The Panic of 1947
As the threat of an H1N1 swine flu outbreak looms, Jerry Oppenheimer looks back at how New York handled a deadly smallpox outbreak—and prevented a catastrophe.
Inside the Life of Camelot’s Last Lady
DYNASTYThe last of the Kennedys who so dominated the politics of the 1960s, Bobby’s widow, still tools around the Cape in a flashy convertible and helps keep the clan together.
The Making of Madoff
Jerry Oppenheimer’s new biography of Bernie Madoff traces the roots of his deceit and his odd compulsions back to a Queens childhood steeped in hustles and scams.