Excerpt: The Race to the Future
Kassia St Clair on the adventure that accelerated the twentieth century
Bookshelf
A collection of 66 Posts
Excerpt: Time's Echo by Jeremy Eichler
The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
Excerpt: His Majesty’s Airship by S.C Gwynne
The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
Excerpt: Scarlet Town by Leonora Nattrass
1796. A rigged election. A town at war. A murderer at large.
One of History’s Great Mysteries
In this excerpt from Fall of Civilizations, Paul Cooper confronts one of the great puzzles of ancient history.
Excerpt: The Passengers by Will Ashon
How we give shape to our lives, find meaning in the chaos, acknowledge the fragility of our existence
