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A virtuoso account of jailhouse artistry and the pernicious racism behind it.
The Martians
By David Baron
When the stargazing masses turned their attention to little green men.
The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy
By Matthew Campbell
An astounding account of Khmer-era cultural theft and recovery.
The Rising
By Larry Silverstein
Recounting the brutal, protracted fight to reclaim Ground Zero.
The Visionaries: Bretton Woods, the Marshall Plan, and the Making of the Post-World War II Order
By James Holland
A look at the creation of the former “New World Order.”
The Fort Bragg Cartel
By Seth Harp
What’s behind the shocking criminality at a U.S. Army base?
Can antisemitism truly be vanquished? The author thinks so.
Smut: An 1883 Obscenity Trial and Its Echoes Today
By Carol Kammen
Controlling women then; controlling women now.
