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A series documenting the rise and fall of the Cold War, the actions of world leaders, and the wars and arms races occurring during this time.

Vogue was a newly formed weekly society magazine when Edna Woolman Chase arrived on its staff in 1895 at the young age of 18. Alongside its second owner, Condé Nast, she went on to remodel it into the institution we know today. Just a few days before he died, Condé wrote to Edna to express his deepest gratitude for her role in the creation of Vogue: "… without you I could never have built Vogue. We have built this great property together."

"Presents his view of the nature of love involving the whole personality and an orientation toward life." --

The acclaimed social psychologist and New York Times-bestselling author of The Art of Loving discusses the nature of evil and humanity's capacity for it. Originally published in 1964, The Heart of Man was influenced by turbulent times. Average Americans were suffering from different forms of evil, including a rise in juvenile delinquency. On a grander scale, the threat of nuclear war loomed over the nation, and President John F. Kennedy had been...