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Voyager: Travel Writings
By Russell Banks
Wanderlust mingles with mortality in this insightful new collection of essays
This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States
By Anja Manuel
A well-researched though incomplete work that focuses more on productivity than humanity
Classical Literature: An Epic Journey from Homer to Virgil and Beyond
By Richard Jenkyns
An erudite, accessible exploration of the ancient world’s formative writings
So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family’s Fight for Survival During World War II
By Michael J. Tougias and Alison O’Leary
A lightly fictionalized, little-known tale of disaster at sea
Paul McCartney: The Life
By Philip Norman
This exploration of the famed musician offers ample chronology but little in the way of critique
Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story
By Matti Friedman
Looking back at combat: Was it worth it?
Siddhārtha’s Brain: Unlocking the Ancient Science of Enlightenment
By James Kingsland
How cultivating a meditative mien soothes those synapses
