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Totalitarianism in Practice
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No Sentiment
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Fantastic Visions
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Paint Fight
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Confounding Father
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Questions of Being
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Kerouac in His Own Words
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Divided Providence
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Ideology as Anatomy
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Island Royalty
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The Creator’s Code
Are humans alone in their ability to make art?
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All Talk
Ease of communication will not save us
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Barbarity at the Bataclan
A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light
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Heart of Semi-Darkness
A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors
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Masters of Horror and Magic
The German folklorists who helped build a nation
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For Want of Touch
The astonishing breadth of our passions
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