Douglas Brinkley's Reading List

"The way his poetry synthesizes ecological wisdom and Native American ritual with Buddhist teachings has become hard-wired into my makeup. I keep this volume handy to read before bedtime."

"Perhaps the most frightening doomsday thriller of all time. It holds up well."

"This is ultrarealism at its finest. Major deserves much wider recognition for his career as a novelist."

"Her brilliant sea trilogy and together they constitute the finest writing we have on ocean life."

"Her brilliant sea trilogy and together they constitute the finest writing we have on ocean life."

"Her brilliant sea trilogy and together they constitute the finest writing we have on ocean life."

""The Sense of Wonder," in which Carson urges parents to help their children experience the pleasures of nature."

"If Carson were alive today, she would be telling everybody to read Patrik Svensson's "The Book of Eels.""

"The chronicle is ideally suited for college students to learn about the highs and lows of 20th-century White House leadership."

"Elizabeth Hinton's recent "America on Fire" convinced me to think of Black 'riots' during the 1960s as rebellions. She's taught me a new way to think."

"Villavicencio's masterpiece tells their story with visceral emotion and survivalist logic."

"Candice Millard's "The River of Doubt," which documents former president Theodore Roosevelt's insect-ravaged 1913-14 exploration of Brazil's Amazon."

"What has stayed consistent since childhood is my undaunted admiration for Dian Fossey's "Gorillas in the Mist.""

"Everything about her radiates artistic compassion and bedrock integrity of purpose."