Review: A History of a Smallpox Epidemic in 1721 Boston that Puts Colonial New England Under the Microscope
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It's a story that fans of medical history will find hard to resist
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REVIEW: A Gorgeous, Empathetic Novel About a Terrorist Bombing in India
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Looking at the unhappiness of everyone involved, including the bomber
Read MoreREVIEW: Are the Democratic and Republican Parties Both Imploding at the Same Time?
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This may be remembered as the year that American politics went crazy
Read MoreREVIEW: A "Delightful Page-Turner" About a Young Woman Who Was Hit By a Truck
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A novel about losing things great and small
Read MoreREVIEW: Do Young People Really Need to Study So Much Math? Maybe Not
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A professor argues for less pre-calculus, more practical math
Read MoreREVIEW: A Fantastic Novel of a Black Hustler in 1920's Harlem
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Using the horror genre to convey the pain of the black American experience
Read MoreREVIEW: Making the Butchers of the Balkan Wars Pay for their Crimes
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A triumph, of sorts, for international human rights
Read MoreREVIEW: Theodore Roosevelt Deserves a Lot of the Credit--or Blame--for the Rise of Presidential Primaries
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In 1912, party primaries were considered a great progressive reform
Read MoreREVIEW: Just How Satisfied Should Liberals be with the Obama Presidency?
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Liberal pundit Bill Press's answer is: not very
Read MoreREVIEW: How to Stop the Super-Rich From Dominating Presidential Politics
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Fixing the campaign finance system after Citizens United
Read MoreReview: An Ultra High-Energy Novel About the 1999 Seattle Anti-WTO Protests
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It asks to be consumed in a single sitting, much like a film or a play
Read MoreReview: A Story of Obsession: These People Really Love Their Rare Porcelain
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De Waal is a master at conjuring the seductive power stored in things
Read MoreReview: Islamic State, the Murder of James Foley, and the Miasma of Horror that Continues Today
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A Gripping Account of an Unspeakable Horror, and Its Aftermath
Read MoreReview: ‘Black Earth’: A New Take on How the Holocaust Happened
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A compelling history that also speaks to the present and the future
Read MoreReview: Who's a Good Dog Book? Beloved Dog is a (Very) Good Dog Book
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If ever an inanimate object radiated pure love, Beloved Dog is that item.
Read MoreReview: A Feminist Icon Takes Us On a Sometimes Too-Fast-Moving Adventure
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From family car trips, to founding Ms. Magazine, to India
Read MoreReview: A Smart, Insider's Look at the Republican Presidential Clown Car
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Trump, Carson, Cruz, and the rest -- leading the GOP in circles through the wilderness
Read MoreReview: Blogging Death, and Searching for Meaning in a Painful Decline
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A Minnesota Professor Who Shared His Struggle with ALS with the World
Read MoreReview: Sarah Vowell is Great -- But a Little Goes a Long Way
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"I’m all for the six or seven minute Vowell, which seems to be the right length for a yawp."
Read MoreReview: Mary Gaitskill’s Heartwarming Novel of Awkward Racial Tension
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A tale of how white guilt and the need for love intermingle to create messy human relationships
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