Penguin PressAn excerpt from The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution by Peter HesslerOn January 25, 2011, on the first day of the Egyptian Arab Spring, nothing happened in Abydos. There were no demonstrations, no crowds…May 9, 2019May 9, 2019
Penguin PressThe Speed Bump EffectAn excerpt from Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About ItApr 24, 2018Apr 24, 2018
Penguin PressTales of Two Americas: The Best of Times and Worst of Times in Today’s Divided Countryedited by John FreemanJan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Penguin PressThe President vs. The Vice PresidentAn Excerpt from Gordon S. Wood’s Friends DividedDec 11, 2017Dec 11, 2017
Penguin PressLetters from World War I: My Fellow Soldiers by Andrew CarrollFrom the New York Times bestselling author of War Letters and Behind the Lines, My Fellow Soldiers draws on a rich trove newly uncovered…May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Penguin PressBrainwashed: Growing up in North KoreaAn excerpt from the memoir In Order To Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park.Apr 17, 2017Apr 17, 2017
Penguin PressThe American healthcare system is for profit, not patientsAn excerpt from An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back by Elisabeth RosenthalApr 17, 20172Apr 17, 20172
Penguin PressFifty Shades of Grey, the viral myth, and the truth about how things get popularAn excerpt from Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of DistractionFeb 23, 20171Feb 23, 20171
Penguin PressLove in a Second LanguageAn excerpt from When in French by Lauren Collins.Dec 19, 2016Dec 19, 2016
