The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous. By Joseph Henrich. Narrated by Korey Jackson. While this book is global in scope, much of ...
DECLINE AND RISE OF EUROPE by John Lukacs. 295 pages. Doubleday. $4.95. In a sequel to his History of the Cold War, Hungarian-born Historian John Lukacs, 41, poses a paradox worth pondering by the ...
“Indeed, the two have a lot in common!” says the author, whose new novel is “The Late Americans.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported by Nothing on the night stand — I keep my going pile on my kitchen ...
Three new books describe far-flung societies — from the Native tribes of North America to the caliphates of Eurasia — that have made war and sustained their conquests. By Thomas E. Ricks Thomas E.