Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe by Serhii Plokhy
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Plokhy's new history gives us as much about the Chernobyl disaster as we're ever likely to know.
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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
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One of the architects the digital world in the 1980s takes aim at social media.
Read MoreCome West and See by Maxim Loskutoff
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A collection of short stories offering insights into the American West.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: Cynicism is a very respectable school of philosophy
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Mick Herron is at his brilliant, satirical best in his latest addition to the fantastic Slough House series
Read MoreThe Lives of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius
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A lovely and formidable English-language translation with detailed notes and essays by leading scholars.
Read MoreWhen the Center Held by Donald Rumsfeld
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This biography is based in large part on the thousands of memoranda Rumsfeld took in real time as the Ford administration was unfolding.
Read MoreTruth or Dare
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The latest release from Blumhouse Productions is a friendly horror movie with a cast of beautiful young people.
Read MoreProblems by Jade Sharma
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It feels like Maya, the narrator of Jade Sharma's debut novel, could be the outsider voice of this generation.
Read MoreSupernatural: Death, Meaning, and the Power of the Invisible World by Clay Routledge
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Is a belief in the supernatural because of an evolutionarily-ingrained need to create meaning?
Read MoreJane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
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Full of atmospheric historical details, this novel about King Henry VIII’s third wife portrays the dramas of the most notorious court in English history.
Read MoreI Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing by A. D. Jameson
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This book explores a broad range of geekish enthusiasms, from comic books to SFF movies of all types.
Read MoreUniverse in Creation by Roy R. Gould
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The author argues that the universe is no random accident; rather, it is working purposefully to extract order from chaos.
Read MoreThose Turbulent Sons of Freedom by Christopher S. Wren
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An expertly woven history of the family who played a critical role in defining the area of New England we call Vermont.
Read MoreThe Known Citizen by Sarah E. Igo
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This author covers broad stretches of legal and social history, and charts the changing nature of privacy in the public eye.
Read MoreYoung Washington by Peter Stark
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Stark brings a welcome bit of balance to the story of Washington’s early years.
Read MoreTop Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century by Thomas Piketty
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A study of the ways incomes fluctuate and the factors that determine what widens and narrows income inequality.
Read MoreThat Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam
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A sparkling and confident novel that asks big questions about motherhood, adoption, and race.
Read MoreAdjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk
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A unique and satirical take on the creation of a dystopian society.
Read MoreSoviet Milk by Nora Ikstena
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The story of three generations of women, as well as the effects of Soviet rule on their lives.
Read MoreInto the Raging Sea by Rachel Slade
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A chilling, detailed account of a deadly clash between the power of nature and the fallibility of human judgement.
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