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The Filth and the Fury
Need a guide to vocabulary in the focative case? Scott McLemee looks at the definitive study of "the F word."
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Mutual Aid Society
Did humanity evolve with selfish genes? Scott McLemee looks into an alternative theory
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The King of Pompeii
Irving Kristol was the godfather of neoconservatism. Scott McLemee goes to the mattresses.
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Mortal Grace
Jim Carroll and Paul Ricoeur looked death in the face and wrote about it. Scott McLemee reads the fragments....
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Wrong Things, Rightly Named
An Eastern European thinker knows what to call the practices covered in the CIA report. Scott McLemee follows his lead....
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Criminal Incompetence
A new book studies how criminals communicate with each other. Scott McLemee looks for career advice...
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Prophets of Deceit
Obama is a totalitarian illegal alien! He's going to execute grandma! Scott McLemee takes refuge with a classic study of political mania.
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Publishing Genius
A graduate student in Baltimore proves that a small press can hit the big time. Scott McLemee investigates.