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Wisconsin was expecting a full harvest of bears, giant king crabs had invaded the Antarctic Abyss, and snakes continued to bite large numbers of Africans. Hyenas can count to three,…
The singular fabrications of Raymond Roussel
The restless genius of Patrick Leigh Fermor and Bruce Chatwin
The Pentagon’s losing battle against IEDs
A history of bombing
Travels among the undead
One boy’s transatlantic education
Nothing is left of the family silver
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