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Fast and fabulous: Cookbooks with recipes that come together in a snapBusy people relish cookbooks with recipes that call for less time, more taste. A recent set of titles provides clever tips, tricks, and shortcuts.聽
What鈥檚 really worth doing? A philosopher weighs in.Adam Adatto Sandel鈥檚 鈥淗appiness in Action: A Philosopher鈥檚 Guide to the Good Life鈥� points out three keys to lasting satisfaction and joy.聽
Collage artists layer meaning and delightEric Carle鈥檚 books, like 鈥淭he Very Hungry Caterpillar,鈥� inspire collage artists to express themselves through this 鈥渞ebel鈥� technique. Their art honors his legacy.聽
The 鈥榠mprobable鈥� presidency of Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland was the 鈥渟elf-made, scrupulously honest鈥� person Americans say they want in a president. So why isn鈥檛 he better remembered?聽
Matthew Teller鈥檚 Jerusalem: A rich tapestry of humanityJerusalem鈥檚 Old City swirls with a mix of peoples, cultures, and religions. A book by a veteran Middle East correspondent explores lesser-known tales of a diverse city.
Geena Davis memoir shows how she learned to stand up for herselfActor Geena Davis鈥� memoir 鈥淒ying of Politeness鈥� tells the story of how her movie roles gave her the confidence to move beyond extreme deference.
Baseball columnist Tyler Kepner sets up a history of the World Series鈥淭he Grandest Stage鈥� by Tyler Kepner tells the offbeat stories behind MLB鈥檚 World Series with an eye toward the players who rose to the occasion.聽 聽
Appalachian survival: 鈥楧emon Copperhead鈥� is a riveting, epic taleBarbara Kingsolver鈥檚 鈥淒emon Copperhead鈥� re-imagines Dickens鈥� 鈥淒avid Copperfield鈥� as a story of survival set in the Appalachian Mountains.
Lincoln, JFK, and an Adams: October books go patrioticFeatured among October鈥檚 10 best books are JFK, Lincoln, and Sam Adams 鈥� and the crises that shaped their roles as presidents or political insiders.
For men torn down by war, getting back up is a battle worthy of hopeCombat veteran Bill Glose鈥檚 short stories in 鈥淎ll the Ruined Men鈥� crack open the challenges faced by Gulf War soldiers and their families.聽
Vienna: City of 鈥榗harm and flair,鈥� from Trajan to Mozart and beyondAngus Robertson鈥檚 鈥淭he Crossroads of Civilization: A History of Vienna鈥� provides readers with a deep background on this glittering city.
Humans use tech to connect. A novelist explores whether it鈥檚 working.In 鈥淭he Candy House,鈥� novelist Jennifer Egan explores the human need to be seen and to connect with others, in real life and through technology.聽 聽
Manzanar camp novel explores moral culpability during World War IIA sweeping novel tells of a California ranching family in the 1940s, and the building of Manzanar camp to detain Japanese American citizens.聽
How the Pineapple Express saved 1,000 Afghans from the TalibanAmid the chaos of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a retired Green Beret and a cohort of volunteers asked themselves, 鈥淲hat can I do?鈥� The answer saved 1,000 Afghans from the Taliban.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault: 鈥業 want to tell the truth about our people鈥�Veteran journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks about civil rights and her new book, 鈥淢y People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives.鈥�
First LookAuthor Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize for 'courage' and 'acuity'Annie Ernaux of France has won this year鈥檚 Nobel Prize in literature for her ability to chronicle events in her life and the lives of those around her. Ms. Ernaux is the 17th woman to win a Nobel Prize in literature, out of 119 total laureates.聽
Don鈥檛 drain the swamp: Annie Proulx extols the virtues of wetlandsIn 鈥淔en, Bog and Swamp,鈥� Annie Proulx eloquently argues the case for cherishing wetlands as critical to Earth鈥檚 ecosystems.聽
What the military could learn from the civil rights movementCivil rights leaders waged nonviolent campaigns as carefully as if they were military operations. A historian unpacks lessons from their strategy.
鈥楬ester鈥� imagines a backstory to Hawthorne鈥檚 鈥楾he Scarlet Letter鈥�Hester Prynne refused to be shamed for her actions in 鈥淭he Scarlet Letter.鈥� Was Hawthorne writing about someone he knew?聽
US poet laureate Ada Lim贸n: 鈥楾hings can grow here, and I can grow here.鈥�Poetry helps us 鈥渨alk into the room of ourselves鈥� and reconsider who we are, says Ada Lim贸n, the new U.S. poet laureate.
