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Was George Eliot Wrong to Think Books Could Make People Better?

Was George Eliot Wrong to Think Books Could Make People Better?

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A Brief History of the Green New Deal (So Far)

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Hope for Planet Earth: The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change

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The Erased Lives of Enslaved Women Forced to Have the Children of Their Enslavers

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