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I was late discovering . By the time I started reading his essays in the New York Review of Books, I also learned that he was dying of a progressive neurological disorder. But I remember when his book Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945 was released a few years ago and knew that was clearly a top-rate historian. The sheer breadth of research and sympathy is remarkable. It leads to Postwar's claim to be the first truly European history of contemporary Europe, from Lisbon to Leningrad, based on research in six languages, covering thirty-four countries across sixty years which integrates international relations, domestic politics, ideas, social change, economic development, and culture -- high and low -- into a single grand narrative.
is our Author of the Month for February. In his new book, Thinking the Twentieth Century, the last century comes to life as an age of ideas--a time when, for good and for ill, the thoughts of the few reigned over the lives of the many. presents the triumphs and the failures of prominent intellectuals, adeptly explaining both their ideas and the risks of their political commitments.
I encourage you, if you haven't already read Postwar to read it, and then dive into Thinking the Twentieth Century.
Categories: New Releases, Book of the Day, History
February 7, 2012 marks the bicentenary of the birth of . work transcends his time, language and culture. Book sales two centuries after his birth continue to make him the envy of contemporary bestselling authors, and his work remains an influence throughout the world, inspiring film, TV, art and other works of literature.
When he died in 1870, The Times of London successfully campaigned for his burial in Westminster Abbey, the final resting place of England's kings and heroes. Thousands flocked to mourn the best recognized and most-loved man of nineteenth-century England.
His personal life, however, was in perpetual chaos. Last fall's Charles Dickens: A Life by gives full measure to virtues as a writer but does not shy away from his temperamental treatment of his friends and family, paying special attention to his lifelong affair with the young actress Ellen Ternan.
Part of what made so revered was his ability to attract thousands of fans to his readings both in England and across North America. Not only did he give voice to his vast cast of characters, he was also a brilliant mimic and raconteur. explores this side of the public in Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World. In this short and lively study, reveals an original genius who was driven as much by performance and showmanship as by literary endeavour.
Categories: Authors, Literature
When first moved to Chicago, she was thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after getting married, she realized that her new life was missing one thing: friends. In her uproarious memoir, MWF seeking BFF, describes how she went on fifty-two friend-dates, one per week for a year, in hopes of meeting her new Best Friend Forever, and discovers how difficult -- and hilariously awkward -- it can be to make new friends as an adult. In a time when women happily annnounce they need a man but are embarrassed to admit they need a BFF, uncovers the reality that no matter how great your love life is, you've gotta have friends.
Categories: New Releases, Book of the Day
The launch of the final issue of SANDBOX magazine originally scheduled for tonight, Thursday February 2, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 7th. More information on the launch can be found here.
Come down to celebrate the immense accomplishments of the magazine that galvanized the creative community of Winnipeg and achieved such heights in such a short time, triumphing over adversity to the last!
We are currently contacting all those that have made reservations to tonight's event to inform them of the change.
Categories: Site News, Store News, Winnipeg, Event NewsOur Author of the Month for February is celebrated historian .
Among the remarkable generation of historians who came out of Cambridge in the 1960s -- , and among others -- one name stands out. Well before his death in 2010 at the age of 62 from a progressive neurological disorder, proved himself a great historian of modern Europe and a brilliant political commentator. In his guise as a political and historical essayist, he was a fearless critic of narrow orthodoxies and bullying cliques, from communist apologists to the Israel lobby, from "liberal hawks" to progressive educationists.
Thinking the Twentieth Century is the final book by this unparalleled historian and public critic. Where masterpiece Postwar redefined the history of modern Europe by uniting the stories of its eastern and western halves, Thinking the Twentieth Century unites the century's conflicted intellectual history into a single soaring narrative. Spanning the entire era and all currents of thought in a manner never previously attempted, Thinking the Twentieth Century is a triumphant tour de force that restores clarity to the classics of modern thought with the assurance and grace of a master craftsman.
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