The Inside Story On Managing Your Memory
SEVEN STEPS TO MANAGING YOUR MEMORY: WHAT’S NORMAL, WHAT’S NOT, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. Andrew E. Budson. Maureen K. O’Connor. Oxford University Press. If Douglas Adams hadn’t already … Continue reading
Perspectives of War
BRITAIN’S WAR: INTO BATTLE, 1937-1941. Daniel Todman. Oxford University Press. GREAT STRATEGIC RIVALRIES: FROM THE CLASSICAL WORLD TO THE COLD WAR. Edited by James Lacy. Oxford University Press. THE ALLURE … Continue reading
Lincoln’s Last Speech
LINCOLN’S LAST SPEECH. Louis Masur. Oxford University Press. Louis Masur is a widely respected historian and Professor of American Studies at Rutgers University whose authoritative insight renders Lincoln’s Last Speech … Continue reading
A Classic Revisited
THE ODYSSEY. Homer. Translated by Anthony Verity. Introduction by William Allan. Oxford University Classics. Oxford’s new translation of arguably the greatest poem in the the canons of Western literature is … Continue reading
Oxford University Press Explores the Many Faces of World History
1777: TIPPING POINT AT SARATOGA. Dean Snow. Oxford University Press. Historian/Archaeologist Dean Snow takes the 33 days of the Saratoga campaign (widely remembered as the tipping point when British power … Continue reading
History
GO-BETWEENS FOR HITLER. Karina Urbach. Oxford. In this incisive book by Karina Urbach (Longterm Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton), we are introduced to an array of aristocrats … Continue reading
Oxford Reinvents the Renaissance
On June 26, 2013, Oxford University Press’s Grove Art Online, in partnership with the National Gallery of Art, launched Italian Renaissance Learning Resources, a free online tool allowing users to explore Italy’s great period … Continue reading
Beat Revivals
New Releases on Bob Dylan Beat Revivals Featuring City Lights New Releases from Creatures At Large Press New Releases from Oxford University Press New Releases from Tor Books New Releases … Continue reading