BooksA not-so-revolutionary American RevolutionIf Americans hate monarchs so much, why do they elect one?
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BooksMapping out the life of explorer Peter PondBook review: Barry Gough’s ’The Elusive Mr. Pond: The Solider, Fur Trader and Explorer Who Opened the Northwest’
BooksOne man’s uphill climb to conquer le françaisBook review: William Alexander’s ’Flirting with French: How a Language Charmed Me, Seduced Me & Nearly Broke My Heart’
BooksRemembering the sad, odd, writerly life of Roberto BolañoBook review: Mónica Maristain’s ’Bolano: A Biography in Conversations’
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BooksMoving the needle: The past and the politics of vaccinationA review of Eula Biss’s ’On Immunity,’ which tackles the history of anti-vaccination movements
BooksHow Star Wars escaped its creatorBook review: Chris Taylor’s ’How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise’
BooksA deadly new collection of short storiesBook review: Hilary Mantel’s ’The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher and Other Stories’