A wealthy merchant with a penchant for luxury, the Founder with a famous signature contributed more to the revolution than his critics allowed.

During the Cold War, the CIA may have had as much success with books and magazines as with gun-running and spies.

And one of the best book sections in this new era has turned up in the Wall Street Journal. The country's largest newspaper, with a print and digital circulation of 2.1 million, launched the book ...