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The New York Public Library has released its annual list of the best books of the year. The list, selected by committees and ...

Mark Lilla’s book is a refreshing look at a timeless philosophical question: To know or not to know?

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Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. By The New York Times Books Staff An incisive new book, “How Sondheim Can ...

But the word has its origins in Plato, who described people skilled in fanning the emotions of the crowd at a theatre into a ...

Surprise attacks were their main concern, but they assumed that the existing warning systems and retaliatory capabilities ...