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Starving the French people was part of the Nazis’ policy of humiliating them. On Mother’s Day 1942, a handful of Parisiennes struck back.

To demonstrate how bad for our health it is to breathe through our mouths, the author plugs his nose with silicone for 10 days.

Sherman was an erudite, complicated man, far from the monster created by Southern apologists after the Civil War.

Not all fractures are unfortunate. Some things that have survived damage can be considered more valuable, more beautiful.

A unique work of theology,meteorology and American history explores believers’ responses to extreme weather and natural disasters.

Walter Scott’s ‘Ivanhoe,’ though set in the 12th century, is surprisingly resonant today with its sympathy for the oppressed and hope for society’s ability to overcome trying times.

In his allegorical ‘Jesus’ trilogy, J.M. Coetzee seems to strip the Bible for parts, losing its meanings in the process.

Yehudi Menuhin greatly admired his music making, as did John Coltrane. The Beatles, too.

At one point, the poet’s skeleton was measured in the hope that he would prove to be a virile embodiment of the Mediterranean race.

How a young man from the Manchester slums transformed El Salvador into a coffee-exporting powerhouse.

From the author, most recently, of ‘Tower of Skulls.’

A sweet teenage romance unfurls in multiple universes, each with its own set of reactions to the same kiss.

Once perfected, it was like having half a dozen guns in one hand.

Jim Bouton pitched—and then he dished. His riotous memoir ‘Ball Four,’ now 50 years old, is a timeless account of life in the big leagues.

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Authors Daniel Silva, Jennie Fields and International Spy Museum’s Chris Costa on the covert-op plots they’ve found most riveting—and realistic.

Mikel Jollett, front man for The Airborne Toxic Event, has written a memoir that is dangerous, immediate and lyrical from the jump.

‘The world’ would have us study for some advantage or gain. The ancients, and this author, counsel learning for its own sake.

An absence of social bonds and relationships of trust can affect our conduct and our health. Facebook ‘friendships’ are no substitute.