Topic: Doris Kearns Goodwin

On the Eve

The focus in this book about the approach of the Holocaust is not Adolf Hitler and the Nazis but the European Jews themselves.

Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter? What if it were true? (+video)

In the new movie, 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,' Honest Abe learns that vampires are behind slavery. He gets himself elected president and fights the Civil War to end the fang-toothed scourge.

5 famous plagiarism and fraud scandals in the book world

As the author of a novel about Edgar Allan Poe's wife faces controversy, here are five plagiarism and fraud cases that shook the literary community.

GOP contenders face tough questions about policies, personal lives

Gingrich, Romney, Daniels, Pawlenty, and other Republican presidential hopefuls face tough questions about past policy positions and their personal lives. Will Americans give them a break?

Reader recommendation: A Teams of Rivals

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Pearl Harbor day: How FDR reacted on December 7, 1941

December 7, 1941, now known as Pearl Harbor day, arrived as the country remained hopeful for peace. President Franklin Roosevelt reacted to the intense day with 'deadly calm,' his wife Eleanor would later recall.

The Lost Peace

Historian Robert Dallek examines the beginnings of the cold war.

Obama as Roman emperor -- the rise and fall of the propaganda master

President Barack Obama's campaign of images, emotions, and themes won him tremendous popularity – and the presidency. Now, his poll numbers are dragging, his followers disillusioned. To understand the 'ruler cult' cycle, we must look to ancient Roman emperors like Augustus.

High Financier

Niall Ferguson examines a German life of privilege, lived through a significant swath of European history.

Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham on healthcare reform: Let's get it on

Republicans have promised a campaign to repeal the healthcare reform bill. President Obama said: 'Go for it.' Sens. Charles Schumer (D) and Lindsey Graham (R) showed Sunday that the midterm elections could indeed be a battle royal on healthcare reform.

Classic review: A. Lincoln

Biographer Ronald C. White traces the spiritual and intellectual evolution of Abraham Lincoln.

No Ordinary Time

A. Lincoln

Biographer Ronald C. White traces the spiritual and intellectual evolution of Abraham Lincoln.

Sunday morning show lineup

A presidential reading quest

A father's goal to read a biography of every president helps enrich his family's knowledge.

Team of Rivals

Publishers cash in on Obama book boom

National Book Award prizes announced

What sells books? A nod from Obama

Obama's big win, and big embrace

Tough times will require the new president to rally even his political opponents.

Obama's big win, and now, big embrace

Tough times call for the new president to rally even his foes.

Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream