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  • The Know-It-All : One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

    Chronicles NPR contributor A. J. Jacobs' hilarious quest to read the Encyclopædia Britannica from A to Z.

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  • Climate of Fear

    Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka considers fear as the dominant theme in world politics.

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  • Love & Hate in Jamestown—John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation

    David A. Price brings to life the Jamestown Colony—learn about the major figures and events that made this colony one of America's great survival stories.

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  • The Woman Who Pretended To Be Who She Was

    Drawing on a wide array of tales, both fact and fiction, Wendy Doniger offers a cross-cultural exploration of the theme of self-impersonation.

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  • The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth

    Benjamin M. Friedman (A Britannica Contributor) examines the political and social histories of the large Western democracies.

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  • The Argumentative Indian

    Amartya Sen, a Nobel Laureate, offers a dazzling book about his native country discussing many aspects of India's rich intellectual and political heritage.

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    The Argumentative Indian
  • Battle Cry of Freedom

    Considered the standard one-volume history of the Civil War.

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  • Ansel Adams at 100

    A definitive volume commemorating the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth.

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  • Glad You Asked

    Fun facts with NPR radio host Michael Feldman!

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  • Jay's Journal of Anomalies

    A quirky, delightful exploration into the history of bizarre entertainments.

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