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A Few Good Books

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In our wildest fantasies, we might dare to dream that one day something we have written will win a major literary prize. Then again, we wouldn’t necessarily call all of our friends if word came down that we had won the annual Bookseller / Diagram Prize.  Since 1978 the BDP has been awarded to the oddest book title of the year…. Read more »

Taking Sides

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On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln stood against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol and presented his Second Inaugural Address. Less than five weeks later, the core goals of his presidency – the surrender of the primary Confederate forces and thus the preservation of the Union – would finally be accomplished.  The expectation of those victories buoyed the nation’s capital.    If… Read more »