When you think back on aliens in popular culture and media, you might recall the Orson Welles radio broadcast in 1938 that fooled some Americans when it announced that alien invaders had landed in New Jersey if you’re a history buff, or the … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: The Swiss Family Robinson
You can read The Swiss Family Robinson for free online, thanks to Project Gutenberg, a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works founded in 1971, that is now the world’s oldest digital library. Pick out your format and read the book here: … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: The Giving Tree
Even if there weren't a picture of it above, you'd probably be able to give a pretty good description of the The Giving Tree's cover. The book is Shel Silverstein's enduring classic of children's literature, and we're willing to bet you've read it. You know the story: Boy … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: The Sea around Us
In The Sea Around Us, Rachel Carson combines two lifelong passions—literature and biology—and tells the epic story of earth’s oceans in a poetic style that blends imagination and expertise. One of the most influential books about the natural world, the prize-winning and … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Frankenstein: a name that has enjoyed cultural relevance for more than two centuries but has probably never been featured on babynames.com. Whether you think it refers to the reanimated monster or know that it’s actually the name of the scientist doing the reanimating, … [Read more...]
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