 Friday, June 28, 2002
Supreme Command, by Eliot A. Cohen
On Letting the Military Wage War, Not Lead It. This timely new book by the military affairs expert Eliot A. Cohen suggests that military campaigns are waged most effectively when under the control of civilian leaders. By Frank Bruni. [New York Times: Arts]
Not a new Shakespeare poem
Beyond the Briefly Inflated Canon: Legacy of the Mysterious 'W. S.'. A byline that read "W.S." on the poem "A Funeral Elegy" was the first piece of evidence that led scholars to suspect the author was Shakespeare, a theory they have now retracted. By William S. Niederkorn. [New York Times: Arts]
Koba the Dread, by Martin Amis
Recounting the Suffering of Russia Under Stalin. Martin Amis's new book is an overview of a time when truth was a casualty and reality was a chimera. By Michiko Kakutani. [New York Times: Arts]
|
|
Oracle: Trick a friend |
|
| | | | | | |
|
|
|
Almanac
Journals
Actuality
Letters
Publishers
SUPPORT THIS SITE
When you buy cool stuff at LIGHT and POWER SHOP a fraction of the price of each item defrays the expense of keeping this website online. Books copyright ©2002 The LIGHT and POWER Company. All rights reserved Books is a trademark of The LIGHT and POWER Company, in commercial use since 1974. Update: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:01:03 GMT
|
