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Triumph of the Underdog

A new biography offers a sympathetic portrait of Lincoln’s greatest general

A new biography offers a sympathetic portrait of Lincoln’s greatest general

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Wave of Anguish

Could disobedience have saved a group of Japanese students?

Could disobedience have saved a group of Japanese students?

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Metropolis Rising

How the Big Apple took its place among the world’s great cities

How the Big Apple took its place among the world’s great cities

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Antiquarian Dreams

Sometimes it’s okay to judge history by its cover

Sometimes it’s okay to judge history by its cover

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Running With the Pack

On one of the most successful ecological experiments of all time

On one of the most successful ecological experiments of all time

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Feast of Eden

A look at humanity’s most famous star-crossed couple

A look at humanity’s most famous star-crossed couple

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The Doctor’s Discontents

A harshly critical new biography of the father of psychotherapy

A harshly critical new biography of the father of psychotherapy

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It’s Complicated

Unraveling the mystery of why people act as they do

Unraveling the mystery of why people act as they do

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Waking From the Dream

Most Americans assume society is more egalitarian than it is

Most Americans assume society is more egalitarian than it is

Old Christ Church in Alexandria. Virginia, attended by General Robert E. Lee in his youth and pictured here in 1911 (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign/Wikimedia Commons)

Divided Providence

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Ideology as Anatomy

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

The Creator’s Code

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

All Talk

Ease of communication will not save us

Ease of communication will not save us

Barbarity at the Bataclan

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

Heart of Semi-Darkness

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

Masters of Horror and Magic

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

For Want of Touch

The astonishing breadth of our passions

The astonishing breadth of our passions

Imperiled Planet

The ecological havoc we’ve wrought

The ecological havoc we’ve wrought

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