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85“The Relentless Revolution”

With the keen eye of an expert historian, Joyce Appleby traces the unlikely origins of capitalism in “The Relentless Revolution.”

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95“Catching Fire”

Yet another reason to take cooking classes: “Catching Fire” posits that the linchpin of human evolution is the ability to cook.

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99“Dancing in the Dark”

Author Morris Dickstein gleans positive creative outcomes from the Great Depression in his book, “Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression.”

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