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January 21, 2016

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January 21, 2016

Colin Dayan’s Ethics Without Reason

Read an excerpt from a wonderful review of Colin Dayan’s WITH DOGS AT THE EDGE OF LIFE by Simon Waxman of the Boston Review.

January 21, 2016

Shirley Hazzard's Introduction to Iris Origo's LEOPARDI: A STUDY IN SOLITUDE

Shirley Hazzard discusses Giacomo Leopardi in this excerpt from WE NEED SILENCE TO FIND OUT WHAT WE THINK: SELECTED ESSAYS!

January 21, 2016

An Interview with Daniel Herwitz

The following is an interview with Daniel Herwitz, author of  The Star as Icon: Celebrity in the Age of Mass Consumption:nnQ: There’s a Lady Diana book industry out there that keeps the discount catalogues of England and America in business....

January 21, 2016

An Interview with Stephanie Hepburn

The following is an interview with Stephanie Hepburn, coauthor (with Rita Simon) of Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight (For more on the book, you can also watch a video of Stephanie Hepburn discussing the book.):nnQuestion: What...

January 21, 2016

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January 21, 2016

An Interview with Alan L. Heil, Jr.

ALAN L. HEIL, JR. TALKS VOICE OF AMERICA n nnIn Voice of America: A History, Alan L. Heil, Jr., former deputy director of VOA, chronicles the remarkable transformation of the VOA from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War...

January 21, 2016

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January 21, 2016

An Interview with Robert W. Hanning

Robert W. Hanning was interviewed, on the publication of his book, Serious Play. Desire and Authority in the Poetry of Ovid, Chaucer, and Ariosto, by Pocahontas Perelstein, feminist critic and talk show host. A partial transcript follows:nnQ: How did this...

January 21, 2016

An Interview with John Haller

The following is an interview with John S. Haller Jr, author of Shadow Medicine: The Placebo in Conventional and Alternative Therapies. For more on the book, read John Haller’s essay The Medical Challenge:nnQ: In Shadow Medicine, you use the term conventional medicine. What...

January 21, 2016

An Interview with Leor Halevi

In Muhammad’s Grave, Leor Halevi offers a unique perspective on the making of Islamic social and religious ideals during this early period, Halevi forges a fascinating link between the development of funerary rites and the efforts of an emerging religion...

January 21, 2016

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