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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
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Rumaan Alam • Leave the World Behind
Nicolas Shumway in his book The Invention of Argentina.
Brian Winter • Long After Midnight at the Niño Bien: A Yanquis Missteps in Argentina
At Exeter, he would read Sweet Thursday and Cannery Row, John Steinbeck’s lightly fictionalized accounts of marine biologist Ed Ricketts.
John Markoff • Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
They had seen him give newspapers leaks—or issue statements—that dredged up for public view and turned into blaring headlines the dark secrets of men’s pasts.
Robert A. Caro • The Power Broker
Brendan Boyle • Spain's fix for a lonely planet
We hired Milton Pollack, a brilliant lawyer who later became a distinguished federal judge. The suit unfolded slowly, and I fell into a ritual of having dinner with Pollack once a month during which he would update me on our progress and his methods. At that time he had a daughter in elementary school; he told me that before he asked any question o
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