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June 13, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Compelling Oral History of the 1960s, the Science of Humans at War, and More

June 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Compelling Oral History of the 1960s, the Science of Humans at War, and More

And an Insider's Account of the Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

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June 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
5 Hot Books
War, Same-Sex Marriage, The 1960s, Prisons
June 06, 2016

5 Hot Books: The GOP's Secret Plan for World Dominance, a Highly Anticipated Novel on the Manson Family Women & More

June 06, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: The GOP's Secret Plan for World Dominance, a Highly Anticipated Novel on the Manson Family Women & More

And Linda Greenhouse Explores the Often-Overlooked Burger Era on the Supreme Court

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June 06, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Republicans, Supreme Court, Manson Family, First Novels
May 31, 2016

5 Hot Book: Learning Tennis Late in Life, the Amazing World of Service Dogs, and More

May 31, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Book: Learning Tennis Late in Life, the Amazing World of Service Dogs, and More

And a Novel About the Aftermath of a Plane Crash off Martha's Vineyard

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May 31, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Tennis, Dogs, Fiction
May 23, 2016

5 Hot Books: New Sebastian Junger, and Gov. Hickenlooper's Honest Memoir

May 23, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: New Sebastian Junger, and Gov. Hickenlooper's Honest Memoir

And a Sprawling Novel about Race and Horse Racing

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May 23, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Soviet Union, Sebastian Junger, John Hickenlooper
May 16, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Rollicking-Good Book About the Rolling Stones, a Shrill Woman Speaks, and More

May 16, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Rollicking-Good Book About the Rolling Stones, a Shrill Woman Speaks, and More

And the History of Paper You Didn't Know You Needed

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May 16, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
The Rolling Stones, Feminism, Genes, Paper
May 09, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Don DeLillo's Big New Novel, Pit Bulls, and a Gay Conversion Therapy Memoir

May 09, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Don DeLillo's Big New Novel, Pit Bulls, and a Gay Conversion Therapy Memoir

And a fiction anthology about the loss of privacy in modern society

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May 09, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Don DeLillo, Dogs, Privacy, Pit Bulls, Gay Literature
May 02, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Rich Memoir of Older Women Playing Bridge, a Novel of an Unhappy Family, and More

May 02, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Rich Memoir of Older Women Playing Bridge, a Novel of an Unhappy Family, and More

And a Princeton Historian's Look Back at the Long Gas Lines of the 1970s

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May 02, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Memoir, Syria, The 1970s, Mothers and Daughters
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 20, 2016

Q&A: Adina Hoffman on Three Architects Who Built the Modern City of Jerusalem

April 20, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Adina Hoffman on Three Architects Who Built the Modern City of Jerusalem

One Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, one British colonial, and one whose origins are mysterious

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April 20, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Jerusalem, Israel, Architecture, Cities
April 18, 2016

Hot 5: A Delightful Tale of Mark Twain's Round-the-World Speaking Tour, the Meaning of the Ghetto, and More

April 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Hot 5: A Delightful Tale of Mark Twain's Round-the-World Speaking Tour, the Meaning of the Ghetto, and More

And a sociological look at the history of the ghetto

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April 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Mark Twain, Women, Science, Ghetto, Race
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
April 04, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Journalist Investigates Her Rapist, Trying to Make Sense of the Middle East, and More

April 04, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Journalist Investigates Her Rapist, Trying to Make Sense of the Middle East, and More

And an acclaimed memoirist's appreciation of soul singer James Brown

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April 04, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Middle East, Soul Music, Rape, Fiction
March 28, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Compelling New History of the Spanish Civil War, an Iranian Human Rights Memoir, and More

March 28, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Compelling New History of the Spanish Civil War, an Iranian Human Rights Memoir, and More

And a new novel from Edna O'Brien about a country girl and a genocidal visitor

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March 28, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
History, Human, Spain, Fiction, Spanish Civil War, Iran
March 21, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Mass Incarceration, a Novel About Siblings at Each Others' Throats, and More

March 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Mass Incarceration, a Novel About Siblings at Each Others' Throats, and More

And two books, a novel and a memoir, that won National Book Circle Awards last week

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March 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Fiction, Prisons, African-American Literature, Bookstores, Memoirs
February 29, 2016

5 Hot Books: Single Women as a Political Force, an Irish-American Hero, and More

February 29, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Single Women as a Political Force, an Irish-American Hero, and More

And an alarming book about the threat posed by epidemics

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February 29, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Women, Medicine, Epidemics, Fiction, Irish-American Literature
February 22, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Memoir about a Pornographer Father, Muckraking About a Major Corporation & More

February 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Memoir about a Pornographer Father, Muckraking About a Major Corporation & More

Including an exploration of how the Internet is hurting teenage girls

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February 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Bechtel, Corporations, Fiction, Internet, Memoir, Girls
February 16, 2016

5 Hot Books: A N.Y. Times Critic's Guide to Current Music, a Memoir from the Columbine Killer's Mom & More

February 16, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A N.Y. Times Critic's Guide to Current Music, a Memoir from the Columbine Killer's Mom & More

And an NBC journalist's memories of reporting in the Middle East

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February 16, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Music, Guns, Murder, Fiction, Middle East, Journalism
February 01, 2016

5 Hot Books: Diane Rehm's Somber Memoir, a Stunning Novel About an Opera Star in 19th Century Paris, and More

February 01, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Diane Rehm's Somber Memoir, a Stunning Novel About an Opera Star in 19th Century Paris, and More

Including a six-generation family history from Lena Horne's daughter

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February 01, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Civil Rights, Constitution, Germany, Diane Rehm, Fiction
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
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