Henry Carter Hull

William E. Dodd becomes the American ambassador to Germany, where he witnesses first-hand the atrocities of Hitler's regime and watches his daughter fall in love with a Nazi officer.

Biography of mythologist and storyteller Joseph Campbell focusing on his extraordinary personal life from which he spun most of his writings and lectures.

Robert Jay Lifton, an American psychiatrist and author, describes his life, including his decision to stay in Hong Kong after his service in the Korean War to interview and learn about people who were subjected to Chinese thought reform, shares his thoughts on the human consequences of nuclear weapons, and discusses his friendships with intellectuals, writer, and artists of the twentieth century.

"Hollywood historian and film reviewer Leonard Maltin invites readers to pull up a chair and listen as he tells stories, many of them hilarious, of 50+ years interacting with legendary movie stars, writers, directors, producers, and cartoonists. Maltin grew up in the first decade of television, immersing himself in TV programs and accessing 1930s and '40s movies hitting the small screen. His fan letters to admired performers led to unexpected correspondences,...

"A co-written project by Irvin and Marilyn Yalom, which describes their heartbreaking journey as a couple married 65 years facing the end of their long partnership. A longtime teacher and therapist on the subject of death anxiety, Dr. Yalom now confronts the loss of his wife and his own mortality. This book will offer wisdom from one of the foremost existential psychiatrists and illuminate the importance of relationships-friendship, family, and romantic-as...