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Feb 15, 2013
The thinkers admired, corrupted and oppressed by the Nazis. John Cornwell reviews ‘Hitler’s Philosophers’, by Yvonne Sherratt
Feb 15, 2013
An entertaining but selective account of scientists’ contributions to finance. Clive Cookson reviews ‘The Physics of Finance’, by James Owen Weatherall
Feb 15, 2013
A study of raising children who stand out from the mainstream. Laurence Scott reviews ‘Far From the Tree’, by Andrew Solomon
Feb 15, 2013
Reviews of ‘London Bridge in America’, by Travis Elborough; ‘How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm’, by Mei-Ling Hopgood
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Feb 8, 2013
How America built a global economic order around itself at Bretton Woods. Tony Barber reviews ‘The Battle of Bretton Woods’, by Benn Steil; ‘The Leaderless Economy’, by Peter Temin and David Vines
Feb 8, 2013
A history of British decolonisation describes the crucial role played by MI5. Richard Hopton reviews ‘Empire of Secrets’, by Calder Walton
Feb 8, 2013
Personal insights into a region’s collective trauma. Stefan Wagstyl reviews ‘The Taste of Ashes’, by Marci Shore
Feb 8, 2013
Judgments that have literary merit of their own. Suzi Feay reviews ‘The Fun Stuff and Other Essays’, by James Wood
Feb 8, 2013
Reviews of ‘Going Solo’, by Eric Klinenberg; ‘Mrs Moneypenny’s Careers Advice for Ambitious Women’, by Mrs Moneypenny
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Feb 1, 2013
Delicate observations of daily life in a fast-changing Indian city. Patrick French reviews ‘Calcutta: Two Years in the City’ by Amit Chaudhuri