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I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine
By Daniel J. Levitin
Tuneful remedies are backed up by science.
The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Antisemitic Riot
By Scott D. Seligman
When Manhattan’s Jews fought back against Tammany Hall.
Black TV
By Bethonie Butler
A stellar ode to some of entertainment’s true trailblazers.
The New Roman Empire
By Anthony Kaldellis
An epic work of scholarship accessible to lay readers.
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
By Katherine Rundell
An enchanting, erudite ode to the imperiled animals around us.
The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius
By Patchen Barss
The pioneering physicist gets his due in this exceptional biography.
Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician
By James M. Bradley
Forget everything you thought you knew about our eighth president.
Fierce Ambition
By Jennet Conant
The brash, uncompromising journalist did it her way.
