{"product_id":"a-life-in-history-9781732874503","title":"A Life in History","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"His sober and totally candid memoir is absorbing reading that clearly and personally illuminates the ever more tragic collapse of authentic higher education in America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations, The University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Life in History\u003c\/em\u003e, captures a rare quality these days--the ability to stand for what you believe and base those beliefs on facts, not trendy opinions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Morley Winograd, Senior Fellow, Annenberg USC Center for Communications \u0026amp; Leadership Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . a probing, sometimes searing, look at the professional life of an intellectual during the past half century. . . . In these reflections, Kaiser offers a personal answer to how to sustain the life of the mind and to ensure a public presence for bold thinking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anne Rose, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Penn State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"insightful and entertaining, and it forces readers to think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jeremi Suri, Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This absorbing tale is a window into the inner workings of academia at our nation's premier institutions\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e James Goldgeier, Professor of International Relations, American University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Kaiser \u003c\/strong\u003eDavid Kaiser taught history at Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, the Naval War College and Williams College from 1976 through 2012. His nine books include \u003cem\u003eAmerican Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War, and Politics \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWar: European Conflict from Philip II to Hitler\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts, and writes the blog historyunfolding.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaiser, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David Kaiser, an historian, earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard University, and taught for 37 years at Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, the Naval War College, and Williams College. He is the author of 8 other books, including Politics and War: European Conflict from Philip II to Hitler; American Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War; The Road to Dallas, the Assassination of John F. Kennedy; and No End Save Victory: How FDR Led the Nation into War. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.","brand":"Mount Greylock Books LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493137879314,"sku":"9781732874503","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7183f949-0c92-474b-9a23-6f17ef04cefa.jpg?v=1730631460","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-life-in-history-9781732874503","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}