by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 30, 2015 | Interviews, Politics, World Views
For Sir Winston Churchill’s birthday, read what his great-grandson Jonathan Sandys has discovered to fill a void in scholarship on Britain’s wartime prime minister: his Christianity. Jonathan kindly took the time to have an interesting conversation with me...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 30, 2015 | Culture, Filmmaking, World Views
Aptly titled Wanted, Nathan Jacobson’s award-winning short film tells the story of Luke (a compelling performance by Rusty Martin, Courageous), a foster child who is welcomed into a family home right before his eighteenth birthday. Because of his troubled upbringing,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 14, 2015 | World Views
France gave us Baron Montesquieu, Marquis de Lafayette, Alexis de Tocqueville, the Louisiana Purchase, the language of diplomacy and dance, Blaise Pascal, Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Frédéric Bastiat, Alexandre Dumas, Joan of Arc, Napoleon Bonaparte, Claude Monet, Claude...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 9, 2015 | Appearances, Interviews, World Views
7 Questions With Amanda Read, Co-Host of the History Author Show… It was my pleasure to speak with the history enthusiast website Histocrats about how history has been a lifelong inspiration for me that has turned into a profession. You might be interested in...