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'Want' Captures The Precariousness Of America's Middle Class

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'Want' Captures The Precariousness Of America's Middle Class

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The family at the center of Lynn Steger Strong's novel is on the brink of bankruptcy. Want is a portrait of how close to the edge people are — despite the seeming safeguard of middle-class jobs.

'Want' Captures The Precariousness Of America's Middle Class

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Journalist Kim Wall's Parents Show She Was More Than A Victim In 'A Silenced Voice'

Ingrid Wall and Joachim Wall, parents of murdered journalist Kim Wall, are interviewed at the inaugural grant ceremony for The Kim Wall Memorial Fund at Superfine on March 23, 2018 in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Journalist Kim Wall's Parents Show She Was More Than A Victim In 'A Silenced Voice'

Kim Wall was 30 when she was killed by a source. Her parents are working to make sure her name will not be a warning but a tag under ambitious investigative pieces, a line on resumes, a calling card.

'The Tigers' Two-Way Travelogue Is A Journey Both Within And Without
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'The Tigers' Two-Way Travelogue Is A Journey Both Within And Without

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Known for her meditative travel memoirs, Mary Morris' wanderings were nearly curtailed by a serious ankle injury. All the Way to the Tigers is a passage deep into the broken places that shaped her.

'The Tigers' Two-Way Travelogue Is A Journey Both Within And Without

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John Bolton Unloads On Former Boss Trump, Even If It's A Little Late Now

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John Bolton Unloads On Former Boss Trump, Even If It's A Little Late Now

The tone of his forthcoming book, The Room Where It Happened, suggests the diary of a tutor who has endured many frustrating months with a spoiled and inattentive pupil who ignores his lessons.

In 'Exercise Of Power' Robert Gates Says Presidents Too Often Rely On The Military

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In 'Exercise Of Power' Robert Gates Says Presidents Too Often Rely On The Military

In his latest book, the former defense secretary says some matters more often than not call for other elements of American power: diplomacy or foreign aid or clear strategic communications.

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