Imagine, for a second, that Plato has time-traveled to debate Bill O'Reilly. Or perhaps Amy Chua. How would the debate go down? Rebecca Newberger Goldstein's book 'Plato at the Googleplex' helps us do just that, by proving how ancient philosophy is still relevant in a modern context. (READ MORE)
Edward Singerland, in Trying Not to Try, discusses the art of "effortlessness," and how using the Chinese philosophy of "wu-wei" will help you get out of your own way.(READ MORE)
In Tracks, Robyn Davidson recounts her journey through the Australian Outback. With a dog, four camels, and a crazy sense of adventure, Davidson leaves it all behind to trek 1,700 miles across Australia's deserts in hopes of finding herself on the other side.(READ MORE)
When Madhulika Sikka, executive editor of NPR News and longtime journalist, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, she took the news just outside the White House briefing room as she was onsite for coverage of an interview with the president of the United States. (READ MORE)
Hunter S. Thompson passed away this week in history, and we're honoring his fun, freak-filled legacy with a long opening excerpt from his first book, Hell's Angels. (READ MORE)
There is so much to adore about Bill Bryson: his point of view, his endless wisdom, his humor. One of the things to, perhaps, appreciate most is his storytelling.(READ MORE)
Fifty years ago this month, President Lyndon Baines Johnson received some good news from an old friend. But this moment didn't mark the end of his troubles.(READ MORE)
In the delightful collection of letters found in The Long Voyage, Malcolm Cowley proves himself to be filled with lighthearted literary anecdotes, exemplified by this excerpt in which Cowley talks about E.E. Cummings and proceeds to impersonate his style.(READ MORE)
There's love, and then there's the loss of love. And sometimes, miraculously it seems, there is then love again.(READ MORE)
As Americans gear up for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, we pause to set aside the politics and focus on the games themselves. To help, we suggest reading The Boys of Winter by Wayne Coffey, about The Miracle on Ice back in 1980. (READ MORE)
