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May 20, 2019

LIST: Bill Gates Has Just Revealed His 5 Book Recommendations for This Summer

May 20, 2019/ Adam Cohen
LIST: Bill Gates Has Just Revealed His 5 Book Recommendations for This Summer

It Includes a Look at the Future of Capitalism and, More Surprisingly, a Journalist’s Exploration of Blood

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May 20, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Bill Gates, Recommended Reading, Best Books
April 25, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Michael Kinsley on Old Age, a New Barbra Streisand Biography, and More

April 25, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Michael Kinsley on Old Age, a New Barbra Streisand Biography, and More

And Pride and Prejudice Transferred to Modern-Day Cincinnatti

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April 25, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Best Books, Old Age, Jane Austen, Barbra Streisand
April 11, 2016

5 Hot Books: Hamilton, the Brilliant Musical – Now a Brilliant Book, Rethinking Thomas Jefferson, and More

April 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Hamilton, the Brilliant Musical – Now a Brilliant Book, Rethinking Thomas Jefferson, and More

And an anthology by writers, mainly, on the books that changed their lives

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April 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Musicals, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Best Books, Rock and Roll
January 18, 2016

5 Hot Books: New Joyce Carol Oates, the Armenian Genocide, and an EMT's Wild Rides

January 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: New Joyce Carol Oates, the Armenian Genocide, and an EMT's Wild Rides

And historian Ian Buruma's book about his grandparents, in love and war

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January 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Best Books, Armenian Genocide, Joyce Carol Oates, Medicine
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
December 28, 2015

5 Hot Books: A Harvard Business School Professor on How Your Bad Posture May Be Sabotaging You, Hitler Using Cocaine & More

December 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Harvard Business School Professor on How Your Bad Posture May Be Sabotaging You, Hitler Using Cocaine & More

And Playwright David Hare's Memoir of Post-War England

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December 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Best Books, Vietnam, Harvard Business School, David Hare
December 21, 2015

5 Hot Books: A History of Stand-Up Comedy, the Novel Behind the New Leo DiCaprio Movie, and More

December 21, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A History of Stand-Up Comedy, the Novel Behind the New Leo DiCaprio Movie, and More

And a Cultural History of Men and their Beards and Moustaches

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December 21, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Hot 5
Best Books, Entbbe, Comedy, Fiction, The Revenant, Books, Beards
December 07, 2015

5 Hot Books: A Big, Juicy Sinatra Biography and the Real-Life Tragedy Behind Moby Dick

December 07, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Big, Juicy Sinatra Biography and the Real-Life Tragedy Behind Moby Dick

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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December 07, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Hot 5
Frank Sinatra, Adventure, Ancient Rome, Feminism, Best Books
October 05, 2015

5 Hot Books

October 05, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

  Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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October 05, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Hot 5
Best Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoirs
September 28, 2015

5 Hot Books

September 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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September 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Hot 5
Best Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Memoirs
September 21, 2015

5 Hot Books

September 21, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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September 21, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Monday 5
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoirs, Best Books
September 14, 2015

5 Hot Books

September 14, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

Books people are talking about this week -- or should be

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September 14, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Monday 5
Lists, Best Books
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