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...
John Quigley discusses the Israel-Palestine conflict and the implications of the Six-Day War of 1967.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Elliott Abrams spotlights some of the most important books for understanding the past and current conflicts in the Middle East.
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.
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.
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.