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The shadow economy that lets the ultra rich enjoy 鈥榝riction free lives鈥�Nelson D. Schwartz explores the perils of a financial system that enables one percenters to move to the head of the line in 鈥楾he Velvet Rope Economy.鈥�
The internet as it is: 鈥楲urking鈥� shows the web鈥檚 wins and lossesUnlike other books on the subject, Joanne McNeil鈥檚 shrewd history of the internet doesn鈥檛 pretend there was ever an online golden age.
Jules Feiffer, a stubborn pooch, and a children鈥檚 counting bookThe indefatigable cartoonist talks about how he resisted drawing animals, and how he finally wrote the sequel to his picture book, 鈥淏ark, George.鈥�
Q&A with poet Naomi Shihab NyeHow do parents keep kids learning and playing with words, even as online classes end? The Young People鈥檚 Poet Laureate has some ideas.
The 10 best books of May to enjoy in the fresh airFrom debut novels to political biographies, May brings showers of new releases to entertain and enlighten.
Edward Snowden arouses little sympathy in 鈥楧ark Mirror鈥�Barton Gellman鈥檚 biography paints an unflinching picture of the man some consider a spy, and others a hero, for revealing widespread surveillance.听聽
What are birds doing? David Allen Sibley knows.David Allen Sibley鈥檚 lavishly illustrated 鈥淲hat It鈥檚 Like to Be a Bird鈥� is more for perusing indoors - it鈥檚 too big to fit in your pocket.
Spring picture books to read with the ones you loveChildren and adults can visit Mister Rogers鈥� Neighborhood, ride a mysterious elevator, and discover 鈥渞ecipes鈥� for writing poems in these new titles.听
What if Hillary had never married Bill? 鈥楻odham鈥� answers that question.Curtis Sittenfeld鈥檚 novel 鈥� part fan fiction, part thought experiment 鈥� offers an uneven but fascinating exploration of an alternate path.
In 鈥楢fterlife,鈥� a woman forges a path through griefJulia Alvarez鈥檚 latest novel demonstrates that even in times of loss there is a person, an opportunity, or a perspective, waiting to shake things up.听
What really happened at the O.K. CorralThe most famous gunfight of the old West lives on in movies and in our imagination. 鈥淭ombstone鈥� separates the truth from the myth.听
鈥楶elosi鈥� tracks the career of a powerful, driven politicianAs the first woman speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, she鈥檚 honed a formidable legislative record and staved off challengers.
Chekhov鈥檚 unequaled mastery of the short story鈥淔ifty-Two Stories鈥� reminds our reviewer of the Russian writer鈥檚 brilliance, even if this collection doesn鈥檛 quite live up to his best work.
Amid a pandemic, it鈥檚 nice to read novels about people who care鈥淭he Big Finish鈥� and聽鈥淭he Love Story of Missy Carmichael鈥� each feature older characters who go beyond themselves to help others.
Degas painted dancers and musicians with deftness and authority鈥淒egas at the Op茅ra鈥� offers a backstage tour of the artist鈥檚 favorite haunt 鈥� as well as intimations of the dark underside of dancers鈥� lives.听
鈥業n Deep鈥� disputes the notion of a 鈥榙eep state鈥� conspiracyNew Yorker writer David Rohde traces the rise of distrust in government agencies, along with the expansion of presidential powers, over 40 years.听聽
鈥楢mnesty鈥� sets up a moral dilemma for an immigrant living in the shadowsAravind Adiga鈥檚 novel follows a man living illegally in Australia as he weighs an impossible decision: Solve a murder, or stay in the country?
Poems to remind us of our strength during quarantinePoetry that comforts and consoles lifts our gaze beyond circumstances聽鈥� or reminds us that we can persevere, just as generations before us have done.
Imagining the life of Jesus鈥� wifeSue Monk Kidd鈥檚 novel brings to life a spirited young woman who must come to terms with her own聽heartfelt desires and ambitions.听聽
Stay inside with the 10 best books of AprilStaying indoors will feel like an adventure with this聽 roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir.
