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Tim Enthoven A New Theory of Western Civilization
Could a marriage policy first pursued by the Catholic Church a millennium and a half ago explain what made the industrialized world so powerful—and so peculiar?
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Aaron Marin Hilary Mantel Takes Thomas Cromwell Down
As the author’s remarkable trilogy ends, her epic hero’s self-mastery is newly in doubt.
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Edmon de Haro Why You Never See Your Friends Anymore
Our unpredictable and overburdened schedules are taking a dire toll on American society.
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Roberto Parada Alexa, Should We Trust You?
The voice revolution has only just begun. Today, Alexa is a humble servant. Very soon, she could be much more—a teacher, a therapist, a confidant, an informant.
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Rune Fisker Why Is Dating in the App Era Such Hard Work?
Finding love in the postromantic, postmarital age
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Pierre Mornet The Brontës’ Secret
The sisters turned domestic constraints into grist for brilliant books.
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Xanthe Bouma The Hypnotic Genius of Elena Ferrante
An epic from Italy about female friendship and fate
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Matthew Woodson Mr. Bellow’s Planet
Saul Bellow never ceases to give biographers a hard time.
