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A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better. In her first novel since “Americanah,” she draws on a ...

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The topics of this fleet and vivid new account of the papacy’s recent history are familiar—disputes over sexual mores, war and peace, church and state, money, and the reach of Vatican ...

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One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...