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‘Yonder’ is a vital addition to our literature about slavery

‘Yonder’ is a vital addition to our literature about slavery

"Yonder" is a vital addition to our literature about slavery.

 

How opioid maker Insys brazenly flouted the law

Evan Hughes highlights the shady and illegal tactics the company used to boost sales of an addictive painkiller.

 

A more sympathetic perspective on Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists

With engaging stories and little-known details, Sebastian Mallaby defends the role of VC firms.

 

An up-close look at the secret lives of wild honey bees

With remarkable photographs and insights, Ingo Arndt and Jürgen Tautz reveal the insects' hidden world.

 

An economist at home in many cultures

In this memoir of his early career, Amartya Sen emphasizes the rewards of an open-minded approach to the world.

 

In a flawed system, a Black prosecutor wonders if she’s pursuing justice or being complicit

Laura Coates offers an honest description of prosecutors' complex moral universe.

 

In ‘Vladimir,’ a woman’s desire takes her to dangerous places

In ‘Vladimir,’ a woman’s desire takes her to dangerous places

The subject of Julia May Jonas's novel is unmistakable: desire.

 

In provocative 'Vladimir,' a husband's sex scandal paves the way for a wife's dangerous fantasy

A long-suffering wife weathers her husband's sex scandal, and forms her own dangerous sexual obsession on a younger man in darkly sexy "Vladimir."

 

5 self-improvement books that have nothing to do with dieting

Here are five recently released books that will help you reach self-improvement goals, including the latest from Valerie Bertinelli and Michael Schur.

 

Our appetite for diet books is shrinking. Here's why they are missing from best seller lists

Every year like clockwork, diet books populate the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list ... until now.

 

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