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The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

Featuring art thieves, Nazi-resistors, medieval scientists, and more

By Book Marks | November 24, 2020

On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes

On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes

Melissa Scholes Young on Humble Beginnings, Thanksgiving, and Leisure Time

By Melissa Scholes Young | November 24, 2020

Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight <em>New Yorker</em> Covers

Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight New Yorker Covers

Also, His All-Time Favorite

By Bruce McCall | November 24, 2020

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

The Paired Narrative Trajectories of Christ and Cash

By Frederick Kaufman | November 24, 2020

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

"Heedless of the flames, she pulled the injured soldier from the burning wreck."

By Victor Failmezger | November 24, 2020

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

Luigi Amara on the Curious Place of Hair Pieces in the Age of Enlightenment 

By Luigi Amara | November 24, 2020

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Arctic Fever and the Creation of the Hyper-Masculine Explorer

Arctic Fever and the Creation of the Hyper-Masculine Explorer

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By Time to Eat the Dogs | November 24, 2020

How and Why We Cut Ourselves Off from the Natural World

How and Why We Cut Ourselves Off from the Natural World

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Want to own an art book on the Sistine Chapel? That’ll be $22,000—and you can’t return it.

Want to own an art book on the Sistine Chapel? That’ll be $22,000—and you can’t return it.

By Walker Caplan | November 23, 2020

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 23, 2020

Decades of Alan Rickman’s diaries will be published as a book in 2022.

Decades of Alan Rickman’s diaries will be published as a book in 2022.

By Walker Caplan | November 23, 2020

Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as United States Poet Laureate.

Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as United States Poet Laureate.

By Walker Caplan | November 23, 2020

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

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