“You can get…anything you want…at Alice’s Restaurant.” Those coming of age in the late 1960s probably remember folksinger Arlo Guthrie’s eighteen-minute tune relating his Thanksgiving 1965 arrest for littering in a small... Read More

No matter what one’s religion might be, no matter if one is in Portland, Peoria, or Phoenix, it’s difficult to escape Christmas when the calendar begins flipping toward December. Images of Santa Claus, brightly wrapped presents,... Read More

It takes courage to create a “portrait” of a people; national environments and outlooks change so rapidly that a judicious portrait too easily becomes dismissed as merely judgmental. Paxman had the courage to depict his... Read More

Cars are nearly irresistible. They offer unparalleled mobility as they can reach most destinations quickly and at the convenience of the driver, who expends minimal physical effort (at least for the driving). This “freedom,” however,... Read More

The 1920s and 30s are usually regarded as Hollywood’s “golden years,” when the film industry began first to capture America’s, and then the world’s, imagination. More than a booming town that had humble beginnings, Hollywood... Read More

Don’t fall in love with your own airship, warns Umberto Eco in his little section of this book. His warning, meant to evoke memories of those foolish days when inflatable aircraft were considered the future of aviation, is quoted in... Read More

As the future of literature and the humanities at the university level are crucial to the independent thinker, Carl Woodring’s Literature is an important book for those, such as independent booksellers and publishers, whose livelihoods... Read More

Miller, who along with her husband Jordan Miller founded Academy Chicago Publishers, a small independent publisher, presents her side of a protracted 1998 lawsuit between their publishing house and the Cheever family over Academy Chicago... Read More