by bertbaby | Aug 29, 2013 | Book Reviews
August 29: Atahualpa, last ruler of the Incan Empire, was executed on this day in 1533. The storied details of Atahualpa’s captivity and death — his failed attempts to save his life with rooms of gold, and then with a conversion to Christianity — and...
by bertbaby | Aug 28, 2013 | Book Reviews
Why this 1903 “Record of Secret Service” may be the first great modern spy novel.
by bertbaby | Aug 28, 2013 | Book Reviews
Five stories follow seekers of knowledge in the natural world.
by bertbaby | Aug 28, 2013 | Book Reviews
It’s a truth universally acknowledged around our office that the Discover selection committee readers love a great coming of age story — in fact, our entire Fall 2013 list is made up of coming of age stories, both fiction and non — and The...
by bertbaby | Aug 28, 2013 | Book Reviews
Are our best athletes born great, or do they achieve greatness? David Epstein dissects the physical and mental makeup of Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Usain Bolt and others, to at last distinguish athletic nature from nurture.
by bertbaby | Aug 28, 2013 | Book Reviews
A highly underrated 20th century writer presents a wealth of American eccentrics, including heat-stroked widows, hypnotizing predators, and a boy who swallows his father’s wedding ring.
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