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Kissinger evokes respect and vitriol in equal measureSome Americans see him as a canny statesman while others think he should be tried for war crimes. Is there a middle ground?
鈥楳oney鈥� tells the history of currency 鈥� with some digressionsWhat exactly is money? How have humans developed this concept over centuries? NPR鈥檚聽Jacob Goldstein tackles these questions.
Native American poetry anthology vibrates with powerful voicesU.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo serves as lead editor of this new collection, which showcases a range of poems as vast as the continent.聽
A grandmother and granddaughter swap lives in the charming novel 鈥楾he Switch鈥�A Yorkshire widow trades village life for a London flat and online dating in Beth O鈥橪eary鈥檚 gently humorous and kindhearted story.
False smiles and lush locations pervade 鈥楾he Glass Kingdom鈥�A confidence woman鈥檚 plans are derailed as she lands in Bangkok and meets a cast of mysterious characters who inhabit a crumbling apartment complex.
John Lewis believed in nonviolence. His faith led the way.Jon Meacham鈥檚 biography of the late Georgia congressman shows how his deeply held religious beliefs animated his fight for civil rights.聽
They persisted: Tales of endurance lead the 10 best books of SeptemberNovels set the pace for September's list of outstanding books, with protagonists going on deeply personal journeys or untangling knotty mysteries.
Storm warning: The impact of hurricanes is on the riseTwo new books, 鈥淎 Furious Sky鈥� and 鈥淜atrina,鈥� offer insights into these storms and the challenges that they pose for planning and mitigation efforts.
Hurricanes sweep through American history: A Q&A with author Eric Jay Dolin鈥淎 Furious Sky鈥� explores the evolution of聽meteorology, communications, satellite technology, and computer modeling driven by these storm systems.
Tolstoy suffered writer鈥檚 block as he worked on 鈥楢nna Karenina鈥�鈥淎nna Karenina鈥� has consistently been ranked as one of the best books in history, but writing it was no easy feat, says biographer Bob Blaisdell.
The reasons why democracy is in decline around the worldFrom Poland to Britain to the U.S., antidemocratic political movements have enjoyed the support of the conservative elite, says Anne Applebaum.
鈥楴atural History鈥� is a beautiful, challenging puzzleA collaboration between a curator and a fashion designer evolves into a mind-bending exploration of perception and truth in this enigmatic novel.
Before Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe: Early female athletes paved wayLottie Dod and Alice Marble blazed a trail not only in sport but also through gender stereotypes, as successful competitors.
A warm goodbye to summer with four great audiobooksSqueeze in one last beach with one of our reviewer鈥檚 recommendations for audiobooks of August 2020 and settle in for a diversion.聽
Last chance for a summer fling: The 10 best books of August 2020An impressive stable of imaginative fiction, insightful memoir, and illuminating history rounds out our list of best new books for August 2020.
鈥楤ront毛鈥檚 Mistress鈥� may speculate, but it does so delightfullyHistorians will quibble over what we can really know, but this historical novel聽is a worthwhile diversion full of vibrant, multifaceted characters.
Russians took their pianos with them into exile in SiberiaCan you know a place by its instruments? A British travel writer wanders Siberia on a strange and wonderful quest to write about historic pianos.聽
Hawaii鈥檚 Big Island creates the setting for a novel about family and memory鈥淭he Color of Air,鈥� a new novel by Gail Tsukiyama, looks at lives in a Hawaiian village in the 1930s.
Shakespeare grieves his son鈥檚 death in Maggie O鈥橣arrell鈥檚 poignant novelIn an interview, Maggie O鈥橣arrell explains why she believes the play 鈥淗amlet鈥� is tied in part to the death of Shakespeare鈥檚 11-year-old son,聽Hamnet.
Does America have a 鈥榗aste鈥� system? Isabel Wilkerson explains.The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist argues that race and class divisions owe more to a caste system that everyone 鈥渒nows in their bones.鈥澛犅�