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Oliver Sacks’s letters from a beautiful mind

The great neurologist offered a lesson in treating our fellow humans with care and true attention.

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The vicious battle of ideas behind the continent's World Wars has migrated East.

By Tanjil Rashid

The former chancellor’s memoir Freedom reveals how her childhood in East Germany helped forge a doctrine of moral decency and…

By Nicola Sturgeon

In his memoir, Citizen, the former president struggles to understand why his brand of post-New Deal American liberalism has failed.

By Sohrab Ahmari

I tracked down and read the offending work, Billy and the Epic Escape, so you don’t have to.

By Imogen West-Knights

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By Michael Prodger, Zuzanna Lachendro, Rachel Cunliffe and Zoë Huxford

The best crowds are joyful expressions of democracy and belonging. So why do we fear them so much?

By Sophie McBain

The Olympic cyclist’s memoir All that Matters reflects on the terminal cancer diagnosis that tested his resilience to the limit.

By Simon Kuper