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Does reading self-help books make us more stressed?Does reading self-help books make a reader more stressed out and depressed 鈥� or are stressed, depressed people simply more likely to read self-help books? A study suggests either could be true.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Adam Johnson take prizes at the 2015 National Book AwardsCoates' 'Between the World and Me' and Johnson's 'Fortune Smiles' won the nonfiction and fiction awards, respectively, at this year's National Book Awards. Johnson's work is the second short story collection in two years to win the fiction prize.
'The Big Green Tent' wraps history and literature into a very Russian storyWith both intimacy and cosmic scope, Russian novelist Ludmila Ulitskaya weaves an engaging tale of a group of cold war-era Soviet friends.- How well do you know Greek mythology?
Allusions to Greek mythology crop up everywhere from Sigmund Freud's theories to the "Hunger Games" books. Test and refresh your knowledge of this infinitely fertile material with this quiz.
'The Spectacle of Skill' reminds us how dazzling critic Robert Hughes could beHughes wrote many kinds of things in a career that spanned four decades 鈥� history, commentary, criticism, journalism 鈥� but his primary goal was always the same: to entertain, especially while he was educating.
Bestselling books the week of 11/17/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the聽American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the country to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week. This week, some of the bestselling titles flagged by the stores that report their data to the ABA include "Man V. Nature" by Diane Cook and "The Fall" by Diogo Mainardi. Check out the full聽IndieBound聽list below.
How friends and an oil magnate saved ShakespeareAuthor Andrea Mays explains how close the world came to losing Shakespeare in her new book 'Millionaire & the Bard.'
'Young Elizabeth' grasps at the life of Elizabeth II before she was queenWhen it comes to writing a biography of Queen Elizabeth II 鈥� a monarch who has never in her life granted a personal interview 鈥� guesswork and gossip must play a role.
'Golden Age' brings an end to Jane Smiley's 'Last Hundred Years' trilogySmiley's century-spanning American trilogy reveals itself to be an audacious work of storytelling 鈥� and a warning.
'King of the Comics' celebrates 100 years of classic comicsThis amazing book manages to squeeze 100 years of King Features history into 310 pages.
'The End of the Cold War' tells an illuminating story of able leadershipOxford historian Robert Service delivers a detailed and authoritative account of the end of the competition that defined world politics for more than four decades.
What they liked best at Amazon in 2015The editors at Amazon read hundreds of thousands of pages of books throughout the year to come up with this year's list of Top 100 Books from a range of categories.
'Letters to Vera' showcases the literary love story of the NabokovsAgain and again, Vladimir Nabokov celebrated his ardor for his wife in terms far more inventive than most couples鈥� sweet nothings.
'The White Road' is a gorgeous odyssey into the history of porcelainAt once meditation, memoir, and travelogue as well as history, 'The White Road' is one of those unclassifiable books that simply astounds with the author鈥檚 infectious love of 聽his subject.
'The Sandman: Overture' is a fan鈥檚 dream come trueNeil Gaiman鈥檚 triumphant return to his famous Sandman character is collected in a deluxe hardcover edition by DC Comics.
Bestselling books the week of 11/10/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the聽American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the country to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week. This week, some of the bestselling titles flagged by the stores that report their data to the ABA include "Man V. Nature" by Diane Cook and "The Fall" by Diogo Mainardi. Check out the full聽IndieBound聽list below.
'This Gulf of Fire' tells of the quake that rocked a most rational EuropeHow the 18th-century Enlightenment struggled for meaning after a shocking sequence of disasters hit Portugal.
'The Lake House' cleverly unites two missing-person cases, decades apart'The Lake House' is a bookworm鈥檚 delight 鈥� a carefully thought out mystery full of skillfully drawn characters.
How social media savvy made 'The Rap Year Book' a bestsellerAt its most basic level, 'The Rap Year Book,' by Shea Serrano, who used rap to teach science to middle school students in Houston, is a series of essays and illustrations discussing and debating the best rap song of each year, from 1979 to 2014.
'The Art of the Publisher' is a graceful, intelligent tribute to the world of book publishingThe reflections of Roberto Calasso, head of Milan publishing house Adelphi Edizioni, show deep erudition and critical acuity.