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Books of The Times: When Poets Were Scientists and Nature Their Mysterious Muse

Richard Holmes’s amazingly ambitious book about the Romantics fuses history, art, science, philosophy and biography — and makes a splendid case for treating the history of science in a bright new way.

Vasily Aksyonov, Exiled Soviet Writer, Is Dead at 76

Mr. Aksyonov was a writer who symbolized both the cultural flowering of the period after Stalin’s death and the clampdown that followed it.

Books of The Times: Debunking Commonplaces About a Singular Region

So much has happened in the Middle East since Dennis Ross and David Makovsky completed their book that many of its policy prescriptions already seem surpassed by events.

Books of The Times: Appointees Who Really Govern America

James MacGregor Burns uses his intimate knowledge of America’s past to situate judicial rulings within a political and social context.

ArtsBeat: Dan Brown Drumroll: The Book Cover Revealed

The cover design for the novel "The Lost Symbol," Dan Brown's followup to "The Da Vinci Code," has been released.

 

Book It! 10th Grade Reading Adventures

You are getting ready to embark on a great journey that involves your learning, but more importantly, a bit of freedom. During our study of poetry, we will take one day a week to read in class. What you have to do is simple:
• Choose a book from the list below
• Secure it at the bookstore, or a store of your choice
• Join the ning for your group
• Come prepared to read on the day assigned
• Submit four blogs responding to the moderator’s questions and respond to four of your colleagues in a discussion on the blog
• Follow the rubric below for success

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