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What causes a pro-democracy society to embrace authoritarianism?
Family. What can you do?
enough is enuf
By Gabe Henry
It’s “I” before “E,” except after…oh, screw it.
Eminent Jews
By David Denby
A quartet of remarkable — if not equally eminent — American Jews.
Brand New Beat: The Wild Rise of Rolling Stone Magazine
By Peter Richardson
An exceptional chronicle of the hip newsstand mainstay.
A man’s unsolved disappearance wreaks havoc on his family.
The Franklin Stove
By Joyce E. Chaplin
This excellent history covers far more than the Founder’s forays into home heating.
Those Who Are About to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
By Harry Sidebottom
Russell Crowe was good, but this book is even better.
