“ Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt. ” ― Norman Cousins
Ring Lardner's quirky imagination and his ear for the American vernacular endeared him to such formidable critics as H.L. Mencken, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, and Virginia Woolf. This collection brings together 20 of Lardner's best pieces, includ
For seven years, beginning in 2003, the Washington Post ran articles by Jonathan Yardley that was modestly subtitled, "An occasional series in The Post's book critic reconsiders notable and/or neglected books from the past." Yardley's criteria for his sel
