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the lines between fringe and fact have become blurrier than ever

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the lives of two soldiers

Miranda July's second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction

assist President Lincoln in funding the Union war effort

Idea Machine SenLinYu the lines between fringe andBooks are our first and most lasting form of information technology. Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new ones they are true tools for thinking. In The Idea Machine, Joel J. Miller shows that books are one of the most important but overlooked factors in the making of our contemporary world. And they still have lessons to teach us. Polls indicate reading is on the decline, but as we deal with concerns about artificial intelligence and