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In 'A Warning,' an invisible hand rings a somber alarm

In 'A Warning,' an invisible hand rings a somber alarm

President Trump, we are told in this soon-to-be-published book, has destroyed the guardrails thoughtful people tried to erect around him. Further, he has banished nearly all those thoughtful people.
by Ron Elving

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'Queen of the Conquered' serves revenge with delicacy and savagery

'Queen of the Conquered' serves revenge with delicacy and savagery

In their new novel, Kacen Callender builds a vast, immersive landscape based on the colonial history of the Caribbean, but it's their morally conflicted heroine who will really hook readers.
by Jason Heller

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Innocence Lost: Searching for justice

Innocence Lost: Searching for justice

For the survivors of CTC abuse, financial settlements are only a start on the work that needs to be done.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Coco Fusco is haunted by history

Art Hounds: Coco Fusco is haunted by history

Interdisciplinary artist Coco Fusco looks at Cuba's place in global consciousness. Plus, a group exhibition on the theme of death and one artist's five year project cleaning up Lake Hiawatha.
by Marianne Combs

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'The Great Pretender' investigates a landmark moment in psychiatric history

'The Great Pretender' investigates a landmark moment in psychiatric history

In the '70s David Rosenhan and seven "pseudopatients" went undercover in mental health wards. Their resulting article rocked the psychiatric world. But Susannah Cahalan struggled to confirm the facts.
by Maureen Corrigan

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In memoir, Nikki Haley hammers White House team but pledges allegiance to Trump

In memoir, Nikki Haley hammers White House team but pledges allegiance to Trump

In “With All Due Respect,” the former U.N. ambassador says Trump's ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked her to help them "save the country" from the president.
by Ron Elving

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Novelist doctor skewers corporate medicine in 'Man's 4th Best Hospital'

Novelist doctor skewers corporate medicine in 'Man's 4th Best Hospital'

Samuel Shem's 1978 novel, “The House of God,” was a sardonic look at U.S. medicine through a young doctor's eyes. Shem's new fiction checks in with the same crew in the age of medicine by smartphone.
by Mara Gordon

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