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Books June 9, 2022

Review: ‘The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis De Tocqueville,’ by Olivier Zunz

About the book “The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis De Tocqueville” by Olivier Zunz; Princeton University Press (456 pages, $35) Commissioned by…

‘A History Lover’s Guide’ spans Chicago’s birth to our cemeteries.

Before #MeToo, before school board meltdowns, most big movements start small. ‘The Quiet Before’ is about the whisper campaigns.

When Robin Hood is the Pied Piper: A new cautionary tale of the meme-stock bubble

To tell the truth, these self-help books about work and burnout are stressing me out

How Betty White has stayed golden with more 80 years in television

‘All in the Family’ was America’s family, warts and all

Eli Saslow chronicles a year like no other in ‘Voices From the Pandemic’

Review: A deep new history of Tesla takes the shine off Elon Musk

Books August 5, 2021

Danny Trejo opens up about being typecast — and a close call with the Mexican Mafia

Recalling his years behind bars recently, the actor Danny Trejo sometimes snorted or rubbed his face with both hands, as if bracing himself against traumas…

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