Dec 27, 2009

Hospital Window | Compare and Contrast

1960: William L. Shirer’s twelve-hundred-page history of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich becomes a bestseller despite its length and weighty subject, encompassing the world wars.

1995: Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara is criticized for bringing up controversial and disturbing subjects when he publishes In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam.

1965: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness becomes a popular alternative to conventional western religion. It promotes a...