The stories of everyday people.
A GODLY HERO:
The Life of William Jennings Bryan.
By Michael Kazin.
Knopf. 374 pp. $30
BETTER FOR ALL THE WORLD:
The Secret History of Forced
Sterilization and
America’s Quest for
Racial Purity.
By Harry Bruinius.
Knopf. 401 pp. $30
Toy makers are churning out a host of learning-driven gadgets, but most of them assume Mom and Dad won't be around.
ON LATE STYLE:
Music and Literature Against the Grain.
By Edward W. Said.
Pantheon. 208 pp. $25
WAR OF NERVES:
Chemical Warfare From World War I
to Al Qaeda.
By Jonathan B. Tucker.
Pantheon. 479 pp. $30
Throughout history, a Jewish emphasis on literacy and education provided them with advantages over other cultures.
Recent discoveries about the human brain are leading to new understandings about how we make decisions.
Yasmine Bahrani on equal rights for American female Muslims