Andrew Hazlett is culture blogger and podcaster at TheOccasional.org. He was on the senior staff of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2002 to 2009
He is an associate member of the National Book Critics Circle and a student in the Johns Hopkins Masters in Liberal Arts program. He is working on a new website exploring the arts & the humanities at TheNewModern.net. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and daughter.
Submitted by Andrew Hazlett on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:31am 
"The Great War and Modern Memory: The Illustrated Edition" by Paul Fussell
Paul Fussell's The Great War and Modern Memory: The Illustrated Edition is a rare sort of book -- a product of intellectual rigor imbued with deep emotion. First published in 1975, this work of history and literature has helped readers come to terms with the legacy of the First World War. After garnering a National Book Award and other honors, the book has been a fixture on college reading lists and "best of" lists. Now, there is a vividly illustrated edition that should spark fresh interest in Paul Fussell's nonfiction masterpiece.
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Submitted by Andrew Hazlett on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:01am 
"The Case For God" by Karen Armstrong
Religion poisons everything… God is a delusion… the end of faith... these are phrases lately found among the burgeoning supply of books by "new atheists" who take arms against a sea of holy rollers and jihadis. In an age of faith-based politics, resurgent creationism, and religious terrorism, aggressive atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens have become bestselling authors.
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