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What if the Western world does not have its ultimate origins in a single cultural bloodline but rather a messy bramble of ancestors and influences? As battles over privilege, identity and prejudice rock the cultural wars, it's never been more important to understand how the concept of The West came to be. This book tells a bold, empowering new story of how the idea of the West was created, how it has been used to justify imperialism and racism, and also why it's still a powerful ideological tool to understand our world.

“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...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice One of 62 Books 'The Ezra Klein Show' Guests Recommended This Year, The New York Times Featured in Vanity Fair’s Books to Read in November One of the Associated Press' Most Anticipated Books of the Fall "The...

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.

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.

"Dr. Paid Less: An Old Title Still Fits Female Physicians" is from the July 11, 2016 Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Catherine Saint Louis and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Sports Column: Not the Same Old Jets, but There Sure Is a Resemblance" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by William C. Rhoden and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Ask Well: Is Day-Old Kale Salad Less Nutritious than Fresher Kale?" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Sophie Egan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"Chicago Releases Video from Police Officers' Killing of 18-Year-Old" is from the August 05, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Pérez Peña and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"The U.S. Is failing in Infant Mortality, Starting at 1 Month Old" is from the June 06, 2016 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Aaron E. Carroll and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"A 16-Year-Old Needs a License. Shouldn't a Self-Driving Car?" is from the July 06, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"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.

"Trump's Call to Strip Flag Burners of Citizenship Renews Decades-Old Debate" is from the September 29, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Charlie Savage and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"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.

"Soft and Cuddly? John Kasich's Old Colleagues Don't Recognize Him" is from the March 25, 2016, U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Thomas Kaplan, Michael Barbaro and Steve Eder and narrated by JJ Langan.