The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past Nature_Gift_Guide this collection of essays by

this collection of essays by Didion—one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era—captures her focus on time and place at a unique moment in history

inviting stories and play

from a distance

only the lucky escape

" Matt Siegel explains as he sets out "to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths

The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past Nature_Gift_Guide this collection of essays byWhat is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today. Gaddis points out that while