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Read reviews of nonfiction books on policy, politics and power
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Life, Monetized
In Deadly Monopolies, Harriet A. Washington asserts that corporations now own life itself.
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Decoding Michele Bachmann’s New Book
We pick out the top five moments from the presidential contender’s new book — so you don’t have to.
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Cold Warrior
No single person encapsulates the drama, the deadly confrontations, and the self-destructive follies of the Cold War better than George Kennan.
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Are You Pink- or Blue-Brained?
Despite what popular psychology says, there’s little evidence boys and girls learn differently.
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The Family Album
A journal of grief and aging, Blue Nights is missing Joan Didion’s razor-sharp prose.
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A Jew of No Religion
An Israeli novelist gets a legal writ of divorce between Jewish ethnicity and religion.