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Interview with Dr Michael Scott

Dr Michael Scott visited us recently, and so we took the opportunity to interview him – where else but in a museum! Check out the videos below where he talks about his latest book ‘Space and...

7 Feb 2013

What the Western Powers Knew Before the Six-Day War

John Quigley discusses the Israel-Palestine conflict and the implications of the Six-Day War of 1967.

John Quigley | 6 Feb 2013

Dr Armand D’Angour talks Classics and Innovation at Festival Of Ideas

Dr Armand D’Angour, author of The Greeks and the New (2011), talks on the subject of ‘Classics and Innovation’ at the annual Cambridge Festival of Ideas. Part One:   Part Two: The...

5 Feb 2013

Into the Intro: Too Hot to Touch

On this edition of Into the Intro, we're featuring Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste. Nuclear waste is making headlines as the government flounders over how to manage some of the most dangerous substances on our planet. Even yesterday's Washington Post sought to bring the problem to the nation's attention. With this new book, William and Rosemarie Alley provide an insightful look into the debate over radioactive waste for anyone interested in or affected by this issue.

Rosemarie Alley, William M. Alley | 4 Feb 2013

An Editor’s Perspective on Tested by Zion

In our Q&A with senior editor Lewis Bateman, he reveals what drew him to Elliott Abrams' Tested by Zion and why the controversial topic makes it an important title.

1 Feb 2013

Nuclear Waste —Too Hot to Touch

The authors of Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste discuss the problem with America's disposal plans for the dangerous substances on our planet.

Rosemarie Alley, William M. Alley | 30 Jan 2013

Happy birthday, Pride and Prejudice!

There’s a whirlwind of activity both on and offline to celebrate the official bicentennial of Austen’s favorite classic, but here at our humble little blog, we just want to say: Thank you, Ms. Austen. Two hundred years later and your story about a gentleman with not a little pride and a woman with lots of prejudice is still a joy to read.

28 Jan 2013

Why I re-read Jane Austen

Our publicist Frances discusses why in a world with so much to read and so little time, Pride & Prejudice is a book worth opening again and again

Frances B. | 25 Jan 2013

Elliott Abrams’ Bookshelf on the Middle East

Elliott Abrams spotlights some of the most important books for understanding the past and current conflicts in the Middle East.

Elliott Abrams | 23 Jan 2013

Into the Intro: The Cambridge Companion to Pride & Prejudice

This week on Into the Intro, we’re celebrating Jane Austen and the bicentennial of her beloved classic Pride & Prejudice. Here’s the introduction to the new edited collection The Cambridge Companion to Pride & Prejudice, with all the information on how Jane Austen wrote a novel that we haven’t been able to put down for 200 years.

Thomas Keymer | 22 Jan 2013

Tested by Zion: An Excerpt

Go into the Bush White House with this exclusive excerpt from National Security Council adviser Elliott Abrams' new book on American policy in the Middle East.

Elliott Abrams | 16 Jan 2013

Into the Intro: Games and Mathematics

This week, go Into the Intro of David Wells’ Games and Mathematics for some fun insights on how math elegantly shapes one of our most enduring cultural institutions. If you missed David Wells’ post last Friday about writing the book, be sure to check it out.

David Wells | 14 Jan 2013