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An eminent politcal observer on one of the original sparks of the democratic revolution. Read more...

Essays from a culinary maverick, with a taste for experiment. Read more...

Two extraordinary narratives by men who escaped into freedom, published for the first time. Read more...

James Parker on the late author's ambitious finale: a book-length conversation about the divine. Read more...

A new volume offers previously uncollected work from the celebrated fabulist. Read more...

The famous oral historian turns the microphone on himself. Read more...

Two new biographies explore a Broadway legend's life, onstage and off. Read more...

A crusading Italian journalist traces the web of corruption that ensnares a city. Read more...

The ambitious trilogy about an alien intervention in human history continues with the settling of a new world. Read more...

The eminent historian and writer surveys the lasting impact of the Founders' successful innovations -- and their failures. Read more...

Did Cezanne unlock the secrets of the cerebrum -- a full century ahead of scientists? Read more...

A marriage comes under pressure in the age of media overload, in this darkly comic novel. Read more...

The mind behind Sherlock Holmes, in correspondence with "Mam" and others. Read more...

Alexandra Mullen rides the turtle's back to Terry Pratchett's unclassifiable literary creation, Discworld.

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