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George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'

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George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'

The former president's book features portraits of 43 immigrants — athletes, public servants, business leaders, educators: "I am attempting to join others in saying the system's broken. Let's fix it."

George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'

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After Growing Up In A Cult, Lauren Hough Freed Herself By Writing The Truth

Lauren Hough struggled to adjust after escaping a doomsday cult. "There's an aspect of trauma that's hard to explain," she says. "It's exhausting to be scared all of the time. That anxiety just starts to weigh on you." Karl Poss IV/Knopf Doubleday hide caption

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After Growing Up In A Cult, Lauren Hough Freed Herself By Writing The Truth

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Hough was 15 when her family left the Children of God cult. Afterward, she struggled to face the trauma of her past. Her new collection of personal essays is Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing.

After Growing Up In A Cult, Lauren Hough Freed Herself By Writing The Truth

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Missing Travel? This 'Irreverent Guide' Visits Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Places
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Missing Travel? This 'Irreverent Guide' Visits Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Places

"He always made people feel like they belonged," says a former Bourdain producer. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide is based on the TV chef's writings and an interview conducted just before his death.

Missing Travel? This 'Irreverent Guide' Visits Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Places

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Quiet No More: Sen. Hirono's Immigrant Journey Fuels Her Fire In Congress

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, says her immigrant journey, detailed in a new memoir, has driven her to "stand up to bullies." Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Quiet No More: Sen. Hirono's Immigrant Journey Fuels Her Fire In Congress

Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii — one of the most outspoken Democrats in Congress — wasn't always so vociferous. She says her story, detailed in a new memoir, has driven her to "stand up to bullies."

Quiet No More: Sen. Hirono's Immigrant Journey Fuels Her Fire In Congress

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'The Making Of Biblical Womanhood' Tackles Contradictions In Religious Practice

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'The Making Of Biblical Womanhood' Tackles Contradictions In Religious Practice

Biblical womanhood is a pervasive concept among evangelicals. A new book by historian Beth Allison Barr argues those ideas may be more secular than scriptural.

'The Making Of Biblical Womanhood' Tackles Contradictions In Religious Practice

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Journalist Investigates 'Crime Story' Of The Sackler Family And The Opioid Crisis

Tufts University became the first major university to strip the Sackler name from its buildings in 2019. Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption

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Journalist Investigates 'Crime Story' Of The Sackler Family And The Opioid Crisis

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Empire of Pain author Patrick Radden Keefe says the Sackler family has "thrown a lot of energy" into trying to thwart his reporting about the family's involvement in the opioid crisis.

Journalist Investigates 'Crime Story' Of The Sackler Family And The Opioid Crisis

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'The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev' Is A Faux Music History That Rocks
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'The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev' Is A Faux Music History That Rocks

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Dawnie Walton's sly narrative is a story about music, race and family secrets that spans five decades, centering on an interracial rock duo who strike it big in the early '70s.

'The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev' Is A Faux Music History That Rocks

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A Picture Book About Children At The Border Aims To Spark Family Conversations

Hear My Voice/Escucha Mi Voz includes a child's account of crossing the Rio Grande. (Excerpted from Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz. Foreword by Michael Garcia Bochenek; Compiled by Warren Binford; Workman Publishing. Copyright 2021.) Adriana Campos/Workman Publishing hide caption

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A Picture Book About Children At The Border Aims To Spark Family Conversations

The new children's book Hear My Voice/Escucha Mi Voz pulls from the author's interviews with migrant children detained in U.S. facilities in 2019.

John Boehner On The 'Noisemakers' Of The Republican Party

John Boehner, pictured in 2016, was speaker of the House during the Obama presidency. He says he sometimes went along with things he personally opposed because it was what members of his party wanted. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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John Boehner On The 'Noisemakers' Of The Republican Party

Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.

John Boehner On The 'Noisemakers' Of The Republican Party

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In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson Revisits A Big Life Just Shy Of The Mainstream

In Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975, Thompson looks back on difficult memories that turned into familiar songs. Paul Morigi/Getty Images hide caption

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In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson Revisits A Big Life Just Shy Of The Mainstream

Richard Thompson, a British musician who somehow avoided pop stardom throughout his career, has just written about his early days in a new memoir called Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice.

In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson Revisits A Big Life Just Shy Of The Mainstream

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