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A Brief History of Seven-Figure Book Advances

A Brief History of Seven-Figure Book Advances

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What Snow White and the Evil Queen Taught Me About Desire

What Snow White and the Evil Queen Taught Me About Desire

"Fairy Tales Don’t Tell Children to Stop Wanting—Only to Be Careful"

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Life and Death in the Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit

Life and Death in the Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit

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In Search of the Great Wooly Mammoth

In Search of the Great Wooly Mammoth

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