Norman Mailer On Love

October 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Norman Mailer On Love The following is an excerpt from "Norman Mailer: A Double Life" by J. Michael Lennon [Simon & Schuster, $40.00]: On December 7 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and the next day the United States declared war. [Harvard] President Conant called a mass meeting at Sanders Theatre. Mailer probably attended, but if not he certainly heard the gist of Conant's message: the time of uncertainty about the U.S. war role is over and Harvard men will be called on to serve.  Continue reading... Amazing Librarian Tattoos (PHOTOS) What Politicians Can Learn From Superheroes What Malcolm Gladwell Got Wrong Here's Proof That 20 Minutes A Day Can Change Your Life 14 Inspirational Quotes That Will Make Your Day Better Here's Proof That 20 Minutes A Day Can Change Your Life SIR LAWRENCE FREEDMAN Why Malcolm Gladwell Is Wrong About David And Goliath Gladwell adopts the story for the title and introduction to his latest book, which is about how such lopsided conflicts can produce surprising results. He brings to his account of this familiar story new research to suggest that the conventional interpretations miss the point. Unfortunately it his account which misses the point. Continue reading... LESLEY KENNEDY 11 Books by Celebrity Authors With Real Star Power While the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress's TV show is far from family-friendly, her new children's book, It's About a Little Bird, is for the kiddos. Continue reading... TANIA GROSSINGER Johnny Carson; the Thoughtful Side In a recent book, as in so many others, Johnny Carson is depicted as an uncomfortably cold and withdrawn human being. I beg to differ. My experience, which I first wrote about in Memoir of an Independent Woman; An Unconventional Life Well Lived, found him to be anything but. Continue reading... ROB BROOKS Gladwell and Goliath: When a Great Strength Becomes a Weakness Hasn't Malcolm Gladwell had a busy fortnight? His latest book shipped on the first of October. And the deluge of reviews washed out a flood of anti-Gladwell bile. He's an unusually polarising author, Gladwell. And it looks like some of the criticism has stung. Continue reading... GLENN C. ALTSCHULER Bon Mots Caught up in mega-tasking, Liesl Schillinger suggests, we can take some satisfaction in putting names to the behaviors associated with the millennial mindset. In Wordbirds, she coins 200 new words. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003