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November 26, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Why We Dream, Why the News is Broken, and More

November 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Why We Dream, Why the News is Broken, and More

And a New Dystopian Novel from Joyce Carol Oates

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November 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Dreams, Edward Degas, Joyce Carol Oates
November 19, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: A Timely Look at How to Get Rid of a President, Churchill, and More

November 19, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Timely Look at How to Get Rid of a President, Churchill, and More

And a Religious Scholar’s Close Reading of the Qur’an

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November 19, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Impeachment, Churchill, The Qu'ran
November 13, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Michelle Obama's Big Memoir, New Orleans History, and More

November 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Michelle Obama's Big Memoir, New Orleans History, and More

And a Smart Biography of a Leading Modern Architect

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November 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Michelle Obama, First Ladies
November 05, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Fugitive Slaves, the Race to Cure Cancer, and More

November 05, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Fugitive Slaves, the Race to Cure Cancer, and More

And the Remarkable Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin

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November 05, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Fugitive Slaves, Immunotherapy Cancer Treatments
October 22, 2018

5 Hot Books: A New John Grisham Novel, Exploring Trump's Women and More

October 22, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A New John Grisham Novel, Exploring Trump's Women and More

And a Fascinating, Definitive Biography of Fryderyk Chopin

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October 22, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
John Grisham, Fryderyk Chopin
October 15, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: A Big New Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biography, Babe Ruth, and More

October 15, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Big New Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biography, Babe Ruth, and More

And a Stately and Compelling Biography of Frederick Douglass

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October 15, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Frederick Douglass, Babe Ruth
October 09, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: A Pioneering Black Woman Lawyer, Leonard Cohen, and More

October 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Pioneering Black Woman Lawyer, Leonard Cohen, and More

And a Gripping Account of Napoleon’s Exile in Elba

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October 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Leonard Cohen, Napoleon, African-American History
October 01, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Appreciating Women's Anger, Michael Lewis, and More

October 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Appreciating Women's Anger, Michael Lewis, and More

And a Graphic Artist Comes to Terms with Her Nazi Grandparents

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October 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Anger, Federal Government, Nazis
September 24, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Poisonous Food, Remembering Lorraine Hansberry, and More

September 24, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Poisonous Food, Remembering Lorraine Hansberry, and More

And a Cartoon Book About the Life of Political Theorist Hannah Arendt

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September 24, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Food Safety, Lorraine Hansberry, Hannah Arendt
September 17, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Being Broke in America, the Prison Business, and More

September 17, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Being Broke in America, the Prison Business, and More

And Jill Lepore’s Fine History of the United States, from Columbus to Trump

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September 17, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Poverty, Prisons, American History
September 04, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, Gov. Brown's Family, and More

September 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, Gov. Brown's Family, and More

And a Google Engineer’s Literate Reflections on Code and Philosophy

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September 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Black Lives Matter, Jerry Brown, Computer Coding
August 27, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: How Trump is Destroying America, Identity Politics, and More

August 27, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How Trump is Destroying America, Identity Politics, and More

And Steve Jobs’ Daughter on Her Difficult Relationship with Her Father

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August 27, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Steve Jobs
August 20, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: What is it Like to Be a Soldier in Iraq?, Edgy Parenthood, and More

August 20, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: What is it Like to Be a Soldier in Iraq?, Edgy Parenthood, and More

And a Beguiling Look at British Colonials in India as the Empire Fades Away

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August 20, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Soldiers, Parenthood, The Raj
August 13, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: How the Internet Messes Up Our Heads, a Holocaust Mystery, and More

August 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How the Internet Messes Up Our Heads, a Holocaust Mystery, and More

And a Fascinating New Take on How Humans Evolved, and Keep Evolving

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August 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Internet, Holocaust
August 05, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Opioid Addiction Destroying America, a Cop Speaks, and More

August 05, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Opioid Addiction Destroying America, a Cop Speaks, and More

And a New York Times Correspondent’s Clear-Eyed Look at the Middle East

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August 05, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Opioid Addiction, Egypt, Police
July 30, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Princess Margaret, Adventures in the American South, and More

July 30, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Princess Margaret, Adventures in the American South, and More

And a Memoir of Life as a Hostage of Somali Pirates

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July 30, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Princess Margaret, The South
July 23, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Trump's (Disturbing!) Twitter Library, Guaranteed Income, and More

July 23, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Trump's (Disturbing!) Twitter Library, Guaranteed Income, and More

And a Fascinating Memoir About the Family that Invented Jell-O

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July 23, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Jello, Trump's Tweets, Guaranteed Basic Income
July 16, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Kakutani on the Trump Era, Patsy Cline's Hometown, and More

July 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Kakutani on the Trump Era, Patsy Cline's Hometown, and More

And Gory War Stories from an Urban Ambulance Attendant

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July 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Michiko Kakutani, Virginia History, Ambulances
July 09, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: An Oral History of Silicon Valley, Cyberwarfare, and More

July 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: An Oral History of Silicon Valley, Cyberwarfare, and More

And a Stenographer in the Obama White House Tells All

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July 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Silicon Valley, Obama White House
July 02, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: 1968 Protests Around the World, the Grand Canyon, and More

July 02, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: 1968 Protests Around the World, the Grand Canyon, and More

And an Atmospheric Look at the Criminal Underworld of 1930s Shanghai

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July 02, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
1968, Shanghai, Rocky Marciano
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