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I read this book with indecent speed and greed, but it deserves to be read at a pace closer to lived time. I particularly love Levy’s amused curiosity about strangers.

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Verkaik’s larger theme is the toxification of British public life by the private school system and the injustice and inequality that educational apartheid based on wealth entails. But the blatant theft of public resources is the book’s sharpest point.

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...some of the arguments, particularly in the sections on health care and student debt, are more exacting than others; a section on foreign policy is sensible but covers familiar ground. Overall, though, this is an intelligent call for practical reform.

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A Casablanca without heroes and just the thing for those who like their crime stories the darkest shade of noir.

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Golfers and golf-o-philes will gobble this down and no doubt ignore the repetitiveness that may dissuade other readers.

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Though the book is not for readers unfamiliar with the historical terrain, Vinen provides a well-written, deeply considered work on a year that seems increasingly immediate in both its impact and implications.

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My Struggle, the six-volume autobiographical work of Karl Ove Knausgaard, is “dense, complex, and brilliant.” Others discussed include Jennifer Egan, Vladimir Nabokov, and Edward St. Aubyn as well as Roberto Bolaño's 2666—"literary genius." As Prose implores: “Drop everything. Start reading. Now.”

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By sharing this history, Ratay also provides a useful juxtaposition against the modern vacation, with each person engaged with an electronic device rather than each other and the surroundings outside the windows. A lighthearted, entertaining trip down Memory Lane.

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The band may no longer have mattered, but its legacy mattered to the authors, who make it matter to the readers. More than a footnote to the rise and fall of one of the last great rock bands.

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Both of the author’s key subjects come across as baffling, complicated individuals, deserving of love and respect despite their flaws, shaped by a society that viewed a mother who had a child out of wedlock as shameful. A precise and honest depiction of a family wound that has still not entirely healed.

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Richly populated with fascinating northlanders, Native Americans, and many border patrol agents, this is highly entertaining and informative travel literature.

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Obsessed with Shakespeare, Verdi wrote three operas based on the plays. Otello, writes the author, “is without doubt one of Verdi’s greatest works.” Once again, Suchet hits his mark.

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Through her teaching, writing, and presentations, she helped to define Taiwan as “a free and democratic nation, preserving a high degree of Chinese culture, while pursuing peace and prosperity.” An inspiring life story of unvanquished resilience.

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A sturdy but not entirely fresh study for readers interested in the fate of Western water and in the settlement of the West and a good place to start learning about a key figure.

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Though the subject matter of the memoir is heavy, Silber’s tone is full of optimism and irreverence, effectively keeping readers engaged as they travel through their darkest thoughts.

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...examines trends in Islamist and alt-right acts of political violence...Of considerable interest to the geopolitically inclined, as are all of Laqueur’s many books.

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Other notable contributors include Nancy Pelosi, Gabrielle Giffords, and Wes Moore. More than 70 voices combine to create a powerful chorus singing a hymn of hope and gratitude.

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...because she never lingers long on any one idea, readers may feel that there is much more to be said about motherhood, alcoholism, art, and physicality than is being delivered. A curious and lyrical study that touches on many important ideas, but often only glancingly.

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A useful book that effectively “conveys the challenges posed by infectious disease and relates a story of unparalleled successes in vaccines that have raised both the quality and quantity of life for all people.”

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The international Cold War rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union did not lead to World War III, but as Chamberlin ably shows in this tour de force, that does not mean the era’s rivalries did not result in widespread carnage.

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