History

Thinking the Twentieth Century

Tony Judt

Insightful, lucid, and lively, these conversations between the late historian Tony Judt and Timothy Snyder provide an illuminating view not only of the momentous events that have shaped the world of today, but also of an extraordinary mind that left us too soon. 

Da Vinci's Ghost

Toby Lester

We've all seen Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" -- a drawing depicting a male figure, arms outspread, in two different poses set within a circle and a square. But what compelled da Vinci to draw it, and what did it signify to him? Journalist and author Toby Lester brings to light the astonishing history of the iconic image and the genius behind it.