The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Parting the Waters recounts the intimate talks he shared with the forty-second president during the latter's two terms in office, in an account that shares the writer's perspectives on lesser-known aspects of Clinton's private torments, family life at the White House, and presidential challenges.
Evaluates the role of religion, stating that today's expressions of faith differ from those of previous generations while arguing that an increased awareness of the past may help to build a faith that speaks to a polarized society.
The author describes the traumatic events of her mother's childhood in Poland as her mother and her family hid from the Nazis in a farmhouse attic and discusses how her mother's efforts to overcome a legacy of fear and guilt has affected her own life.
Poses a challenging and controversial analysis of today's environment and its future prospects, arguing that residents of urban areas consume and waste less than other Americans because of their smaller living spaces and use of public transportation, in a report that explains that more regions need to emulate the examples of Manhattan.
A cultural history of the 1930s explores the anxiety, despair, and optimism of the period while evaluating such factors as the Dust Bowl migrations, "screwball comedy," and swing band music to evaluate how period culture provided a dynamic lift to the country's morale.
Traces America's unique relationship with occult movements and thinkers, providing meticulously researched coverage of such topics as the Freemasonry, Spiritualism, and transcendentalism movements; the origins of the Ouija board; and the practices of famous historical figures.
A photographic insider's tour of the classic landmarks of Los Angeles, written by the creator of Pesky Meddling Girls magazine, draws on her insider experience with the fashion and movie industry, showcasing such hot spots as the Sunset Hyatt House, Mashti Malone's, and Chateau Marmont.
Describes how the Afghanistan-born author flourished throughout her upbringing in America thanks to organized athletics, her founding of the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange for Afghan girls after the fall of the Taliban, and the personal stories of eight young soccer players. 100,000 first printing.
The award-winning author of Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition explores the human capacity to survive and transcend extreme conditions, noting a phenomena in which people in life-risking circumstances often sense an unseen presence who offers encouragement and guidance, in a study that draws on psychological, theological, and neurological insights.
Explores a history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the 18th century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science.
The son of a Swarthmore College president evaluates the culture through which privileged families like his own thrived and dominated America for centuries before their fortunes failed in the 1960s, a period during which he assessed both the heyday of "Wasp" life and the dysfunction that had come to dominate his family.