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Framed by the author’s personal experience with backyard hens, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present. En route, Lembke surveys chickens in ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 19th century, and modern times, including the role of chickens in Jewish and Muslim practices. She also investigates the birds’ contributions to science and their jaunty appearances in literature.

A haunting account of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reign Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland...

"Janet Reno, First Woman to Serve as U.S. Attorney General, Dies at 78" is from the November 07, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Carl Hulse and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Food Testing Startup Looks to Stand out with a New Wrinkle" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Janet Morrissey and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Cosmetic Surgery That's Just a Click Away" is from the July 06, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Janet Morrissey and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"A Novel Glue Rises From Clever Repairs to Social Media Hit" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Janet Morissey and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birthrates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as China closes the book on the policy after more than three decades, it faces a population grown too old and too male, with a vastly diminished supply of young workers. Mei Fong has spent years documenting the policy's repercussions on every sector of Chinese society.

On November 26, 1791, George Washington convened his department secretaries - Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph - for the first cabinet meeting. Why did he wait two and a half years into his presidency to call his cabinet? Because the US Constitution did not create or provide for such a body. Washington was on his own.