The Spy Who Betrayed a Generation
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The Spy Who Betrayed a Generation

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts how The Sunday Times unmasked Kim Philby, the most notorious spy of the Cold War.

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The Journey of the American Woman

Gail Collins' new book tells the story of American women since the 1950s, writes Christine Stansell—and shows that the depressing mess left when an old order crumbles is still preferable to the tidiness of a once-immovable status quo.

Peter Stothard
The Best of Brit Lit

A look at great reads from the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. This week: a great forgotten British poet, Afghanistan’s natural state, and a new selection of Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

Rick Hertzbergs Victory Dance
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Rick Hertzbergs Victory Dance

With Obámanos, his exuberant new collection chronicling the rise of the president, The New Yorker's witty political sage celebrates the good guys finally winning.

Berlin Wall
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Berlin Wall Legend Shattered

New revelations in Germany have shattered the wall’s official story. A secret meeting and carefully planned government plot preceded the "spontaneous" protest 20 years ago. By Tim Mohr.

Sarah Palins Lost Speeches
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Sarah Palins Lost Speeches

The Daily Beast has obtained the speeches Sarah Palin planned to deliver on Election Night 2008—win or lose. Read the words the McCain camp didn’t want her to say.