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May 19, 2022

REVIEW: Candice Millard Takes Us on a Pulse-Racing Search for the Source of the Nile River

May 19, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Candice Millard Takes Us on a Pulse-Racing Search for the Source of the Nile River

And Millard Tells the Story of Two Explorers, who Were Bitter Rivals

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Nile River, Africa
March 09, 2021

5 HOT BOOKS: Walter Isaacson on Gene Editing and the Future of Humanity, Illegal Guns, and More

March 09, 2021/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Walter Isaacson on Gene Editing and the Future of Humanity, Illegal Guns, and More

And a Novel about an African Village in the Grip of a Major American Oil Company

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March 09, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Gene Editing, Guns, Africa
July 13, 2018

NEWS: Obama Has New Book Recommendations--Based on His Travel Plans

July 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: Obama Has New Book Recommendations--Based on His Travel Plans

The Former President Lists Some of His Favorite Books About Africa

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July 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Barack Obama, Africa, Reading Lists
May 22, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: Churchill and Orwell, a Journalist's Africa Memoir, and More

May 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Churchill and Orwell, a Journalist's Africa Memoir, and More

And a Minnesotan's Travels through the World of High-End New York Restaurants

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May 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Winston Churchill, George Orwell, Africa, Palestinian Fiction, Restaurants
June 08, 2016

REVIEW: A Stunning New Novel of Historical Horrors, from Africa to America

June 08, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Stunning New Novel of Historical Horrors, from Africa to America

Giving a Voice to those Whose Voices Have Been Suppressed

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June 08, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Africa, African-American Literature, Ghana, Families
January 11, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Cancer Doctor With Stage IV Cancer, Pope Francis on Mercy & More

January 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Cancer Doctor With Stage IV Cancer, Pope Francis on Mercy & More

And fighting over fancy co-op hallways on Manhattan's Upper East Side

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January 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Pope Francis, Cancer, Best Books, Fiction, Africa, Refugees, Medicine
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