Evan Thomas

“An Editor Can Save You From Yourself”: Remembering Alice Mayhew

February 23, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Joumana Khatib that appeared in The New York Times. The legendary Simon & Schuster editor, Alice Mayhew,  died on Feb. 4. Robert Woodward and Walter Isaacson are two of several authors…

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Fighting over the Founders: A book review by Bob Morris

March 2, 2015

Fighting over the Founders: How We Remember the American Revolution Andrew M. Schocket New York University Press (2015) Why “the American Revolution will take place in different ways depending on the medium in which it is depicted.” Andrew Schocket Officially,…

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Walter Isaacson: “Some Lessons from the Journey of Innovation (1843-2011)”

October 25, 2014

I have just read and will soon review Walter Isaacson‘s latest book, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. In my opinion, it is his most valuable book, thus far. In the final…

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