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February 05, 2018

5 Hot Books: A Border Patrol Agent Tells All, the C.I.A. at War, and More

February 05, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Border Patrol Agent Tells All, the C.I.A. at War, and More

And an Important Look Inside an Infamous Chicago Housing Project

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February 05, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mexican Border, Chicago
February 01, 2018

REVIEW: An Incisive Look at Race -- and How We Should Be Talking About It

February 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Incisive Look at Race -- and How We Should Be Talking About It

“Words are always at the heart of all our problems, and the beginning of all our solutions.”

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February 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Race, Diversity
January 31, 2018

REVIEW: Joseph Conrad: Witness to a Changing, Often-Horrific World

January 31, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Joseph Conrad: Witness to a Changing, Often-Horrific World

Using the Novelist's Life to Examine the Often-Troubling Rise of Globalization

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January 31, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Joseph Conrad, Globalization, British Literature, Poland
January 29, 2018

5 Hot Books: Trump's First 100 Days, Jefferson's Daughters, and More

January 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Trump's First 100 Days, Jefferson's Daughters, and More

And A Thriller About Resisting Hitler On The Eve of World War II

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January 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
5 Hot Books
Trump, Thomas Jefferson, Race
January 26, 2018

REVIEW: A Son's Memoir of the Golden Age of Cartoonists

January 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Son's Memoir of the Golden Age of Cartoonists

The World of John Cullen Murphy, Drawer of Prince Valiant, and His Friends

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January 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Cartoons, Humor, Biography
January 24, 2018

VIDEO: Watch Ursula K. Le Guin Talk About Book Writing and Capitalism

January 24, 2018/ Adam Cohen
VIDEO: Watch Ursula K. Le Guin Talk About Book Writing and Capitalism

On the Occasion of Her Death, Remembering the Author's Fiery Spirit

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January 24, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Video
Ursula K. Le Guin, Science Fiction, Capitalism, Book Publishing
January 22, 2018

5 Hot Books: Genocide in WW II Ukraine, When Will We Die? and More

January 22, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Genocide in WW II Ukraine, When Will We Die? and More

And Scientists Duel to Shape The World

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January 22, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Holocaust, Science, Crime
January 18, 2018

READ THIS: "Trumpocracy" is the Trump Takedown We Need Right Now

January 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen
READ THIS: "Trumpocracy" is the Trump Takedown We Need Right Now

David Frum Has Been Keeping Track of the Ways Our Democracy Has Been Degraded So Far

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January 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Donald Trump, Democracy, Fascism, Presidency
January 16, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: The Rise of Marijuana in America, Rethinking Vietnam, and More

January 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Rise of Marijuana in America, Rethinking Vietnam, and More

And Niall Ferguson on the Subversive Power of Networks, from the 15th Century to Silicon Valley

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January 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Marijuana, Vietnam, Networks
January 12, 2018

REVIEW: Ali Smith's 'Winter' is a Fine, Intricate Novel of Friendship and Life

January 12, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Ali Smith's 'Winter' is a Fine, Intricate Novel of Friendship and Life

A Remarkable Second Volume in the Author's Planned Four-Part Seasonal Quartet

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January 12, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Ali Smith, Fiction
January 10, 2018

REVIEW: A Revealing Look at the Hidden Lives of Child Prodigies

January 10, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Revealing Look at the Hidden Lives of Child Prodigies

Getting Into Harvard at Age 11, Being a Piano Virtuoso at Age 4, and Other Unusual Life Trajectories

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January 10, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Children, Prodigies, Geniuses
January 08, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: The Trump Takedown Everyone's Talking About, LSD, and More

January 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Trump Takedown Everyone's Talking About, LSD, and More

And 'Bad Jobs and Poor Decisions,' a Memoir of Life in the Working-Class Trenches

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January 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Working Class, Timothy Leary
December 22, 2017

READ THIS: A Novel About a Sick, Soon-to-Die George Orwell Writing '1984'

December 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen
READ THIS: A Novel About a Sick, Soon-to-Die George Orwell Writing '1984'

The Author Was Close to Death when He Wrote the Anti-Totalitarian Classic

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December 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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George Orwell, British Fiction, Writers
December 20, 2017

ESSAY: "Somebody's Gotta Say It": A Feminist Wrestles With Chris Rock's Humor

December 20, 2017/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: "Somebody's Gotta Say It": A Feminist Wrestles With Chris Rock's Humor

"Critics, All of Them Men, as Far as I Can Tell, Have Lavished Praise . . ."

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December 20, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Essay
Chris Rock, Comedy, Feminism
December 18, 2017

5 HOT BOOK: Mary Beard on Women and Power, Virtual Reality, and More

December 18, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOK: Mary Beard on Women and Power, Virtual Reality, and More

And a Woman Who Tracks Down the Lost Street Children of Uganda

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December 18, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Women, Virtual Reality, Uganda
December 15, 2017

REVIEW: A History of New York City that Focuses on its Remarkable Rise

December 15, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A History of New York City that Focuses on its Remarkable Rise

For New York, 1898-1919 Was an Era of Vigor, Optimism, Energy, and Struggle

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December 15, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
New York City, Cities
December 13, 2017

REVIEW: Remembering the 'Wobblies,' a Fabled, Fighting Labor Union

December 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Remembering the 'Wobblies,' a Fabled, Fighting Labor Union

Industrial Workers Who Believed in Militancy, Solidarity, and Songs

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December 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Labor Unions, Industrial Workers of the World, Wobblies
December 11, 2017

5 HOT Books: An Aristocratic Anti-Nazi Commando, Royal Marriages and More

December 11, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT Books: An Aristocratic Anti-Nazi Commando, Royal Marriages and More

And a Sharp and Insightful Collection of Musings from Ursula K. Le Guin

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December 11, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Royalty, Jellyfish, World War II
December 08, 2017

Q&A: A Feminist Take on "Pride and Prejudice" -- with a Christmas Theme

December 08, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Feminist Take on "Pride and Prejudice" -- with a Christmas Theme

What if the Female Protagonist was Darcy, and She Had More Control Over Her Life?

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December 08, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
December 06, 2017

REVIEW: In These Fraught Times, Is there a Better Way to Think About Race?

December 06, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: In These Fraught Times, Is there a Better Way to Think About Race?

A Philosopher, who is Himself Biracial, Offers Up a New Way to Think About an Old Issue

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December 06, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Race, Racism, Racial Discrimination
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