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Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

He demonstrated that fascism had its own intellectual roots and showed how ideas, theories and an antisemitic “ethos” ...

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It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

The importance of exercise as a protector of not just physical but mental health has become a mainstream notion. With that in mind, here are five great artworks that celebrate the joys of dance – ...

Orwell’s nostalgie de la boue (a yearning for the gutter) culminated in his first book, Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), which marked the debut of the name ‘George Orwell’. The pseudonym — ...