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5 Things You Didn't Know About Milk
The strange, the technological, and the cultural history of milk.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 9, 2013
This week, new Dean Koontz, the particle that holds the secrets of the universe, and a mystery with a truly unnerving ending.
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5 Reasons Why Plato and Aristotle Still Matter Today
Are you an Aristotelian or a Platonist? The answer says more than you think.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 2, 2013
This week, a must-have anthology of one of literature's great characters, new Michael Connelly, and a doomed Arctic expedition. Plus: a man who's life goal is to bite his own elbow.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 25, 2013
This week, Tolstoy, a supernatural treasure hunt, and a book that sold two million copies in South Korea.
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5 Writing Tips: Paul Harding
Pay attention: Pulitzer winners don't share their secrets every day.
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10 Books That Wouldn't Exist Without Flann O'Brien
Including Borges, Calvino, and Banville.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 18, 2013
This week, a miraculous memoir of survival, a novel about working class families impacted by war, and the science of football.
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The Secret Life of Jonathan Swift
The word "coffee" was code for something a bit dirtier in Swift's letters.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 11, 2013
This week, a Japanese retelling of Wuthering Heights, a history of the world in 12 maps, and Michael Jackson as a white girl. Plus: would FDR have become president had he not contracted polio?
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 4, 2013
This week, a fascinating book about milk, a page-turning Victorian thriller from Charles Palliser, and Amy Tan's newest. Plus: why Druids are underrated.
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Big Holiday Gift Books
A guide for all tastes this season.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 28, 2013
This week, one of the best novels of 2013, the life of Johnny Cash, and the history of America in 101 objects.
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The 10 Best Short Story Collections
Kafka, Munro, Tolstoy. Who else made the list?
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 21, 2013
This week, Donna Tartt, Dan Simmons, and Bush and Cheney in the White House. Plus: Philip Roth analyzed.
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The 10 Best Mystery Books
What's number one?
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of October 14, 2013
This week, a book for people who love books, Jayne Anne Phillips's latest, and a story collection that dissects domestic life. Plus: Humans of New York, the book!
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The 10 Best Norman Mailer Books
The 10 best books by one of the 20th century's most important writers.
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5 Reasons the Old Model of Female Leadership is Outdated
Activist Reshma Saujani has some words of motivation for the next generation of female leaders.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of October 7, 2013
This week, why it's normal to be a perv, retelling Pride & Prejudice, and the best mystery stories of the year. Plus: new Dave Eggers.