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Golden Rules

Wealth and culture in early Christian times

Wealth and culture in early Christian times

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Risky Journeys

A cautionary tale of quixotic ambition and heroic achievement

A cautionary tale of quixotic ambition and heroic achievement

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Coming of Age

Three bright young American women in the City of Light

Three bright young American women in the City of Light

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Cradle to Grave

The games we play and the arguments we have

The games we play and the arguments we have

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Con Man

A writer catalogs his great-grandfather’s infamous crimes

A writer catalogs his great-grandfather’s infamous crimes

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Artful Lies

A deception signals a new age

A deception signals a new age

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All for One and One for All?

An eminent scientist reconsiders natural selection

An eminent scientist reconsiders natural selection

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Heavenly Body

An artist’s pursuit of symmetry

An artist’s pursuit of symmetry

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The Moderate

Was Ike a great president?

Was Ike a great president?

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

Island Royalty

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

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

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