Bookshelf

Charles Moore, a former editor of The Daily Telegraph, left his job to complete the authorized biography of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. 

Mark Leibovich's long-awaited book on the inner workings of Washington will be out in April.

This Town is described by publisher Blue Rider Press as "a blistering, penetrating, controversial — and often hysterical — look at Washington's incestuous 'media industrial complex.' "

In his recently released memoir, My Share of the Task, former Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal paints a stark picture of a U.S. military caught between the political ambitions of a newly elected president and a rapidly deteriorating war in Afghanistan. 

Republicans have begun a period of self-reflection following their election defeat

In the heat of a presidential election year, just about anything can get used as ammunition for negative attacks. 

In his book Exit Interview, David Westin recounts his 14 years as president of ABC News. Westin, who entered his position with no prior journalism experience, describes his time in the newsroom during major events between 1997 and 2010, including the death of Princess Diana, the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the war on terror. 

With at least a half-dozen newly published books of 600 pages or more sitting on my desk largely unread (Robert Caro’s latest Lyndon Johnson volume is a Texas-size 712 pages, while John Lewis Gaddis’s biography of George F. Kennan tops out at 784 pages), I hesitate to recommend another, even though it’s a mere 641 pages.

The latest volume of his monumental biography of Lyndon Johnson is getting an avalanche of publicity and rave reviews, including one by former President Clinton in the New York Times Book Review, which is probably why Robert Caro insists he has no regrets about spending 38 years on a single subject.

More than two decades have passed since Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher left office, and their personal friendship and Cold War alliance remain firmly entrenched in the popular mythology.

He’s the longest-serving senator in Indiana’s history, the Senate’s senior Republican and third most senior senator, a two-time chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee widely recognized as one of the most influential voices on American foreign policy, especially arms control and nuclear disarmament.