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A FREE MANby Aman Sethi
Alternately sad, defiant, carefree and understated, this journey into a world hidden in plain sight is well worth taking. Full review >
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EMPIRES, NATIONS, AND FAMILIESby Anne F. Hyde
With a vast dramatis personae and stage, Hyde’s book sheds considerable light on the 19th-century development of the nation.... Full review >
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FORMER PEOPLESobering stories about the politics of power—its loss, its gain—and the deep human suffering that inevitably results. Full review >
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HELL-BENTMeticulously researched, suspenseful and engrossing. Full review >
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HELLO, GORGEOUSEven though we know the answers to most of the questions—Will our heroine win the coveted role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl?... Full review >
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ISAAC'S ARMYA well-told, direct story of endurance and courage in the face of death and destruction on an apocalyptic scale, as moving... Full review >
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LIFE'S RATCHETA fascinating mix of cutting-edge science with philosophy and theology. Full review >
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THE LOST BATTLESArt lovers, Renaissance junkies and even travelers will love this book, which brings these two geniuses to vivid life and... Full review >
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THE MAN WHO SAW A GHOSTIn rich, lyrical prose, McKinney deftly honors both the man and the mystery. Full review >
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MAOby Alexander V. Pantsov & Steven I. Levine
The Great Helmsman fully fleshed, still complicated and ever provocative. Full review >
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THE BIG SCREENA profound and richly satisfying reckoning with the movies and what they mean. Full review >
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MARVEL COMICSby Sean Howe
Brilliantly juxtaposes Marvel with its best characters: flawed and imperfect, but capable of achieving miraculous feats. Full review >
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MASTER OF THE MOUNTAINBeautifully constructed reflections and careful sifting of Jefferson’s thoughts and deeds. Full review >
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THE OLD WAYSA breathtaking study of “walking as enabling sight and thought rather than encouraging retreat and escape.” Full review >
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ON POLITICSby Alan Ryan
Provocative, illuminating and entertaining—an exemplary work of philosophy and history whose author's deep learning is... Full review >
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PREDICTIVE HEALTHby Kenneth Brigham ; Michael M.E. Johns
A clear, insightful vision of a health care system that could bring about a better, healthier world. Full review >
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SHORT NIGHTS OF THE SHADOW CATCHERby Timothy Egan
Lucent prose illuminates a man obscured for years in history’s shadows. Full review >
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SPILLOVERA wonderful, eye-opening account of humans versus disease that deserves to share the shelf with such classics as Microbe... Full review >
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THIS LIVING HANDA splendid assemblage of significant work by one of our keenest observers. Full review >
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TOWERby Nigel Jones
A historian’s history that deserves pride of place in every library. Full review >
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TRIUMPHS OF EXPERIENCEJoyful reading about a groundbreaking study and its participants. Full review >
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WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANSIncisive, reflective and unfailingly stimulating. It wouldn’t hurt Mendelsohn to occasionally pass up an opportunity to... Full review >
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YOU SAVED ME, TOOA poignant, memorable story of friendship and of a period in time that should never be forgotten. Full review >
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