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Robert Coles, Pulitzer-Winning Child Psychiatrist, Is Dead at 97

His five-volume “Children of Crisis” series, published between 1967 and 1977, drew on his conversations with American children whose voices were not often heard.

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Robert Coles, Pulitzer-Winning Child Psychiatrist, Is Dead at 97

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Gordon S. Wood, Pioneering Historian of Early America, Dies at 92

In a Pulitzer-winning book, “The Radicalism of the American Revolution,” he wrote that the colonists rose up against an entire worldview, not just against taxation.

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Gordon S. Wood, Pioneering Historian of Early America, Dies at 92

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Do You Recognize These Lines From Popular Science Fiction?

Some bits of dialogue or description can stick with you long after you’ve finished reading. Try this short quiz to see how many jog your memory.

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Do You Recognize These Lines From Popular Science Fiction?

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Book Review: ‘Trash!: A Garbageman’s Story,’ by Simon Paré-Poupart

In his memoir, Simon Paré-Poupart recounts the highs and lows of hauling trash for more than 20 years.

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Book Review: ‘Trash!: A Garbageman’s Story,’ by Simon Paré-Poupart

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Book Review: ‘Contrapposto,’ by Dave Eggers

In this satisfyingly old-school novel, an artist tries to find his place, and hold onto his spark, in a world that values fads and flash.

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Book Review: ‘Contrapposto,’ by Dave Eggers

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Alan Riding, Times Correspondent in Latin America and Paris, Dies at 82

He was a cosmopolitan observer and interpreter of societies he knew firsthand, whether writing about war in Nicaragua or the history and cultural salons of France.

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Alan Riding, Times Correspondent in Latin America and Paris, Dies at 82