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  • The Man Who Double-Crossed The Founders
    In An Artist In Treason, author Andro Linklater recounts the double life of Revolutionary War hero James Wilkinson and how he won the trust of America's first presidents — while selling their secrets to Spain.
  • A job-seeker fills out an application at a senior job fair in Palatine, Ill., in 2003. Many older workers, however, have been pushed to draw on their Social Security benefits due to high levels of unemployment.
    Unemployment Pushes Workers Into Early Retirement
    A 20 percent increase in retirement applications last year was something of a surprise to the Social Security Administration. Many older Americans needed to tap into their retirement benefits after losing their jobs during the recession.
  • A job-seeker fills out an application at a senior job fair in Palatine, Ill., in 2003. Many older workers, however, have been pushed to draw on their Social Security benefits due to high levels of unemployment.
    Unemployment Pushes Workers Into Early Retirement
    A 20 percent increase in retirement applications last year was something of a surprise to the Social Security Administration. Many older Americans needed to tap into their retirement benefits after losing their jobs during the recession.
  • James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. He died in prison in 1998.
    'Hellhound' Trails King Assassin James Earl Ray
    On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tenn. For the next two months, the man who shot him, James Earl Ray, was able to evade the FBI during a massive worldwide manhunt. Writer Hampton Sides traces the movements of both King and Ray in his new book, Hellhound on His Trail.
  • Three Books To Get You Out Of A Political Wilderness
    Tired of trying to break through the filibusters, steep the tea, climb the summits? In an era dominated by partisan shouting, Christine Rosen offers a reading list that should appeal to anyone — conservative and liberal alike — feeling left out of the debate.
  • After Loss, Turning To Poetry For Grief And Healing
    After the death of his father, the poet Kevin Young looked for a collection of poetry about grieving and recovering after loss. When he couldn't find one, he compiled one himself. His new anthology is called The Art of Losing.
  • Before he became the 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt (center) led the men of the 1st Cavalry Volunteers, known as the "Rough Riders," on San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
    In 1898, Satisfying A National Appetite For War
    In The War Lovers, Evan Thomas tells the story of how a few men, led by future President Theodore Roosevelt, helped to provoke in the American public a fervor for combat that led to the 1898 Spanish-American War.
  • Doing Time, And Doing Good, In La.'s Angola Prison
    Wilbert Rideau went to prison in 1961 at the age of 19 for killing a woman during a bungled bank robbery. Prison changed him. He became the editor of the award-winning prison magazine The Angolite and was released with time served in 2005. His new memoir, In the Place of Justice, describes his 44 years behind bars.
  • Forget The Temptress Rep: Here's The Real Cleopatra
    Most of what we know about Cleopatra was written by her enemies. A new biography aims to set the record straight, highlighting her achievements as a ruler, diplomat and author.
  • How A Beetle And A Mountie Shaped The Ad Business
    Ad man Terry O'Reilly is behind the Canadian radio show and new book The Age of Persuasion. He uses his insider perspective to dissect the world of advertising.
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