Given its vast scale and scope, the book does not pretend to offer definitive accounts of every major African polity or historical event. Instead, it brilliantly connects different parts of Africa ...

This book shows from a historical, psychological, practical and social perspective, that’s just not the case.” It’s a complicated puzzle with constantly moving parts, according to Ophir. “We must ...

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about literary culture. This week’s installment tests your knowledge of the global evolution of books themselves. In the five multiple ...

It’s also familiar, as readers of “On Air,” Steve Oney’s engrossing and entertaining new history of NPR, will discover. The book opens in 1983, when profligate spending by a visionary but ...

Mobile police captain writes book that uncovers MPD’s 200-year history. ... “I had help from Major Wilbur Williams-- he was the historian here.