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In “The American School of Spies,” Stephan Talty tells the story of the desperate struggle to preserve antiquities during World War II. By Edward Dolnick Reading recommendations from critics and ...

In his memoir, Simon Paré-Poupart recounts the highs and lows of hauling trash for more than 20 years. By Dwight Garner Chatbots are appropriating our most common rhetorical tics. Yet when it comes to ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A book transfer moves funds between deposit accounts within the same bank, eliminating float ...

A new book applies principles of environmental tipping points to past societal transformations — and attempts to draw lessons about what the future holds today.