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The first Excellency, analyzed

(11/18/04 5:00am)

In his latest book, His Excellency:George Washington, historian Joseph Ellis paints a vivid and exciting story of arguably the most aloof president in American history. Unlike presidents of the recent past, George Washington stands as an untouchable icon for liberty and democracy in most Americans’ hearts. Ellis chips away at this façade to expose the inner struggles and obsessive behaviors of Washington’s private life until the marble shell is removed to reveal a neurotic man.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2004/11/first-excellency-analyzed

The good of this book

(08/26/04 4:00am)

This year marks an important transition for Duke and its students as Richard Brodhead, the former beloved Dean of Yale College, fills Nan’s shoes as our new president. Duke students are curious about the man who has chosen “the adventurous world of Duke” over his “wonderful life in a known world.” Unlike the Bulldogs at Yale, who have come to associate Brodhead’s name with the word “college” itself, the Blue Devils at Duke still see him as a combination of intrigue and mystery. To fill the gap, Duke’s new president has published the perfect snapshot of his career in one volume: The Good of This Place: Values and Challenges in College Education, this is a compilation of his eloquent speeches and essays carefully selected from his long career at Yale.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2004/08/good-book

For women, by women: 'Chick Lit' sells

(10/02/03 4:00am)

They are spunky, sassy single career women living in overpriced urban flats navigating their way through imperfect boyfriends, meddling mothers, overbearing bosses and deceivingly glitzy jobs. They spaz about everything from board meetings to shoes and buy Gucci from salaries that could only afford Gap. Are they from another chick flick? Try "chick lit," the contemporary genre of books that is becoming the trendsetter for an otherwise laggard literature industry. For women, by women.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2003/10/women-women-chick-lit-sells