Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

“a beautifully written, thoroughly researched tale of family, friends, and history. It is an easy read, with humor, pathos . . .”

In the fall of 1948 Ernest Hemingway and his fourth wife Mary traveled to Europe, staying in Venice for a few months.

“Alone time gives us permission to pause, to relish the sensual details of the world rather than hurtling through museums and uploading photos to Instagram.”

“If you care anything about journalism as it was practiced before the age of the Internet, it’s a must read.”

“The long collective hatred of blackness, the calculated policing of sexual difference, the intentional ghettoization of urban centers, and the lure of the American dollar are just a few of the str

“Statesmen . . . should be judged not by the purity of their ideals and intentions, but by the consequences of their actions and policies.”

There is no question that Robin, the new biography by culture reporter David Itzkoff, is comprehensive and well researched, a tour de force about the life of comedian Robin Williams.

"Hollywood makes movies about battles, helicopters, and daring escapes in the Vietnam War.

“reaffirms the reality of international politics that no resolution is ever permanent; no victory is ever final.”

“There are three ways of influencing a person: blackmail, vodka, or the threat of murder.”  This view, attributed here to Vladimir Putin, casts a penumbra over the entire book.

For weal or woe, many names stand out in the history of our revolution against Great Britain: Nathan Hale, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and Ethan Allen, for example.