“They say that 'history is an argument without end.' In Thompson's skillful hands, this momentous argument between two old friends on the most critical issue of the last century is thus history at its best. Thompson's judicious and delicious depiction of Nitze and Kennan will fascinate anyone who cares about the Cold War or the ways that human beings shape the future.” WayHumansTwoWarEndsHandsCareLastsHuman BeingsIssuesCenturyColdShapesArgumentCriticalCold WarDeliciousWho CaresOld FriendsSkillfulDepiction Author:Jonathan Alter
“We [human beings] are two-legged omnivorous animals, and this means that we have many ecological niches, regarding the possible places where we can live. Therefore, we have to adapt to these different environments and we cannot predict, in a generic way, in which type of world we are going to live (cold as the North Pole or hot as Congo).” WorldWayHumansMeanTwoDifferentHuman BeingsAnimalEnvironmentTypeColdHotNicheCongoEcologicalGenericNorth PoleDifferent Environments Author:Rodolfo Llinas
“There are some beautiful books out there. But the ones that leave me cold are the ones where I feel—it’s that postmodern thing—it’s more experimentation with language than it is a deep compassionate falling into another human being’s experience.” FeelsHumansBookBeautifulFallLanguageHuman BeingsColdCompassionateLeaving MeExperimentationPostmodernBeautiful Books Author:Andre Dubus