Nonfiction

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca

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  Street Life

  Geoff Nicholson on "The Other Paris."

  Geoff NicholsonNov 27, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• Capitalism in a Bottle

  Coca-Cola and Pepsi aren't really drinks manufacturers at all. For close to a century, they have made an extraordinary living from the power of suggestion.

  Andrew GumbelNov 19, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Politics

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  Reconciliation Acts

  An interview with Jan Herman, longtime journalist and author of "The Z Collection."

  Aaron ShulmanNov 14, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• The University of Nowhere: The False Promise of “Disruption”

  Kevin Carey’s "The End of College" is the latest book to seize the imagination of disrupters. It touts massive changes for post-secondary education.

  Frank PasqualeNov 12, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Science & Technology

• A Reasonable Response to Ruin

  Dora Apel goes on the offensive against the myriad myths and delusions peddled about the Motor City.

  Ben PaynterNov 11, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Politics

• Many Layers, Many Guises

  Micah McCrary interviews Sven Birkerts

  Micah McCraryNov 9, 2015

  • Nonfiction

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  Here Comes Everything!

  Dinah Lenney and Arne De Boever Interview Christopher Schaberg and Ian Bogost

  Arne De Boever, Dinah LenneyNov 5, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Philosophy & Religion

• Human Google

  A review of Wayne A. Wiegand's "Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library."

  Eric LundgrenNov 3, 2015

  • History

  • Nonfiction

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  An Excerpt from “Part of Our Lives”

  In "Part of Our Lives," Wayne Wiengard tells the story of the relationship between the American Public Library and the American people.

  Wayne A. WiegandOct 28, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• The Ultimate Mexican-American

  Virtually none of the millions of people who consume an estimated $2.2 billion worth of tequila annually in the US have any idea what they are drinking.

  Josh StephensOct 24, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• Purple Gold

  Mark Anderson obliterated a mind-boggling $250 million dollars’ worth of wines.

  Désirée ZamoranoOct 21, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• Wilderness, Innocence, and Responsibility

  How can we as individuals and as a nation best care for the damages — environmental, social, cultural — we’ve done?

  Heather HouserOct 12, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Politics