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New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

Johnny Cash, Siri Hustvedt, Rachel Carson, and More

By Literary Hub | December 2, 2021

Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

Jonathan Gottschall on the Human Need To Silence Your Inner Voice

By Jonathan Gottschall | November 24, 2021

“Child, Failure, Old, Dead.” At What Age Are People Unhappiest?

“Child, Failure, Old, Dead.” At What Age Are People Unhappiest?

Bobby Duffy on What It Means to Have Happiness as a Goal

By Bobby Duffy | November 19, 2021

Will the Climate Crisis Cause the Collapse of Society?

Will the Climate Crisis Cause the Collapse of Society?

Chris Begley Lays Out the Possibilities

By Chris Begley | November 18, 2021

Before Oxford’s Library Was the Finest Institutional Library in Europe, It Was... Kind of a Dump

Before Oxford’s Library Was the Finest Institutional Library in Europe, It Was... Kind of a Dump

Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen on the Library’s Transformation Under Sir Thomas Bodley

By Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen | November 10, 2021

How to Memorize the Un-Memorizable

How to Memorize the Un-Memorizable

Marcus du Sautoy Offers Tips and Tricks for Building a Better “Memory Palace”

By Marcus du Sautoy | October 22, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

A Reading List">Understanding Mexico’s Complex, Enthralling History:
A Reading List

By Edward Shawcross | October 20, 2021

On the Various, Multipurposed Manuscripts of Canterbury Tales

By Mary Wellesley | October 19, 2021

On the End of Debutante “Presentation Parties” at Buckingham Palace

By Adrian Tinniswood | September 23, 2021

Is Our Innate Fear of the Dark Unknown Preventing a Scientific Revolution in Theoretical Physics?

Is Our Innate Fear of the Dark Unknown Preventing a Scientific Revolution in Theoretical Physics?

Stephon Alexander Considers What We Know About Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Universe

By Stephon Alexander | August 31, 2021

The Great Cosmological Debate of the Twentieth Century

The Great Cosmological Debate of the Twentieth Century

Paul Halpern on What It Took to Confirm the Big Bang Theory

By Paul Halpern | August 20, 2021

Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Ian Stewart on the Revolutionary Ideas of Clifford Cocks

By Ian Stewart | August 18, 2021

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

Olivette Otele Considers the Historical Representation of Black People in Art and Fiction

By Olivette Otele | May 19, 2021

On Spite: The Pros and Cons of Being Deeply... Petty

On Spite: The Pros and Cons of Being Deeply... Petty

Small Human Vengeances">Simon McCarthy-Jones Offers a Brief History of
Small Human Vengeances

By Simon McCarthy-Jones | April 14, 2021

Ancient Life">What the World's First Medical Records Tell Us About <brAncient Life">

Ancient Life">What the World's First Medical Records Tell Us About
Ancient Life

Robin Lane Fox on the History of Epidemics

By Robin Lane Fox | December 11, 2020

On California's Eugenicist Past

On California's Eugenicist Past

Jane Dailey Considers the Power of the Law to Reinforce Racism

By Jane Dailey | November 17, 2020

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