In a time when public discourse is generally at an objectively low standard, we've had several recent reminders of the power of words. …
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Kendra Bean | Vivien Leigh Intimate Portrait
Serve to Lead makes much of the relationship between leadership and art. In the end, what is leadership, but performance art? Effective leaders often possess notable acting skills. Great actors may …
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Edmund Morris | Colonel Roosevelt
Edmund Morris met great expectations with Colonel Roosevelt, the third and final volume of his biography of the Rough Rider. …
Douglas Brinkley | Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Brinkley's book, The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America, is outstanding. …
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John Lithgow | Drama
Autobiography can be a treacherous enterprise. Drama by John Lithgow, is exemplary of the best of the genre. …
John Dickson | Humilitas
The timeless topic of humility appears more timely than ever today. Self-regard, self-assertion, self-consciousness.....self-, self-, self-... these are the found on the surface everywhere. …