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By John J. McKay. 2017
Examination of the evolving scientific study of fossils and the development of the modern understanding of mammoths and other related,…
extinct animals. Discusses significant discoveries across the world from the time of Ancient Greece through to the nineteenth century. 2017Author of Bringing Down the House and Sex on the Moon examines the work of researchers to bring the woolly…
mammoth back from extinction through the use of DNA extracted from a frozen specimen combined with the DNA of a modern elephant.By Patt Morrison. 2018
An examination of the history and impact of newspapers in America from colonial times through the twenty-first century. Topics include…
the basis for what is news, journalistic family dynasties, sections of the newspaper, popular culture, frequency, who is left out of the narrative, technology, and more. Bestseller. 2018By Francesca Lia Block. 2018
A novelist discusses the writer's life. She offers advice on matters of technique and craft as well as on the…
ways writers can channel their own experiences into their writing. She shares stories from her own life and explains the healing power of creativity. Some strong language. 2018By Lindsey Hilsum. 2018
Random House presents the audiobook edition of In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin, written and read by…
Lindsey Hilsum. ** BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ** 'It has always seemed to me that what I write about is humanity in extremis , pushed to the unendurable, and that it is important to tell people what really happens in wars.' Marie Colvin, 2001 Marie Colvin was glamorous, hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled and rackety personal life. With fierce compassion and honesty, she reported from the most dangerous places in the world, fractured by conflict and genocide, going in further and staying longer than anyone else. In Sri Lanka in 2001, Marie was hit by a grenade and lost the sight in her left eye - resulting in her trademark eye patch - and in 2012 she was killed in Syria. Like her hero, the legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn, she sought to bear witness to the horrifying truths of war, to write 'the first draft of history' and crucially to shine a light on the suffering of ordinary people. Written by fellow foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum, this is the story of the most daring war reporter of her age. Drawing on unpublished diaries and notebooks, and interviews with Marie's friends, family and colleagues, In Extremis is the story of our turbulent age, and the life of a woman who defied conventionBy The New York Times. 2021
From the longest-running, most influential book review in America, here is its best, funniest, strangest, and most memorable coverage over…
the past 125 years. Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched their lives. Now the editors have curated the Book Review &’s dynamic 125-year history, which is essentially the story of modern American letters. Brimming with remarkable reportage, this book collects interesting reviews, never-before-heard anecdotes about famous writers, and spicy letter exchanges. Here are the first takes on novels we now consider masterpieces, including a long-forgotten pan of Anne of Green Gables and a rave of Mrs. Dalloway , along with reviews and essays by Langston Hughes, Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Nora Ephron, and more. Listeners will discover how literary tastes have shifted through the years—and how the Book Review &’s coverage has shaped so much of what we read todayA sportswriter pulls together examples of the century's best newspaper sports columns. From older writers like Damon Runyon and Ring…
Lardner through current writers such as Sally Jenkins and Mike Lupica. Some strong language. 2019By Ronald H. Spector, Marilyn Young, Paul Miles, Lawrence Lichty, Milton J. Bates. 1998
Covers the increasing American involvement in South Vietnam. Begins with TIME magazine's article about the first deaths of American advisers…
in 1959 and concludes with Daniel Lang's "Casualties of War" piece originally published in the New Yorker in 1969. Includes reporting on the controversy at home. Violence and strong language. 1998By Various, Clayborne Carson. 2003
Presents firsthand accounts drawn from newspapers, magazines, and book excerpts of the revolutionary events that overthrew segregation in the United…
States. Covers the civil rights movement from the historic 1963 March on Washington to reflections of the South during the early 1970s. Violence. 2003By Ronald H. Spector, Marilyn Young, Paul Miles, Lawrence Lichty, Milton J. Bates. 1998
Traces events from the revelation of the My Lai massacre in 1969 to the fall of Saigon in 1975 through…
newspaper and magazine articles. Includes war correspondent Michael Herr's memoir Dispatches: 1967-1975. Violence and strong language. 1998By Bill Kovach, Clayborne Carson, David J. Garrow, Carol Polsgrove. 2003
Presents firsthand accounts drawn from newspapers, magazines, and book excerpts of the civil rights movement in the United States. Contributors…
include Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, George S. Schuyler, James Baldwin, John Steinbeck, George W. Collins, and more. Violence. 2003By David Norman. 2005
Cambridge University paleobiologist summarizes what the fossil record tells us about the dinosaurs that roamed the planet more than sixty-five…
million years ago. Recounts nineteenth-century discoveries that provided a foundation for study, and recent developments that have challenged the traditional view of dinosaurs. 2005By Sally Quinn. 2017
Journalist and widow of legendary newspaper editor Ben Bradlee reflects on her life as a spiritual quest. Describes her early…
years in Georgia, moving around the world with her Army officer father's career, exploring different spiritual practices, personal relationships, and more. Some strong language. 2017By Michael Finkel. 2015
Journalist recounts his experience investigating the story of Christian Longo. Longo was convicted of and sentenced to death for the…
killing of his wife and three children, and he appropriated the author's identity while on the run from law enforcement in Mexico. Basis for 2015 movie of the same name. Some violence. 2005By Ginger Zee. 2017
Memoir of chief meteorologist for ABC News. Discusses growing up in Michigan, her interest and studies in meteorology, challenges faced…
in the science and broadcasting professions, personal and romantic relationships, and more. 2017By Harold Evans. 2017
A newspaper editor provides a guide to proper English usage in writing. Discusses writing formulas, shortcuts to clarity, making every…
word count, the art of revision, and the increasing importance of precision in a digital age. 2017By Rebecca E. Hirsch. 2017
Describes the causes of the last five mass-extinction events and maintains that human activity is causing the sixth. Explores the…
pros and cons of using technology to resurrect extinct plants and discusses the new science that makes it possible. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2017By Lance Grande. 2017
Curator at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago shares in depth his experiences in his career. Discusses what…
led him to becoming a curator in a natural history museum, the education necessary, and his day-to-day work. Addresses challenges faced by those in the field, now and in the future. 2017By Kwame Alexander, Marjory Wentworth, Chris Colderley, Ekua Holmes. 2017
A collection of twenty poems by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderly, and Marjory Wentworth, written in tribute to well-known poets from…
around the world. Pays homage to Langston Hughes, Sandra Cisneros, Maya Angelou, Rumi, and more. For grades 4-7. 2017By Rebecca Smith. 2016