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But that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been ...

When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle The Daily Mail Books department ...

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Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones will likely be seen crying during the national anthem before the Super Bowl on Sunday, just as he was for the first two rounds of the NFL playoffs.

But people are buying books. Up to 700 million of ’em a year. Readers spend roughly $9.1 billion on books in the U.S.

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Chris Morris is a contributing writer at Fortune, covering everything from general business news to the video game and theme park industries.A veteran journalist with more than 35 years of ...

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