Michael Johnson
Their tiny fingers fly up and down the keyboard eight hours a day and their fearsome dedication shows no sign…
American historian Alexander Motyl tackles a taboo subject in his new book A Russian in Berlin, a novel about memories…
The story of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and one of his lovers, Dr. Edith Farnsworth, begins with a…
Vladimir Nabokov in Context Edited by David M. Bethea and Siggy Frank (Cambridge University Press, 334 pages, $79.81) The late…
Ten years of work, 53 personal interviews, and a lifetime of theater criticism combine to make Gerald Nachman’s new book, “Showstoppers,” a Broadway hit. Fans of musicals will find a wealth of astonishing stories here that they thought they already knew by heart. Indeed, Nachman’s subtitle is fully justified: “The surprising backstage stories of Broadway’s most remarkable songs.”
The Life of Kings: The Baltimore Sun and the Golden Age of the American Newspaper Edited by Frederic B. Hill…
Vovochka: The True Confessions of Vladimir Putin’s Best Friend and Confidant By Alexander J. Motyl (Anaphora Press, 15O pages. $20)…
Myths of the Cold War: Amending Historiographic DistortionsBy Albert L. Weeks(Lexington Books, 154 pages, $76) Are Western historians going soft…
One of the biggest events in Robert Mankoff’s life was the day Nancy Pelosi stole a caption from his cartoon…
To the casual observer, the past three years in Russia have been particularly mystifying — bold protest marches, campaigns calling…
