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The legendary foreign policy expert John Mearshiemer has partnered up with the University of Notre Dame’s Sebastian Rosato to write a short, thought provoking but slightly clanky book around a simp

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“In addition to recognizing the profound beauty of van Gogh’s work, Lloyd’s book fosters an appreciation for the artist’s authentic expression, and a sense of awe regarding the ferocity of

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In the popular imagination, the phrase “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” is attributed to the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill and to Colonel Israel Putnam of Connecticut,

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The Walled Garden is not physically a big book yet it is an intelligent one that is filled with intriguing ideas.”

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“an important primer for understanding what has changed, what has stayed the same, and what is likely to happen with conflict in the next decade.”

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Probably the best photograph that actor Dennis Hopper, a talented amateur, ever took is called “Double Standard.” It depicts a Los Angeles streetcorner from the front seat of a convertible.

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One wonders what author Jonathan Raban is trying to tell us in his memoir, Father and Son.

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“Although democracy may not inherently be fragile, when its caretakers abandon their duties, fissures can appear. Sometimes it takes a renegade to stand in the gap.”

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"a surprisingly rich history. . . . McNeur clearly knows how to find out everything it's possible to discover about these women and the circles they moved in."

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“At times, people treat me like an opinion-vending machine,” writes Roxane Gray, the academic and author whose following has grown enormously.

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“every essay, whether one agrees or not with the views expressed, is a pleasure to read and always thought provoking.”

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“what is revealed in Magic: The Life of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is the life of an American sports hero, full of complexity, wonder, sorrow, and success.”

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“offers as thorough an examination of the question of both race and the quarterback position in professional football, as can be found anywhere.”

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“an engaging book that will give kids a feel for current issues in our natural environment and draw attention to the controversies of humans versus nature . . .”

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Now here’s an interesting premise for a book: Jason Thomas Gordon, lead singer and drummer of the LA-based rock group Kingsize, interviews dozens of vocalists, some of them very prominent, about .

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"Winnington has done an impressive amount of research and uses Lily's own writing to vivid effect."

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“Agincourt occurred as the combatant kingdoms of England and France each ‘dissolved into on-and-off civil war.’ Livingston brings that world to life and the amazing characters of that incre

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I Must Be Dreaming is your ticket to the dreamland of a genius.”

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“it is the vividness and frankness of her personal recollections that helps to lift this book above the usual run of self-help books on women’s empowerment.”

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“Roth poses the provocative question, ‘when exactly are students supposed to think for themselves . . .?’ Of course, that’s an open question.”

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“Jin has made a compelling case against the idea that capitalism is the only path to prosperity.”

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Holland writes about Rome with a Gibbonesque flair that both informs and entertains.”

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While Idaho Slept is consistently absorbing, if frustrating in its lack of a conclusion.

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