Book reviews from the daily and weekend Wall Street Journal.
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A fifth-century A.D. anthology of Greek writing, originally collected by a father for his son, offers wisdom and insight into the human condition, writes Michael Patrick Brady
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Critics allege that capitalism causes spiritual poverty. They misunderstand the proper role of an economic system, writes Judge Glock wsj.com/arts-culture/books/t…
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The former vice president sees little conservatism in President Trump’s second term, and is determined to bring it back, writes @tunkuv wsj.com/arts-culture/books/w…
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Sparta’s class of elite warriors were freed from ordinary work, their needs met by slaves. The system had a built-in weakness, writes James Romm
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Anthony and Grietje left the maelstrom of 17th-century Amsterdam to start over in the New World. Their lives didn’t get any easier, writes @tunkuv
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How did Harlem Village Academies improve student performance? The charter network’s founder lays out her philosophy of education, writes Naomi Schaefer Riley wsj.com/arts-culture/books/t…
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May 11
Mary Todd Lincoln buried her husband as well as three of four sons. Grief of a different sort defined her relationship with her eldest child, writes Melanie Kirkpatrick
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14 Books We Read This Week: Science in the age of machine learning, life in Ceaușescu’s Romania, remembering Audrey Hepburn and more. wsj.com/arts-culture/books/1…
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Eyeglasses are not neutral in literary works. Shakespeare sometimes scorned them. Harry Potter’s mark him as intelligent and vulnerable, writes Nuno Castel-Branco wsj.com/arts-culture/books/a…
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Preston Brooks hailed from a South Carolina county where honor and manhood were judged by one’s willingness to use violence, writes Fergus M. Bordewich wsj.com/arts-culture/books/t…
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The Soul of Golf: Selected by Gene Wojciechowski, a former ESPN golf reporter and the author of the novel "All Carry." wsj.com/arts-culture/books/f…
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The Best Reviews of April: The truth of daily life under Stalin, keeping time in a world before clocks, how the Rolling Stones began and more.
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13 Books We Read This Week: The traces of early human societies, an American painter of nature’s grandeur, an Istanbul neighborhood’s divides and more. wsj.com/arts-culture/books/1…
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One fashion photographer’s view of the Kentucky Derby puts the focus on the spectators at Churchill Downs, writes Angelina Torre wsj.com/arts-culture/books/a…
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The regional accent associated with New England has some features in common with that of the American South. But they spring from different sources, writes Michael Patrick Brady wsj.com/arts-culture/books/w…
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Apr 24
15 Books We Read This Week: Washington goes west, marathon madness, the power of an ancient epic and more.
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Apr 20
Genetic mutations are more pervasive than previously thought, causing cancer and other ailments. Are there possible benefits as well? asks David A. Shaywitz wsj.com/tech/biotech/beyond-…
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Our Celebration of Spring Reading: Lewis and Clark, the Rolling Stones, John Foster Dulles and more from the season’s most exciting books. wsj.com/arts-culture/books/o…
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To defeat foreign foes, Palantir’s chief technology officer urges us to confront the naysayers entrenched within the Pentagon.
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I review MOBILIZE, a very timely & constructive book by @ssankar, written with @Madeline_Zimm
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14 Books We Read This Week: A death in 21st-century London, liberal democracy under threat, when the Beatles met Bob Dylan and more.
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