Author: Billy Magginis

China is a nation that has confounded observers for centuries and this hasn’t stopped in the present day. Yet, the proliferation of academic, journalistic, and professional interest in the …

In celebration of Discovery Channel’s recent three-day television special, Harley and the Davidsons, #AmReading wants to bring you 6 books that further tell the story of Harley Davidson, motorcycles, and …

For some of us, science can be intensely difficult. Electrolysis? A mole that’s not a small mammal? And what in the world is the difference between zero and “absolute …

Cyberwarfare is a concept still very much in contention amongst scholars, soldiers, and political pundits. Yet the increasing number of attacks on American networks within the past five years has …

The Vietnam War was a watershed moment in American history. It was an important genesis of a unified Vietnam. Most important of all, it has spawned numerous books of the effects …

Queen Rania of Jordan once claimed that to “achieve lasting peace in the Middle East” it takes “guts, not guns.” Yet the majority of news stories that emerge from …

It’s  difficult to keep up with the events in our world. In an age of 24-hour news channels, live webcasts from around the globe, millions of daily tweets, and …

Why did European and American settlers refuse to return back to “civilization” after being kidnapped or captured by Native American tribes? Why do numerous soldiers report, after returning home …

Since the advent of humankind thousands of years ago, man has been continually drawn to the sea. Be it exploring over the distant horizon, trading with partners thousands of …