Este autor alcanzó la fama principalmente como biógrafo, centrándose en figuras cruciales de la historia y la cultura estadounidenses. Su profundo interés por los héroes y sus legados brilla en sus perspicaces retratos. Al desempeñarse como editor general de Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, demostró un dominio magistral del lenguaje y su resonancia histórica.
In Pocket Aristotle the author, Justin D. Kaplan brings to life selections from Aristotle. Included in this edition are the most widely read, studied, and quoted works of the great philosopher. The editor's notes give the reader a convenient and concise review of each work.
Traces the lives of cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV, rivals who pursued separate ambitions, built the original Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and influenced social behavior before John Jacob perished aboard the Titanic.