Bush recalls playfully informing his first art instructor, Gail Norfleet, of his objectives. "Gail, there's a Rembrandt trapped in this body," he told her. "Your job is to liberate him." Norfleet and Bush's other talented tutors fell short of that ideal, but they did liberate an inner Bush weand maybe henever knew existed: An evocative and surprisingly adept artist who has dramatically improved his technique…After staring at the haunting close-up portraits of wounded warriors and reading the searing accounts of their suffering, I'm beginning to understand why this beautifully published book went to No. 1 on The Times's nonfiction best-seller list.
Every year it’s the same: we all know the holidays are coming (they’re literally marked on our calendars) and every year we find ourselves scrambling to think of gifts for an ever-larger list of people. But this year is going to be different. This is the year you’re going to start planning right now, and […]
With a few notable exceptions, becoming president of The United States is a demanding career path that requires boundless energy, deep resources both personal and practical, and formidable brain power. Just getting into office takes decades of work, and once there, you’ve got to be able to process a lot of information and basically be […]
March is a month perfectly situated for history-making—the year is still young and full of promise, inspiring folks to take action. You may not be in a position to change the course of history, but you can change the course of your personal history simply by reading a good book about our world, past or present. […]