The Cold War, John Lewis GaddisIn 1950, when Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh and Kim Il Sung met in Moscow to discuss the future, they had reason to feel optimistic. International Communism seemed everywhere on the all of Eastern Europe was securely in the Soviet camp; America's monopoly on nuclear weapons was a thing of the past; and Mao's forces had assumed control over the world's most populous country. The story of the previous five decades was one of the worst fears

So begins this beautifully told story that unfolds over a quarter of a century—in which these two families

or an accidental just-right balance of each

Wagner takes readers into the most forward-thinking schools

most respected media company in the world counting Pixar

At a tender age

Lighthead leaves us illuminated and scorched

plus the near loss of his life due to the writing of the book

from the coworker who won't stop hitting "reply all" to the former high school classmate posting conspiracy theories on Facebook

A young woman goes through the five stages of ghosting grief

both in recent times and over the past decades

We meet people

Glittering with wit and insight