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The pages highlight the dramatic, racially charged match between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries
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L.M. Montgomery created a classic of children's literature, but what about her lesser-known works?
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The latest additions are a rich trove of books, films, songs and other works from 1927
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This year’s top titles include a fairy-tale remake, a clever counting book and a survey of architectural wonders the world over
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The nation’s seasonal publishing and gifting tradition nourishes its unique literary culture
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After two years of limited travel opportunities, we’re ready to explore the world once more
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In our efforts to increase and diffuse knowledge, we highly recommend these 44 titles this year
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Our favorite titles this year invite viewers to worlds outside their own
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Haunted by the approach of another world war, the beloved fantasy author created a new story of Middle-earth that few people even knew about—until now
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For her latest novel “Horse,” the Pulitzer-prize winning author Geraldine Brooks found inspiration in the Smithsonian collections
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Author Carlo Collodi may have drawn inspiration from one—or a few—female figures in his life
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Forget what you know from the cartoon. The 19th-century story, now in a new translation, was a rallying cry for universal education and Italian nationhood
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You've got questions. We've got experts.
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From the 'I Ching' to an upcoming Netflix rom-com, interactive fiction dares us to decide what happens next
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Travel through time by lifting like passengers on the Titanic or swimming like the sixth U.S. president
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Three men who have lived and breathed the Alaskan race for much of its history recall how much has changed—and what has stayed the same
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These top titles deliver amazing facts, fresh rhymes and important life lessons
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In year two of the pandemic, our favorite titles invite us into worlds outside our own
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In our efforts to increase and diffuse knowledge, we highly recommend these 57 titles this year
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The writings of many fine authors support the research and ambitious undertakings of an Institution rising to the challenges ahead
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