I’ve mentioned Bill Bryson earlier in this series, with a brief aside that his writing can be both funny and irritating. His style is a...

I've always been a John Adams guy. Before the HBO series, before even the 2001 McCullough book the series was based on. It most certainly...

I'm no expert on Russian history. I do have fond recollections of Russian-Soviet Studies back in 1990/91 with Mrs. Dierdorf, learning the...

There was an episode of Seinfeld in which Jerry’s dentist converted to Judaism and began telling Jewish jokes. This irritated Jerry, and...

I'm a little hesitant to categorize Chiasson's book as non-fiction, as I'm largely unconvinced by his arguments. An architect, not a...

One last football book (at least until this fall!). Players get the lion's share of credit for wins and championships, and often they...

I was tempted to present this without comment. Instead, the following. Seventeen seasons as starter (excepting 2000 when he backed up...

In the 1830s, parts of young America were caught up in the apex of the Second Great Awakening, the mass spiritual enthusiasm that...

The steady stream of Democratic candidates announcing their pursuit of the presidency reminds me of Shapiro's book chronicling the...