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“A valuable primer on foreign policy: a primer that concerned citizens of all political persuasions—not to mention the president and his advisers—could benefit from reading.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times An examination of a world increasingly defined by disorder and a United...

In November 1956, a unified Telugu-speaking state of Andhra Pradesh came into being. In February 2014, Parliament bifurcated it to create two Telugu-speaking states: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Old History, New Geography provides the context, text and subtext to the bifurcation, which continues to be contentious and controversial.

Edward Enfield came to his three quarters of an acre knowing nothing about growing anything, and this book is an account of his horticultural successes and failures, inventions and frustrations, discoveries and developments. With wry humour, he leads us through the thorny subject of roses, counts the blessings of keeping chickens, and exposes the perfidy of gardening copywriters, while offering wise and witty tips on how best to enjoy the fruits of your labour.

It didn't begin with Donald Trump. Since the time of FDR, the Republican Party has been home to conspiracy thinking, including a belief that lost elections were rigged. And when Republicans later won the White House, the party elevated their presidents to heroic status—a predisposition that eventually posed a threat to democracy. John Kenneth White proposes to explain why this happened—not just the election of Trump, but the authoritarian shift in the party as a whole that led to the insurrection of January 6, 2021, and its aftermath.

"Old Problems Made Worse for Haitians" is from the October 6, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Azam Ahmed and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"A 3.2 Million-Year-Old Mystery: Did Lucy Fall from a Tree?" is from the August 29, 2016 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Carl Zimmer and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"The Evangelicalism of Old White Men Is Dead" is from the November 29, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne and narrated by Kristi Burns.

In 2015, The New York Times documented a year in the lives of six New Yorkers older than 85, one of the fastest-growing age groups in the United States. All six survived 2015, an accomplishment in itself. This past year, I kept in touch with the group to see how they were doing.

"The 'Oldest Old' Brave Another Year" is from the December 31, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

"Old Treaties and New Alliances Empower Native Americans" is from the November 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Kristi Burns.

In War on Woke: Why the New MC Carthyism Is More Dangerous than the Old, Alan Dershowitz—#1 New York Times bestselling author and one of America’s most respected legal scholars—warns of the danger to the future of civil liberties and equality in America.

"An Old Alliance Faces New Pressures as Obama Heads to Saudi Arabia" is from the April 17, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"How a 5-Year-Old Became a Symbol of Aleppo's Suffering" is from the August 19, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Revelations from Panama Papers Are Old News for Africans" is from the April 14, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Cowell and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Harper Beckham, the 4-Year-Old Street-Style Star" is from the Style section of The New York Times. It was written by Elizabeth Paton and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Mets Make a Pirates Rookie Look Like an Old Pro" is from the June 15, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Seth Berkman and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Never Too Old to Hurt from Parents' Divorce" is from the April 24, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Jane Gordon Julien and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Borrowing from an Old Playbook to Fight Texting at the Wheel" is from the April 27, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Matt Richtel and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Pioneertown Wants to Be the New Old West" is from the May 18, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Alyson Krueger and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Too Old for Sex? Not at This Nursing Home" is from the July 12, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Winnie Hu and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"A Clash of Old and New in a Manhattan Real Estate Prairie" is from the April 12, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jim Dwyer and narrated by Fleet Cooper.