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Aug 13, 2024 | 
pittsburghquarterly.com | Samuel Hazo |David McCullough |Barbara Eichenlaub |John Beale
In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked Pittsburgh as the “most livable city in the United States.” It has fluctuated from three to nine in the rankings since then, but it consistently is among the top 10 with respect to “friendliness, economic opportunity, civic pride” and other positives.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
workdesign.com | David McCullough
In today’s eco-conscious world, a company’s commitment to sustainability often stretches beyond the confines of its interior walls. Extending a thoughtfully designed workspace into its surrounding outdoor spaces can help an organization not only achieve their sustainability goals, but also foster a culture of environmental stewardship that supports the well-being of employees and the local ecosystem.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
fltimes.com | Joel Freedman |David McCullough
“1776” is a highly readable account, based on David McCullough’s research in both American and British archives of the year 1776 during the American Revolution, and the trials, tribulations and triumphs experienced by both the Americans and the British during this crucial year in the war for independence, indeed — for the future of the United States. McCullough, who died in 2022, authored many other historical books.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Steve Brenner |David McCullough |Matthew M. Morrison
TAKEAWAYS Eight states are currently considering legislation that would require reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuel sold in the state, which would substantially increase the demand for renewable fuel and low-carbon fuel sold in the United States. These proposals could provide needed support for growth in the low-carbon fuels markets, which are currently facing headwinds.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
leadersedge.com | Scott Naugle |David McCullough
Lifestyle Reader's Edge the November 2023 issue A review of David McCullough’s John Adams The vote concluded several months of arduous debate, spirited engagement, and ever-increasing threats of attack by the British Navy, rumored to number over 300 ships. Each delegate to this Second Continental Congress knew that by voting for this declaration, he was guilty of treason under the laws of England, punishable by hanging.
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Jul 3, 2023 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Sallye Leventhal |David McCullough |Charles Mann |Candice Millard
By Sallye Leventhal / July 1, 2023 at 1:19 am Share Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter July launches with a celebratory bang! Parades, concerts, barbecues, family gatherings, and of course fireworks, commemorating July 4, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the “unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.” In a nod to that long ago pivotal vote, we’ve chosen a few much-loved American history titles — some classic, some new — that explore...
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Jun 27, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Gregory Conti |Marion Wiesel |David McCullough
by Piero Martin ; translated by Gregory Conti ‧ Entertaining popular science and a literate tale of why things are as they are. An Italian experimental physicist looks at seven means of gauging where we are in the world, from the meter to the second. Some measurements are movable, such as the length of the sunlit day at various times of year, and some are variable, such as the width of a hand or the length of a bolt of cloth.
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Jun 26, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Mark O’connell |Elie Wiesel |Marion Wiesel |David McCullough
A vividly written account of the author’s encounters with one of Ireland’s most notorious murderers. In 1982, Malcolm Macarthur, an idle member of Ireland’s once-landed gentry, mortally wounded a young nurse while stealing her car, then called on a farmer who had a shotgun for sale, killed him with his own weapon, and drove off in his car. Improbably, he then holed up in the home of Ireland’s attorney general, a friend. He was finally found and arrested, yielding a multilevel scandal.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Elie Wiesel |Marion Wiesel |David McCullough
75 EXTRAORDINARY SPEECHES BY AMERICAN WOMEN by Dana Rubin ‧ An anthology offers speeches by diverse women in American history. In this book, Rubin—a writing and speaking coach—makes a good case for why nothing quite like this collection has been done before. Going beyond similar anthologies, the volume presents a mix of famous and lesser-known female figures, covering much of the span of American history, from the Colonial era to the present, with plenty of representation.
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Jun 1, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | David McCullough |Esther Duflo
A useful framework for “policies that need to be as forceful in the redress of segregation as those that created it.” Historian Richard Rothstein, whose book The Color of Law exposed how federal, state, and local laws have perpetuated segregation, teams with his daughter, community organizer and housing-policy expert Leah Rothstein, to argue forcefully that residential segregation underlies the nation’s social problems, including inequalities in health care, education, and income.
