Paul Greengrass Tapped to Direct Agent Storm, and More
Paul Greengrass ('Captain Phillips') is circling an adaptation of Agent Storm: My Life Inside al Qaeda and the CIA, and more in this week's roundup.
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The Summer of Grandma Maria by Lorenzo Carcaterra
For Biographile’s That Summer series, Lorenzo Carcaterra revisits the summer of 1969, a summer he spent at the elbow of one very special woman.
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‘One of Us:’ An Interview with Ben Macintyre on Kim Philby and the KGB
British intelligence officer Kim Philby was one of the United Kingdoms' greatest traitors. Speaking with Ben Macintyre, author of A Spy Among Friends, we learn about Philby's treachery and how he used the British class system as a shield to spy for the KGB.
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Lessons from Venice in August, by Sophie Kinsella
For Biographile’s That Summer series, in which authors share the stories of the summer that shaped them, Sophie Kinsella looks back to her last summer before becoming a parent – and what she learned on that summer’s trip to Venice.
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A Biographical History of the Fourteenth Amendment
On July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified. Here, we examine the people and stories behind the law that recognized -- at least in theory -- the full humanity of all adult citizens of the United States, regardless of race or gender.
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