Books
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Silk Robes and Cell Phones
Three decades after Frances FitzGerald won a Pulitzer Prize for Fire in the Lake, her classic work on Vietnam, she returned with photojournalist Mary Cross
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Don Foster Has a Way With Words
Uncovered a Shakespeare elegy, confirmed Ted Kaczynski wrote the Unabomb Manifesto and identified Eric Rudolph as a suspect in the 1996 bombing
Narrow Escapes in Literature
Curl up under a blanket and enjoy these whirlpool-inspired excerpts from works by Poe, Verne, Homer and others. Hot chocolate is recommended.
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Excerpt from Homer's Odyssey
At every chance the gods throw up mighty obstacles to prevent him from getting home even as the Lady Circe gives him the advice he needs to survive
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Lost Labyrinth
Versailles' labyrinth, which we've reconstructed for your virtual pleasure.
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A Garden to Defy the Seasons
Enjoy a chapter of a translated fictional account of the Sun King's kitchen gardenerâ—and peek into the intrigues of high society in 17th-century France
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The Pleasure of the Rare Book
Treasures from the Smithsonian Librariesa Wright brothers bio, a repoussé prayer bookcan be savored in a new show
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Bonding through Books
A good read gives mothers and daughters much more to talk about than just the plot
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Books, Books, Books, My Lord!
After 140 triumphant years as cultural icon, and 35 years of fuss, the Reading Room of the British Museum is now open at a new address
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