Books
Ten Fascinating Presidential Facts to Impress on Presidents' Day
Learn a new side of the Commanders-in-Chief, from whiskey seances and magazine cover boys
How One 138-Page Book Inspired the Creation of the Boy Scouts
How a little military textbook evolved into a movement that would captivate generations of young men
Tour Paris With the Marquis de Sade as Your Guide
Traces still remain in the City of Love of the famed author and sex icon
How Books Became a Critical Part of the Fight to Win World War II
Author Molly Guptill Manning explains the importance of reading to the American victory
The Tolkien Nerd’s Guide to "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
The final chapter in Peter Jackson's trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried Easter eggs for die-hard fans to enjoy
The Radical Paradox of Martin Luther King’s Devotion to Nonviolence
Biographer Taylor Branch makes a timely argument about civil right leader’s true legacy
Six Historic Trains That Embody the Holiday Spirit
Trains have always been a part of holiday celebrations—so why not hop aboard this season? Here are six seasonally appropriate rides to consider
The Library for Magicians Is Taking Appointments
The Conjuring Arts Research Center in New York City houses some of the world's rarest books on the art of deception
The Racist History of Peter Pan's Indian Tribe
Even in the early 20th century, though, critics saw Tiger Lily and her fellow "Picaninnies" as caricatures
How the Office of the Vice Presidency Evolved from Nothing to Something
Vice President John Adams once said "In this I am nothing, But I may be everything." A new book tells how the office has moved from irrelevance to power
Smaug the Dragon And Other Unexpected Airport Surprises
There's more to the world's airports than newsstands and food courts
Bill Nye on the Risks of Not Debating With Creationists
Bill Nye the Science Guy has a book out on evolution. Here’s what he has to say
Authors Who Couldn’t Quit the Characters That Made Them Famous
Here is a list of famous writers, including J.K. Rowling, who couldn’t resist reconnecting with their creations.
Antarctic Explorer’s Journal Found In Melting Ice
George Murray Levick served as a photographer, zoologist and surgeon with the North Party
The Amazing Results When You Give a Prison Inmate a Liberal Arts Education
Prison reform activist Max Kenner champions the transformative power of a college degree for inmates nationwide
This Photographer Set Out on a Quest to Rediscover the World's Lost Species of Frogs
Some of the subjects are new to science, others haven't been seen in 15 to 160 years
Libraries Are Great at Lending All Sorts of Things—Not Just Books
Lending libraries are now lending more than books
Every Year for the Next 100 Years, Authors Will Write Books That Won't Be Read Until 2114
Author Margaret Atwood's new book became the first to go into the century-long time capsule project
Case Solved on Jack the Ripper? Not So Fast
An author and a scientist claim to have proven the identity of the notorious 19th century killer, but others say the evidence is lacking
500 Years' Worth of Book Illustrations Have Just Been Liberated From Print
The internet's about to get a wealth of illustrations from more than two million books
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