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For Philippe Sabourin, writing Prairie Roots and Wings was a deeply personal endeavour. What began as a way to share life experiences with his grandchildren evolved into something larger — a memoir, a ...

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Chelsea Leu is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in The Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic and elsewhere.

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Insufficiently noticed is a recent book with unprecedented glimpses into the history of how the US helped open post-Maoist China to the world - and it couldn’t be more timely. These days, the ...