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As far back as she can remember, Azadeh Moaveni has felt at odds with her tangled identity as an Iranian-American. In suburban America, Azadeh live...

Lisbon had a pivotal role in the history of World War II, though not a gun was fired there. The only European city in which both the Allies and the...

In this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and diplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asi...

Newtown. Columbine. Virginia Tech. Tucson. Aurora. Gun violence on a massive scale has become a plague in our society, yet politicians seem more af...

“Su hijo puede lograr grandes cosas”. Hace unos años, mujeres embarazadas en cuatro rincones del mundo escucharon esas palabras y esperaban que pud...

The most important aspect of early childhood in general and education in particular is the quality and care of the relationships a child forms. Lov...

From Lincoln's election to secession from the Union, this compelling history explains how South Carolina was swept into a cultural crisis at the he...

From Lincoln's election to secession from the Union, this compelling history explains how South Carolina was swept into a cultural crisis at the he...

The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan -- to American eyes -- has gone from...

Black Americans have always relied on the oral tradition -- storytelling, preaching, and speechmaking -- to assert their rights and preserve and pa...

Driven by her family's devastating losses, Congolese expatriate Francisca Thelin embarks, with human rights activist Lisa J. Shannon, on a perilous...

For decades, Markus Wolf was known to Western intelligence officers only as "the man without a face." Now the legendary spymaster has emerged from ...

Survey after survey confirms how the success of a business has become increasingly dependent on the ability and skills of its staff. And because ta...

Nelson Mandela stands out as one of the most admired political figures of the twentieth century. It was his leadership and moral courage above all ...

Mark Felt's role in history was secured when he decided to share his views on the Watergate break-in with a young reporter on the Washington Post n...

The Economist: Marketing for Growth is a guide to how marketing can and should become a business's most important driver of growth. Marketers play ...

In this “forensic, unflinching, devastating work of historical recovery” (Sathnam Sanghera), Bud Dajo—an American atrocity bigger than Wounded Knee...

The definitive story of the greatest art theft in history, as seen in the Netflix documentary "This is a Robbery."In a secret meeting in 1981, a lo...

An unprecedented portrait of the United States Special Forces from the perspective of the fighters who served in its ranks “An intimate, valuable h...

An unprecedented portrait of the United States Special Forces from the perspective of the fighters who served in its ranks “An intimate, valuable h...

How does your personality shape your life and what, if anything, can you do about it? Are you hardwired for happiness, or born to brood? Do you th...

How does your personality shape your life and what, if anything, can you do about it? Are you hardwired for happiness, or born to brood? Do you th...

“A timely, clear, and actionable book” (Adam Grant) that makes the powerful case that meaning at work drives employee well-being, high performance,...