Overview :From Augustine's Confessions to Augusten Burroughs's Running with Scissors, from Julius Caesar to Ulysses S. Grant, from Mark Twain to David... Read More
Overview :Will Rogers was a true American icon. His newspaper column was read daily by 40 million people, and as radio entertainer, lecturer, movies s... Read More
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Overview :From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era. Everybody knows and loves the Ameri... Read More
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Overview :In writing, style matters. Our favorite writers often entertain, move, and inspire us less by what they say than by how they say it. In The ... Read More
Overview :Ben Yagoda's How to Not Write Bad illustrates how we can all write better, more clearly, and for a wider readership. He offers advice on wha... Read More
Overview :O. Henry first stepped foot in New York City in 1902, a time of remarkable change when the city's physical presence was being altered by new... Read More