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France And Us
Author: Richard Brookhiser
The French helped us win our Revolution. A few years later we were at war with Napoleon’s navy. The two countries have been falling in and out of love ever since. Why?
Telling America’s Story
Author: Wilson Dizard Jr
The United States Information Agency did not long survive the Cold War it helped wage. But today the lessons it taught us may be more useful than ever.
“With Mark Twain You Can Get Away With Murder”
Author: Andrew S. Ward
The man who has lived with him nearly as long as Samuel Clemens did tells why Twain still has the power to delight—and to disturb
Terror Of Trains
Author: Michelle Stacey
It was once as big as fear of flying, and it helped show the way to psychotherapy and the modern treatment of traumatic stress