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- Faith in science
Among journalists covering biotech, it has long been known that if you're in need of a provocative quote from a scientist willing to throw off the cloak of caveat that graduate schools hand out with Ph.D.s, Lee Silver is your man.
- JUST FOR KIDS
When the invitation drifts out to sea, all kinds of guests swim into view
At the beach, Peter Alan writes a letter of invitation, pushes it into a empty bottle, screws on the cap and tosses it into the churning sea.
- CHAPTER ONE, PAGE ONE
'With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture Since 1830'
In 1831, Thomas Dartmouth Rice, a young former carpenter's apprentice wearing blackface, electrified his boisterous working-class audience by spinning around on a Bowery stage with a curious, jerky motion and singing...
- Upcoming releases
- Signings, etc.
- So many books...
... and so little time. Every year in this country some 60,000 tomes are published, and Books can't get to most of them. Nonetheless, we've culled some from the herd that might be worth a look. These are not reviews – they are book alerts.
- The unlikely terrorist
Amin Jaafari is a naturalized Arab citizen of Israel and a respected surgeon. He is talking with a colleague when the walls of the hospital are shaken by an explosion. They know what has happened, but details don't emerge until later: a suicide bomber at a fast-food restaurant, at least 19 dead, including 11 schoolchildren celebrating a classmate's birthday.
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