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wife/daughter/self
By Beth Kephart
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In lyrical prose, a writer explores the many disparate parts that make her who she is.
Riding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare
By Charles Caramello
An homage to the mighty steed and the works inspired by it.
The Fifties: An Underground History
By James R. Gaines
Lesser-known figures get their due in this modest but essential chronicle.
The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics
By Benjamin J.B. Lipscomb
A fascinating account of four impressive female philosophers.
The Barbizon
By Paulina Bren
This otherwise informative history is hamstrung by its fixation on Sylvia Plath’s notorious suicide.
Winter Pasture
By Li Juan; translated by Jack Hargreaves and Yan Yan
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This newly translated memoir has long been loved in the author’s native land.
Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival
By Walter Stahr
A sweeping look at a pivotal 19th-century figure.
Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
By Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam
Consciousness is amazing but not special. So, there.
