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A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better. In her first novel since “Americanah,” she draws on a ...

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The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration the timing seemed too good to be true. Den of Spies ...

The topics of this fleet and vivid new account of the papacy’s recent history are familiar—disputes over sexual mores, war and peace, church and state, money, and the reach of Vatican ...

Miller’s “The Last Manager” is a biography of the fiery Orioles skipper who was ahead of his time as a strategist Katherine Stewart’s book attempts to debunk the notion that Trumpism is ...

And these aren’t the first luxury strawberries I’ve tried: In January 2024, Ikigai Fruits sent me fruit grown by a collective of strawberry farmers in Nara, Japan. The variety pack I was sent ...

International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8th, honours women's achievements and their contributions across various fields. It also highlights the ongoing struggle for gender equality. The ...

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