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While one doesn’t have to be a copyright lawyer to enjoy author Robert Spoo’s Without Copyrights: Piracy, Publishing, and the Public Domain, it would certainly help.

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“Whether you are suited to working naked or not, it is coming to your city—in fact, it's already here.”

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“. . . straightforward and personal . . . inspiring . . . worth remembering.”

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“Dealing with big ideas and important concepts, Balance is engagingly and accessibly told . . .”

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Now that the United States and its NATO partners have shifted to the end game in Afghanistan, there is little doubt that in the years and decades to come a significant body of published work will c

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When Raymond Sokolov took on the daunting task of replacing the legendary food editor Craig Claiborne who retired from the New York Times in 1971, he was head of a four-person department t

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Conspiracies, intrigue, key political figures, CIA miscalculations, assassination failures, and the top Capos of the National Crime Syndicate—what a story that would make.

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“This is a punch-packing, heart-breaking, and ultimately invigorating book . . .”

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Do not be put off by the urgent tone of Hippocrates Cried, though a more apt title might have been Hippocrates Howled.

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“For the political junkie, journalist, artist, cartoonist, or student, The Art of Controversy is a wonder story of an amazing art form.”

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“The very rich contribution that a book like this makes, bringing together original ideas with detailed experience to back them up, can only come from an experienced foreign correspondent.”

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“Richard Susskind has the experience and authority to support his very novel arguments. . . . erudite and engaging at the same time.”

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“Gun Guys is smart and informative—an education for anyone the slightest bit curious about why gun owners are so passionate about their guns.”

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“Historical accuracy and truth, . . . take a second place in Invisible Armies to the book’s highly politicized point of view . . .”

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“To Touch the Face of God . . . support[s] the American need for both heroes and villains of biblical proportions to change the world.”

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“. . . lone wolf terrorism may be one of the biggest security concerns in the United States.”

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“. . . history will not be kind to the American generals who have led these wars—generals like David Petraeus.”

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“Neil Shubin is the kind of guy you’d like to meet at a cocktail party: smart, funny, a good storyteller . . . It’s unfortunate that Dr. Shubin . . .

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