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The Huxleys: An Intimate History of Evolution
By Alison Bashford
A sweeping, intelligent look at a trailblazing family.
Watching Darkness Fall
By David McKean
A riveting look at some of the men who did — or didn’t — sound the alarm.
A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents
By Mary-Alice Daniel
A lyrical reflection on growing up a “third culture” kid.
Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers
By Emma Smith
An elegant look at literature’s transformative power.
Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
By David Maraniss
A magisterial biography of America’s greatest athlete.
Strange Fruit
By John R. Wennersten
A look at the longstanding racial strife in Maryland’s Somerset County.
War by Other Means: The Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance
By Daniel Akst
A look at the fighters who refused to take up arms.
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