Hero of the Empire
Candice Millard talked about her book Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill, in which she recalls the actions of future British Prime Ministe…
2,880 viewsCandice Millard talked about her book Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill, in which she recalls the actions of future British Prime Ministe…
2,880 viewsJonathan Yardley spoke about his life and career. A former book critic for the Washington Post, Mr. Yardley retired after a 33-year tenure and having written approximately 3,000 book reviews…
943 viewsKai Bird spoke about his book, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames, in which he chronicles the life and career of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Robert Ames. In his …
687 viewsA. Scott Berg talked about his book, Wilson, in which he chronicles the life and work of the 28th President of the United States. He spoke at the 2013 National Book Festival, held on Septemb…
487 viewsMarie Arana talked about her book, Bolivar: American Liberator, in which she recalls the life of Simon Bolivar (1783-1830). Bolivar, a Venezuelan general dubbed “The George Washington of Sou…
412 viewsThree biographers of President Dwight D. Eisenhower talked about their books. President Eisenhower’s grandson, David Eisenhower, with his wife Julie Nixon Eisenhower, are the authors of Goin…
743 viewsEdmond Morris talked about his biography Colonel Roosevelt. The third book in a trilogy about the 26th U.S. president, it covers the time after Theodore Roosevelt was president. He responded…
1,029 viewsJonathan Yardley talked about his book of reviews of notable, and sometimes neglected, books. He was interviewed while at the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall.
112 viewsGordon Wood talked about the concept of “presentism", or the tendency of historians to view the past from the perspective of the present. He also talked about the gap between "popular” and “…
604 viewsDavid McCullough talked about his book, 1776, published by Simon and Schuster. He discussed the American Revolutionary War and how Americans should not forget the sacrifices of those soldier…
1,639 viewsColumnists were interviewed about new political books and their influence on the presidential campaign. They talked about which books were selling well, compared the number of political book…
138 viewsAfter an introduction by Johnanthan Yardley, Michael Beschloss talked about his book, The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945, published by Simo…
244 viewsAuthor Michael Dirda talked about his book, An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland. He also answered audience members' questions. Mr. Dirda spoke at the National Book Festival held on …
163 viewsEdmund Morris, the author of "Theodore Rex", talked about his biography of President Theodore Roosevelt and about other presidential biographies he has written. He answered questions from me…
381 viewsMs. Arana is the author of American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood. Mr. Yardley is the author of Ring: A Biography of Ring Lardner.
257 viewsBiographer A. Scott Berg is the author of Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, Lindbergh, and Goldwyn: A Biography. He talked about the writing of biographies and about his next work.
335 viewsAt the second annual Fall for the Book festival editors from the Washington Post Book World talked about their work as book reviewers and their approach to critiquing books. After their rema…
158 viewsJonathan Yardley spoke about his book Monday Morning Quarterback, published by Rowman & Littlefield. The book is a collection of Yardley’s essays on politics, literature, culture and sports.…
141 viewsPanelists discussed the book, Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America by J. Anthony Lukas. Mr. Lukas died last June and the book was publish…
127 viewsJonathan Yardley discussed disenchantment with politics. He talked about political books and answered questions from viewers.
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