Shakespeare: The man, the myth…the doubt

Christine K., our literature marketing associate, talks about the title she’s looking forward to working on this summer.

The Lawnmower Man Effect by Dean Anthony Gratton

We are all connected. The need for consumers to sustain a permanent connection has been driven by a deep-seated need, fueled by peers, the furor of social media and just simply a trend to have immediate access to anything at anytime, anywhere.  As consumers, we all crave a perpetual connection to the Internet.  Personally, I [...]

Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin!

To honor Darwin’s 204th birthday yesterday, we asked a few of our leading experts on Darwin and his work the following question:

For over 150 years, Charles Darwin and his work have influenced the fields of science, religion, politics, gender, literature, philosophy, and medicine. With a view in 2013 of the innumerable changes he has sparked across a number of disciplines, what should be considered Darwin’s most important contribution?

Puzzling Mathematics

It’s strange how apparently unconnected events can link together. When I was a small child I enjoyed playing all sorts of games. My father taught me chess when I was six, and we also played drafts and Scrabble and card games like Canasta and simple snap. I even invented board games to play with my younger brother and sister. When I was about ten, my father liked one of my games so much that he sent it to Waddington, the largest British board game manufacturer. They rejected it, of course, but I was not upset. Rather, I felt it was a feather in my cap.

The Real Legacy of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Many mistakenly believe that the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were the ancestors of the modern Presidential debate. They were not.