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Privilege & the Press

Speaking Freely: Trials of the First Amendment

by Floyd Abrams


The Tragic Tale of a Genius

Dark Hero of the Information Age: In Search of Norbert Wiener, the Father of Cybernetics

by Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman


The New World Order

At the Point of a Gun: Democratic Dreams and Armed Intervention

by David Rieff

The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War

by Andrew J. Bacevich

A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility

Report of the Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change

Guantánamo and Beyond: The Continuing Pursuit of Unchecked Executive Power

by Amnesty International


Street Diva

With Billie

by Julia Blackburn


On Rereading

No serious rereader rereads to please the teacher.

Small Wonder

Carel Fabritius 1622–1654 Young Master Painter

Carel Fabritius 1622–1654

by Frederik J. Duparc, with contributions by Gero Seelig and Ariane van Suchteren


The Great Heap of Days

Last Night

by James Salter

Dusk and Other Stories

by James Salter

Light Years

by James Salter

Burning the Days: Recollection

by James Salter

A Sport and a Pastime

by James Salter

Solo Faces

by James Salter

The Hunters

by James Salter

Gods of Tin: The Flying Years

by James Salter, edited and with an introduction by Jessica Benton and William Benton

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Founders & Keepers

A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America

by Stacy Schiff

John Adams: Party of One

by James Grant

John Jay: Founding Father

by Walter Stahr


The Long Trek to Freedom

Though the Heavens May Fall: The Landmark Trial That Led to the End of Human Slavery

by Steven M. Wise

Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South

by Adam Rothman

The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves

by Andrew Levy

Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America

by Fergus M. Bordewich


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