The world is very lucky to have America. It's got to be the first time in the whole history of the planet that a country has been the dominant... →
Bill Bryson
For a long time, I'd been vaguely fascinated by the idea that Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic and Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in the same... →
I can't imagine there has ever been a more gratifying time or place to be alive than America in the 1950s. No country had ever known such... →
I've been wanting to do a book about baseball for the longest time, and nobody will let me do it. It's the one thing from America I really... →
I wish I could adjust my voice, but it's just what's happened to me. It's because I've lived abroad for a long time, and my wife is... →
In 1927, if you were stuck with idle time, reading is what you did. It's no accident that the 'Book-of-the-Month Club' and 'The... →
There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.
Peabo Bryson
I am a marathon worker and marathon mother. I'll spend three or four days completely swallowed up by work. And if I make it home in time to say... →
Mika Brzezinski
For many women, going back to work a few months after having a baby is overwhelming and unmanageable. As strange as it may seem, things get even more... →
I don't want to impose rules on people, but you have only a short window, and you're sorely mistaken if you think you can put off having a... →