next to him is jackson lears, professor of history at rut gefgefr gers, u.s. culture ral and intellectual history has had his focus. among his works, no place of grace and the transformation of american culture 1880 to 1920. that book was released in 1981. it was reissued which is something of a triumph in 1994 and the japanese translation just came out last year. also tables of abundance, something for nothing, luck in america, and his latest, rebirth of a nation, the making of modern america 1877 to 1920. and then rick pearlstein. he's a journalist and historian. his books include before the storm, barry goldwater and the unmaking of the american consensus, nixon land, the rise of a president and fracturing of america, which became a "new york times" best seller. and to complete the try up fer aunt of goldwater and nixon, he's now at work about a book about ronald reagan called the invisible bridge. and his books have received glowing reviews from people both on the left and on the right, which is quite unusual especially in third rail material like his. he'