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Nothing would do more to eradicate fear of the other, she argues, though she acknowledges that America at the moment would be too scared to pull it off. An engaging and inviting study of humanity’s long-standing fear of the other.

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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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Young has said that her essays emerge from feelings of awkwardness about herself and her place in the world, but with this collection and those to follow, the world of this promising New Zealander is about to become wider.

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Caveney seeks to understand pain and find redemption through the very act of surviving. Raw, compelling, and darkly lyrical.

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The author writes clearly and with a firm grasp of historical comparison, intimately focused on compelling figures; still, his work could use fuller focus on the actual resistance movements Trump has inspired. An engaging jeremiad proposing that “the resistance is now in the hands of a new generation.”

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Shah, whose book comes garlanded with threats advising against publication from its reluctant subject, makes the case that Green was a creation first of his parents, then of his times.

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In her absorbing new book, her subject’s faith in “the combined palliatives of reason and honor” is on full display, even as he’s tested by a deplorable law enforcement team.

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Brockes, I suspect, will be the same kind of mother — bigger, louder and stronger. She already is. And in the end, there is no doubt that her decision — at least for us readers — was an excellent one indeed.

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Rich in memorable patient portraits, Baxter’s book is at once a meditation on lives saved and lost as well as a testament to the challenges inherent in humanitarian work. An honest, moving memoir giving voice to those without one.

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White’s book is a collection of essays, each connecting the seemingly thousands of books he has read – I find it impossible to imagine anyone better read than White, though with typical modesty he insists he knows lots of people who are...

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“Spying on Whales” is prime science writing, a distillation of a subject that is neither condescending nor exclusive. Lovers of science – especially biology – will adore it, but even absent those interests, a reader possessed of simple natural curiosity might well find themselves diving deep.

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High-level gossip of a kind, but a well-sourced, train wreck–fascinating look at the makings of Clan Trump, “so uniquely suited for the second decade of the twenty-first century and its fame-obsessed, money-hungry, voracious twenty-four-hour cycle of a culture.”

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Katkin also incorporates the stories of other couples, giving a wide-angle look at the pros and cons of medical intervention, the use of surrogate mothers, and the extreme measures many will go to in order to have a baby. A well-researched, informative, and positive account of a very long journey to motherhood.

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Stern is such a skilled stylist—and such an unforgiving judge of herself—that the memoir radiates a morbid fascination.

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Well-researched, eloquent, and entertaining, Flaherty’s book is not only a witty, incisive reflection on a beloved dance and its history. It is also an intimate celebration of dance, life, and the art of taking chances.

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The book lacks the grace of a Greil Marcus, but the pages turn quickly enough to engage readers intrigued by the Dead’s mystique. For Deadheads, sure, but also rock fans who may wonder where the road led after Jerry died.

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In the end, writes Hanna-Attisha, this is “the story of a government poisoning its own citizens, and then lying about it”—and it demands greater justice than has been served. An important contribution to the literature of environmental activism—and environmental racism.

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A searing memoir filled with horrors that impressively remains upbeat, highly inspiring, and always educational.

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