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"I was much less self-assured now that I was a patient myself," says neurosurgeon Henry Marsh. "I suddenly felt much less certain about how I'd been [as a doctor], how I'd handled patients, how I'd spoken to them." Image Source/Getty Images hide caption
After cancer diagnosis, a neurosurgeon sees life, death and his career in a new way
Making friends is easy when you're young, but it can be harder as you age
Marie Kondo speaks at a media event in New York on July 11, 2018. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Lesley Manville stars in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. Dávid Lukács/Ada Films/Focus Features hide caption
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Classic LA noir meets the #MeToo era in the suspense novel 'Everybody Knows'
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Classic LA noir meets the #MeToo era in the suspense novel 'Everybody Knows'
Anderson says her memoir started out as a poem before she crafted it into a book. Harper Collins hide caption
Pamela Anderson on her new memoir — and why being underestimated is a secret weapon
Oliver James lives in California with his partner and their two kids. Courtesy of Oliver James hide caption
"The crowds chasing us in A Hard Day's Night were based on moments like this," McCartney writes. "Taken out of the back of our car on West Fifty-Eighth, crossing the Avenue of the Americas." Paul McCartney/1964: Eyes of the Storm hide caption
The Texas and the ATF flags fly at half staff April 23, 1993, over the only structure left standing after a fire destroyed the the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas on April 19. J. David Ake/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe
"Master Slave Husband Wife" reconstructs the dramatic escape of a couple from slavery in 1848. Simon & Schuster hide caption
These workers were promised green cards following Hurricane Katrina. Instead they were issued temporary visas that bound them to a single employer. Courtesy of Ted Quant/Workman hide caption
Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare
Elizabeth Colomba and Aurélie Lévy's new graphic novel Queenie: Godmother of Harlem revives the forgotten story of Harlem mob boss Stephanie Saint Clair AKA Queenie in the form of a mafia thriller. Elizabeth Colomba, Aurélie Lévy/Abrams Comicarts - Megascope hide caption
Is the U.S. government designating too many documents as 'classified'?
Meg Medina was named a national youth ambassador by the Library of Congress. Scott Elmquist hide caption