyage to the Antarctic and how his 28 men survived shipwreck, ice floes, and constant danger ...
The tragic story of J. Robert Oppenheimer encompasses far more than science and politics. It is a cautionary tale of human nature that holds timeless lessons ...
During the depths of the Great Depression, Lyndon Johnson was determined to electrify the Texas Hill Country. Success was integral to his path to greater power ...
Claude Shannon is most famous for his groundbreaking work on information theory and communications. A Mind at Play tells his story ...
The dream of flying like birds has captivated human beings for thousands of years. In his new book, Richard Dawkins provides a fascinating account of the history of flight ...
Buffett Donates $759 Million to Foundations, The Fall of Nikita Khrushchev, Jack Welch, Howard Marks, The FTX Saga, Chanos on Fraud ...
Jay Cost's biography of James Madison gives proper credit to one of America's most important founding fathers who played a crucial role in the creation of the Constitution ...
The 59th Inaugural, Top Secret Trading Strategies, January Reading List ...
Robert Moses came of age at the dawn of the twentieth century and shaped the New York metropolitan region in ways that continue to have profound impacts on the lives of its inhabitants to this day. As his biographer points ...
On January 19, 1917, German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman sent a fateful telegram to Heinrich von Eckardt, Germany's Ambassador to Mexico. The telegram authorized Eckardt to propose a military alliance with Mexico. Germany would provide Mexico with generous financial aid ...
“Public affairs go on pretty much as usual, perpetual chicanery and rather more personal abuse than there used to be.” — John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, April 17, 1826 ((John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, ...
"It wasn't luck that made them fly; it was hard work and common sense; they put their whole heart and soul and all their energy into an idea and they had the faith." - John T. Daniels, recalling the first ...
There are many aspects of life where the link between cause and effect is very clear. Humans, as well as many other animals, quickly learn that taking a certain action invariably leads to a predictable and reliable result. For example, ...
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger has often advocated the practice of "making friends with the eminent dead who had the right ideas." This concept may initially sound strange, but it is based on the belief that it is a ...