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November 12, 2021

REVIEW: Why Did the New Boeing 737 Max Have Two Crashes in Just 5 Months?

November 12, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Why Did the New Boeing 737 Max Have Two Crashes in Just 5 Months?

Exploring the Catastrophic Consequences of Myriad Decisions

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November 12, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Boeing, Airplane Crashes
October 21, 2021

REVIEW: How Muslims Shaped the Americas -- and How the Americas Shaped Muslims

October 21, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: How Muslims Shaped the Americas -- and How the Americas Shaped Muslims

“No doubt, Islam has a place within me,” the irreverent author says. “But do I have a place within it?”

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October 21, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Islam, Religion in America, Muslim-Americans
September 30, 2021

REVIEW: Three Great Essay Collections Illustrate the Power of Noticing the World

September 30, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW:  Three Great Essay Collections Illustrate the Power of Noticing the World

An Assortment of Riches from Vivian Gornick, James Wood, and Edmund White

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September 30, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Vivian Gornick, Edmund White, James Wood
September 13, 2021

REVIEW: Harlem Shuffle is a Journey Into Criminal Minds and American Consciousness

September 13, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Harlem Shuffle is a Journey Into Criminal Minds and American Consciousness

Embedded in Harlem Shuffle’s narrative is Whitehead’s willingness to confront race, class, and power head-on.

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September 13, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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African-American Literature, Modern Fiction, Harlem
August 26, 2021

REVIEW: A Lyrical Thriller Set at a Luxury Fishing Lodge, Where Something Isn't Right

August 26, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Lyrical Thriller Set at a Luxury Fishing Lodge, Where Something Isn't Right

One Key Question: Why Do You Need a Code to Leave the Lodge?

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August 26, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Thrillers, Fishing Lodges, Literary Thrillers
July 10, 2021

REVIEW: A New Biography of John Steinbeck, 'America's Most Pissed Off Writer'

July 10, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A New Biography of John Steinbeck, 'America's Most Pissed Off Writer'

A Literary Genius Who is Perhaps Best Admired at Arm’s Length

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July 10, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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John Steinbeck, American Literature
May 16, 2021

REVIEW: Looking Back on America's First Civil Rights Movement

May 16, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Looking Back on America's First Civil Rights Movement

Today’s Civil Rights Advocacy is Part of a Mighty Stream Flowing from the Earliest Days of the Republic

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May 16, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Reconstruction
May 09, 2021

REVIEW: The Story of Three Women Who Co-Conspired for Abolition and Women's Rights

May 09, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Story of Three Women Who Co-Conspired for Abolition and Women's Rights

Harriet Tubman, Frances Miller Seward, and Martha Coffin Wright Worked Together to Change the World

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May 09, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Harriet Tubman, Abolition, Women's Rights
April 28, 2021

REVIEW: An Investigative Reporter Takes a Close Look at the Sackler Family and the Opioid Crisis

April 28, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Investigative Reporter Takes a Close Look at the Sackler Family and the Opioid Crisis

A Rags-to-Enormous-Riches Story with Dark Undercurrents

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April 28, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Oxycontin, Opioids, Sackler Family
April 16, 2021

REVIEW: When it Comes to War, Never Say Never

April 16, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: When it Comes to War, Never Say Never

The Grim Reality of History is that Peace is All Too Often Merely a Prelude to the Next War

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April 16, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
War, Military
April 09, 2021

REVIEW: A Smart Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Being an Adult

April 09, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Smart Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Being an Adult

Pro Tip: It All Starts with Focusing on Personal Integrity

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April 09, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Adulting, Advice Books
January 22, 2021

REVIEW: How the Blackwell Sisters Broke into Medicine -- and Changed It Forever

January 22, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: How the Blackwell Sisters Broke into Medicine -- and Changed It Forever

Two Women Who Broke the Medical Glass Ceiling in the Mid-1800s

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January 22, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Women's History, Medical History
January 15, 2021

REVIEW: A New Yorker Writer's Well-Timed Biography of a Man Named Biden

January 15, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A New Yorker Writer's Well-Timed Biography of a Man Named Biden

A Life Marked by Extraordinary Tragedies — and Successes

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January 15, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Joe Biden, Presidency, Biography
October 24, 2020

REVIEW: A New Biography of 'Smokin' Joe' Frazier, a Champ with the Common Touch

October 24, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A New Biography of 'Smokin' Joe' Frazier, a Champ with the Common Touch

Fighting Against Frazier, One Ring Veteran Says, was Like ‘Getting Hit by Four Hands’

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October 24, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Joe Frazier, Boxing, Heavyweight Boxers
October 09, 2020

REVIEW: Remembering One of America's Greatest Conmen, a 'Sanctimonious Rascal'

October 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Remembering One of America's Greatest Conmen, a 'Sanctimonious Rascal'

James Jesse Strang Had Great Success in Fooling People . . . Until His Luck Ran Out

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October 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Conmen, Mormans, Western History
October 02, 2020

REVIEW: Marilynne Robinson's 'Jack' Wrestles with Two Great Themes: Race and Sin

October 02, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Marilynne Robinson's 'Jack' Wrestles with Two Great Themes: Race and Sin

Unlike Her Previous Works, in this One the Subject of Race is Inescapable

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October 02, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Race, Sin, American Fiction
September 25, 2020

REVIEW: Anne Applebaum Explores the Enduring Lure of Authoritarianism

September 25, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Anne Applebaum Explores the Enduring Lure of Authoritarianism

From Poland and Hungary to England and America, the Seduction of Tyranny Is Strong

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September 25, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Authoritarianism, Fascism
September 11, 2020

REVIEW: Elena Ferrante's Brilliant Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman

September 11, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Elena Ferrante's Brilliant Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman

‘The Lying Life of Adults’ is the Acclaimed Novelist’s Latest Triumph

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September 11, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Elena Ferrante, Italian Literature
August 20, 2020

REVIEWS: College Admissions, Seen from Both Sides of the Nation's Wealth Gap

August 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEWS: College Admissions, Seen from Both Sides of the Nation's Wealth Gap

An Anxiety-Producing Rite of Passage, for Rich Kids and Poor Ones

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August 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
College Admissions, College Admissions Scandal
July 29, 2020

REVIEW: A Humane Memoir by a Victim of the Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack

July 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Humane Memoir by a Victim of the Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack

The Author, Who Lost His Jaw in the Attack, Wrestles with Its Enduring Meaning

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July 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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France, Terrorism, Charlie Hebdo
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