Isn't it just like liberals to diminish genuine racial and cultural diversity in the name of respecting it? That's what they've done with Huckleberry Finn, perhaps the greatest anti-slavery novel ever written, now tarred as "racist." And that's what they did with the tales of "Uncle Remus" -- a collection of African American folktales, many with roots in Africa itself, adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris in the 1880s. Beloved by generations of Americans, black and white, these funny but pointedly moral stories about Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer B'ar and Brer Wolf were akin to - and on a par with -- Aesop's fables. read more
Amuse your conservative friends and annoy your liberal neighbors with the Ann Coulter Talking Action Figure. This incredibly lifelike action figure looks just like the beautiful Ann Coulter, and best of all . . . it sounds like Ann, too! Ann recorded these classic Coulter sayings especially for this action figure.
Bulldog Drummond features a World War I army officer who finds himself bored by peace and so goes out to smash various criminal gangs often led by communist undesirables. read more
As Islamic terrorists took advantage of lax immigration policies to embed themselves deeply into American society and operate beneath law-enforcement radar, what was the liberal press doing? Just what you'd expect: spiking negative stories about immigration and pooh-poohing the threat posed by America's all-but nonexistent border controls - in a relentless quest to promote multiculturalism and diversity. read more
On the surface, William F. Buckley’s novel, Elvis in the Morning, is the poignant and splendidly told story of a 14-year-old who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Elvis Presley at the end of the Fifties. Their friendship survives many a twist and turn (and swivel of the hip) in both of their lives, right up until the death of the King of Rock and Roll. Buckley navigates all these twists and turns so magnificently that you may find yourself wondering if hidden among Elvis’ famed “Memphis Mafia” was the founder of National Review! read more
Morning had fallen on a modest stable just outside Jerusalem, where Hannibal and his friends live. Suddenly, excitement fills the place as a kindly stranger arrives. read more
From non-fiction works like Radical Chic to novels like The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe has proved himself again and again to be one of America's most acute social observers -- and a screamingly funny satirist of liberal follies and politically-correct pieties. Now, in his latest novel, I Am Charlotte Simmons, Wolfe lays siege to that last bastion of the Left: today's "elite" college campuses.
In this fascinating work, historian John Julian Norwich examines how nine of Shakespeare’s plays merged actual fact and poetic license. Norwich’s entrancing conclusions will likely keep historians (and Shakespeare buffs) up late at night. As the Kirkus reviewer explains, Norwich “uses his immense knowledge of English and European history to illuminate the historical background of the plays and to offer an intriguing look at England in the years of Shakespeare’s writing. Norwich’s analysis of Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, and Richard III emphasizes factors Shakespeare added for dramatic effect and his equally strategic omissions.” read more
All across America, young warriors for liberty are springing up, unwilling to fall into lockstep with the liberal ideology pervading campuses throughout our land. With “fire in their bellies and quills in their hands,” these passionate, truth-seeking students are forming independent campus publications that have become the most important voice of our times -- the conservative counterculture taking on the left-wing orthodoxy in the battle of ideas. They are the Sam Adams and Patrick Henrys of our era, as student Morgan N. Knull of the Wabash Commentary points out in one of the book’s many inspiring essays: “In the years before the Liberty Bell sounded a call to arms, patriots flooded newspapers and town squares with pleas for independence, sparking debate and influencing public opinion. They planted the philosophical roots for the United States...Independent papers serve as the conscience of schools, the guardian of traditions, and the voice of reason amidst the rot of higher education.” read more
From 1999 to 2003, Ari Fleischer was one of George W. Bush's most trusted advisers -- first as a top campaign aide, then as White House press secretary. As such, Fleischer had an insider's view of the most dramatic events of the President's first term -- including the disputed 2000 election results, 9/11 and its aftermath, and the pressure-filled buildup to the war in Iraq. Through it all, Fleischer had the unenviable task of putting out the President's message through a mostly Bush-hating White House press corps, which habitually took out their disdain for the President on Fleischer himself. Now, in this revealing memoir, Fleischer takes readers behind-the-scenes in the Oval Office during a time of almost continual crisis -- and tells what it was like to "take heat" from a hostile media bent on destroying the Bush presidency.
Perhaps it was the riveting plot or the backwater Midwest flavor of this 1902 novel that helped etch it so deeply into Ronald Reagan's memory. But the Christian message that permeates the pages of That Printer of Udell's was certainly the major reason why Harold Bell Wright's story clung fast to the youthful Reagan: read more
"The last few decades have seen a welcome revival of scholarly interest in how we should live. But in an age of relativism that asks us not to be judgmental, the idea that laughter signals inferiority will seem very old-fashioned. And so it is." With that unapologetic salvo, F. H. Buckley, in this entirely entertaining book on the serious subject of laughter, takes the side of the guardians of moral and aesthetic standards in the battle against the soulless forces of modernism.
Thomas Nelson Page grew up on Oakland Plantation in Virginia just before, during, and after the Civil War. In a style similar to G. A. Henty's, Page taught history through fiction, targeting a slightly younger audience than Henty. read more
David beat Goliath because technology extended his reach and amplified his power. Today, thanks to amazing developments in technology, Davids are beating Goliaths everywhere -- from small business out-competing big corporations to the bloggers who brought down Dan Rather and Trent Lott, from the private cyberwarriors who stalk Al Qaeda websites to the revolutions in media consumption, entertainment, and political activism. Now, Glenn Reynolds tells this amazing story in An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and other Goliaths.
. . . full of old-fashioned fun and friendship and virtue. No wonder that for 60 years young girls have been reading and rereading these four delightful Betsy-Tacy stories. Now your daughters can do the same. But don’t forget yourself. Did you miss these way back when? Is it time to revive some old memories? Reading these stories aloud to your girls could be the perfect way. In fact, that’s how the series got started. read more
The "Hottest Book in the Country"!
Even if you've suspected your nightly news is slanted to the left, it's far worse than you think. In this jaw-dropping exposé, Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist Bernard Goldberg reveals a corporate news culture in which the close-mindedness is breathtaking, and journalistic integrity has been pawned to liberal opinion. read more
In this masterpiece by one of the 20th century’s most acclaimed poets and literary critics, Allen Tate touches on the broad sweep of fiction, poetry, poets, imagination, literature, and culture of the pre- and post-Christian West in 48 spacious essays. read more
Ever since Walter R. Brooks created Freddy back in 1927, this resourceful pig has been beloved by kids and parents alike. In Brooks' series of wry and winsome adventures, Freddy assumes an amazing number of vocations and avocations, leads his band of talking animals through marvelous adventures, and always provides hours of good fun for young readers read more
Ever since Walter R. Brooks created Freddy back in 1927, this resourceful pig has been beloved by kids and parents alike. In Brooks’ series of wry and winsome adventures, Freddy assumes an amazing number of vocations and avocations, leads his band of talking animals through marvelous adventures, and always provides hours of good fun for young readers. read more
A dark figure stood behind the bale. A flare of light crossed the corner and I saw who it was. It was Jotham and there was something with him, something small that was clinging to him and trying to hide. One of the guards was coming to the corner. I turned toward him, my body shielding Jotham and the child from his sight. I felt the point of the knife at the back of my neck.
