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Profound essays…
Everything from professional Scrabble to abortion to Lena Dunham comes under loving scrutiny in Gay’s profound essays. Told in simplistic yet soul-crushing prose, these musings show how media affects us.
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The basis for ‘Legend’…
Read the definitive account of the Kray twins, who ruled London’s underworld in the 1960s with brute force and astonishing violence, before catching the movie adaptation starring Tom Hardy.
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Witty & warm...
From poker game sandwiches to Epicurean philosophy, this history of hospitality is witty, warm, and filled with fascinating facts. If it only came with a bottle of wine, it’d be the ideal dinner party guest.
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Beyond the documentary…
Both a study & a call to action, Leonard’s unflinching look at our drive to accumulate, consume & dispose of stuff reveals our environmental impact & calls for change.
The ultimate paradox…
Schwartz investigates with elucidatory detail why the freedom of choice—the fundamental aspect of American society—may also be our downfall.
Essential feminist text…
Rebecca Solnit’s essential feminist text is a slim yet biting indictment of the ways women continue to be silenced and their knowledge discredited, giving rise to the term “mansplaining.”
Human ingenuity prevails…
An exultant tribute to centuries of human ingenuity, Ridley’s investigation of the ideas that have shaped civilization argues for an inventive past & an even better future.
Life is short…
A compelling portrait of our rushed, desensitized society, this Pulitzer Prize-winning work reaches far beyond its title story of the acclaimed concert violinist ignored in a subway station.