A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios. By Jennifer Szalai Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine ...
By Wilson Wong This short scene conceals the names of 13 books published in the middle decades of the 20th century. See if you can find them all and build a reading list along the way.
It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.
The bestselling author of “Presumed Innocent” has a new masterful legal thriller. A judge named Rusty finds his peaceful retirement disrupted when his troubled stepson and his girlfriend ...
Few who knew the young Denis Law from Aberdeen could have imagined that he would one day become the undisputed King of Scotland. How was it possible that such a weak, fragile kid – mocked for ...
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This is the scariest book I have ever read in my entire life - because it is about my death. Dr Matt Morgan, a top consultant in an intensive care unit, tells us that out of any 100 people who ...
The start of the year offers ample chance to dive into a good book. From lighthearted reads to cure seasonal blues to novels that transport you to warmer climes, the criteria for a good book is ...
Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular ...
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Few who knew the young Denis Law from Aberdeen could have imagined that he would one day become the undisputed King of Scotland. How was it possible that such a weak, fragile kid – mocked for his ...