{"product_id":"a-life-in-history-9781732874503","title":"A Life in History","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"His sober and totally candid memoir is absorbing reading that clearly and personally illuminates the ever more tragic collapse of authentic higher education in America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations, The University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Life in History\u003c\/em\u003e, captures a rare quality these days--the ability to stand for what you believe and base those beliefs on facts, not trendy opinions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Morley Winograd, Senior Fellow, Annenberg USC Center for Communications \u0026amp; Leadership Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\" . . a probing, sometimes searing, look at the professional life of an intellectual during the past half century. . . . In these reflections, Kaiser offers a personal answer to how to sustain the life of the mind and to ensure a public presence for bold thinking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anne Rose, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Penn State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"insightful and entertaining, and it forces readers to think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jeremi Suri, Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This absorbing tale is a window into the inner workings of academia at our nation's premier institutions\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e James Goldgeier, Professor of International Relations, American University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Kaiser \u003c\/strong\u003eDavid Kaiser taught history at Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, the Naval War College and Williams College from 1976 through 2012. His nine books include \u003cem\u003eAmerican Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War, and Politics \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWar: European Conflict from Philip II to Hitler\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts, and writes the blog historyunfolding.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mount Greylock Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732874503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Kaiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36667741864092,"sku":"9781732874503","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_525c2ac1-1df4-481d-b56c-673c396f30a2.jpg?v=1603915665","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-life-in-history-9781732874503","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}