Subject: General/Miscellaneous
Why nationalism
Why Nationalism is a permanent political force–and how it can be harnessed once again for liberal ends. Populist politicians exploit nationalism for authoritarian, chauvinistic, racist, […]
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Roots quest: inside America’s genealogy boom
In Roots Quest, sociologist Jackie Hogan digs into our current genealogy boom to ask why we are so interested in our family history. She shows […]
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Questions are the answer: a breakthrough approach to your most vexing problems at work and in life
What if you could unlock a better answer to your most vexing problem–in your workplace, community, or home life–just by changing the question? Talk to […]
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Dreyer’s English: an utterly correct guide to clarity and style
Authoritative as it is amusing, this book distills everything Benjamin Dreyer has learned from the hundreds of books he has copyedited, including works by Elizabeth […]
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Best hikes Columbus: the greatest views, wildlife,and forest strolls
Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In Best Hikes Columbus veteran hiker Johnny Molloy offers the […]
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Best hikes Cleveland: the greatest views, wildlife, and forest strolls
Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In Best Hikes Cleveland author Joe Baur details the best […]
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Appalachian reckoning: a region responds to Hillbilly Elegy
Appalachian Reckoning is a retort, at turns rigorous, critical, angry, and hopeful, to the long shadow Hillbilly Elegy has cast over the region and its […]
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The ABC of it: why children’s books matter
More than half a million visitors to the New York Public Library viewed an exhibition about the role that children’s books play in world culture […]
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You’ve always been there for me: understanding the lives of grandchildren raised by grandparents
Today, approximately 1.6 million American children live in what social scientists call “grandfamilies”–households in which children are being raised by their grandparents. In You’ve Always […]
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The prosperity paradox: how innovation can lift nations out of poverty
Discusses why investments in the economic development of poor countries rarely see positive change or improvement over time and offers a new framework for spurring […]
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