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Seals have rebounded. Not everyone loves them.A number of seal species have been pulled back from near-extinction. But the animals are being blamed for attracting sharks to beaches and decimating fish stocks.聽
Bruuuce! The story behind the rock-star power of Springsteen鈥檚 鈥楤orn to Run.鈥�In 1975, Bruce Springsteen was about to be dropped by his record label. But the album 鈥淏orn to Run鈥� changed everything 鈥� for him and for rock.
Art theft or reclamation? A mystery of epic proportions.In 鈥淭he Great Chinese Art Heist,鈥� Ralph Pezzullo links a string of recent robberies with misdeeds of the colonial past.
David Hockney鈥檚 world vibrates in living colorIn 鈥淒avid Hockney,鈥� the artist鈥檚 work jumps off the page, pulsing with life. A retrospective and a book capture his vitality and inventiveness.
Alaska beckoned. A young adventurer trades screen time for wilderness savvy.Ben Weissenbach found himself tamed by the Alaskan wilderness, schooled by skilled outdoorspeople, and rescued from hubris by an eagerness to learn.聽聽
How Monopoly games rescued POWs from German prison campsIn 鈥淢onopoly X,鈥� Philip E. Orbanes explores the ingenuity and resourcefulness behind the creation of special game boards with hidden tools.
The day that Unite the Right marched in CharlottesvilleJournalist Deborah Baker follows the trail of far-right agitators, city officials, and church leaders in 鈥滳harlottesville: An American Story.鈥�
Cool midsummer reads to help you get by in JulyThe Monitor鈥檚 10 best books for July take you on a spin through humor, history, true crime, and nature.聽
Test your killer instincts: Here are 4 summer mysteries to solveA cavalcade of crime stoppers is hot on the trail of murderers and miscreants in this quartet of entertaining mystery novels.聽
Charity begins at home for a privileged family in 鈥楾he Greatest Possible Good鈥�Ben Brooks pokes gentle fun at a wealthy do-gooder and his materialistic family in this morality tale that asks: How far would you go to help others?聽
4 picture books that roar with stories of courage and friendshipEven the smallest among us can lead change. That鈥檚 the message of this charming quartet of children鈥檚 picture books.
The vanilla orchid gave up its secrets to an enslaved Black botanist鈥淭he Rarest Fruit鈥� depicts how Edmond Albius, a 19th-century Black wunderkind, solved a pollination puzzle.
Dip into the pool of the 10 best books of JuneThe 10 best books of June are perfect for al fresco reading, whether hammock, park bench, or beach blanket.聽
A burned-out nature writer gets a radical reset breeding ducksBeloved author James Rebanks takes a hiatus from his farm in the Lake District for a sojourn on a far-flung island among the 鈥渄uck women.鈥�
In Johannesburg, a library sparks hope for the city鈥檚 futureJohannesburg鈥檚 central library recently reopened after a five-year closure, a signal of the city鈥檚 revival after years of decline.
The man who helped shape the modern Republican Party 鈥� before TrumpColumnist William F. Buckley Jr. articulated a vision of American conservatism that guided politicians from Goldwater to Nixon to Reagan.
Everyone鈥檚 doom-scrolling about the AI apocalypse. This book stays down to Earth.Adam Becker, author of 鈥淢ore Everything Forever,鈥� says tech titans are trying to decide the future of humanity. Here鈥檚 what their techno-domination narratives miss.
Democratic ideals and the rule of law have persisted across nations and erasAmitav Acharya鈥檚 鈥淭he Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive the Decline of the West鈥� examines roots of self-government.
Robert Smalls鈥� Civil War bravery jumps off the page. A new comic captures his legacy.Can a new graphic novel help cement the legacy of Robert Smalls? The little-known Civil War figure caught the attention of a Hollywood writer and producer, who says that telling Smalls鈥� story could 鈥渃hange lives.鈥�- Robert Smalls鈥� Civil War bravery jumps off the page. A new comic captures his legacy.Can a new graphic novel help cement the legacy of Robert Smalls? The little-known Civil War figure caught the attention of a Hollywood writer and producer, who says that telling Smalls鈥� story could 鈥渃hange lives.鈥�
