Whittaker Chambers: The Spirit of a Counterrevolutionary (Heritage Foundation) Whittaker Chambers is rightly remembered for his pivotal role in the electrifying Alger Hiss spy case. But as Richard Reinsch reminds us in the latest volume in ISI Books’ acclaimed Library of Modern Thinkers, Chambers was more than just a government informant; he was a profoundly important thinker who grappled with the nature of modern man’s predicaments.
Achieving Universal Education: A Live Web Chat with David Gartner (Brookings Institution) While universal education is an important goal, increasing levels of educational attainment also helps developing countries make progress toward improving health, environmental protection, and gender disparity. David Gartner, co-director of the Center for Universal Education, argues that success in the areas of most of the UN's Millennium Development Goals is impossible without first achieving universal primary education.
Mao's Last Dancer (Asia Society) Based on Li Cunxin’s bestselling autobiography, Mao's Last Dancer is the epic story of a young poverty-stricken boy from China and his inspirational journey to international stardom as a world-class dancer.
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