diaries

David Byrne, former frontman for the Talking Heads, shares his thoughts on bicycling through cities around the world, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of getting around on two wheels, and sharing his insights on some of the problems plaguing urban areas, art, class systems, self-censorship, and other topics.

The journals of Arthur Schlesinger Jr. offer an intimate look at the political and cultural changes that have influenced America over the last fifty years, chronicling his experiences in American politics and recording his impressions of the people around him.

Collects the August 2003-September 2004 Web log--or "blog"--entries of a young Iraqi woman, who presents an eyewitness civilian account of the U.S.-Iraq War's impact on her country, discussing her family life, the war's effect on women's lives, and such events as the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.

Reporter Anne Garrels chronicles the experiences she had while staying in Baghdad's Palestine Hotel through the American invasion of Iraq.

Presents a "Restored" shipboard journal.

Union soldier Elisha Hunt Rhodes chronicles his career in the war.

Presents the diary of the Civil War veteran who led an expedition down the Colorado River to explore the depths of the Grand Canyon.