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The Great Books: The Catcher in the Rye

The Great Books: The Catcher in the Rye

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Written in 1951 by J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye is a book that offers a powerful discussion of morality that the world of adults upholds to. It is a novel about an angst-driven teenager,...
'The Zealot and the Emancipator' Review: A Deadly Confrontation -

'The Zealot and the Emancipator' Review: A Deadly Confrontation -

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

‘How does a good man challenge a great evil?” Fittingly, H.W. Brands asks this question at the outset of “The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American...
Political Books: After the Culture War

Political Books: After the Culture War

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

The American left dominates nearly every major institution in the country, and yet Donald Trump’s presidency continues to inspire progressives with a revanchist zeal. Tacit and sometimes explicit...
'Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck' Review: The Poison Cup of Gold - WSJ

'Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck' Review: The Poison Cup of Gold - WSJ

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

In 1937, John Steinbeck began to be disturbed by unannounced visitors at the small cottage north of Monterey that he shared with his wife Carol. Steinbeck had just published “Of Mice and Men,”...
'The Jefferson Bible' Review: The Gospel, Sans Miracles

'The Jefferson Bible' Review: The Gospel, Sans Miracles

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  36 Comments  •  5 years ago

However else he is known, Thomas Jefferson ought to be remembered as the great American prophet, the founder of a new nation and apostle of its faith. In “The Life and Morals of Jesus of...
Va. District Spent $24,000 On Ibram Kendi Books For U.S. History Classes

Va. District Spent $24,000 On Ibram Kendi Books For U.S. History Classes

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

'The Princess and the Prophet' Review: An American Bridge to Islam

'The Princess and the Prophet' Review: An American Bridge to Islam

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Thanks to Iran’s Islamic revolution, 9/11, large-scale immigration and much else, Americans have learned a great deal about the Islam of Muhammad and the Quran over recent decades. Terms such as...
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

Democracy in America (1835–1840) is arguably the most perceptive and influential book ever written about American politics and society. This Library of America volume presents Alexis de...
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