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Harvard’s Slide into Stupidity

REVIEW: ‘Where Harvard Went Wrong: Fifty Years of Commentary that Fell on Deaf Ears’ by Harvey C. Mansfield

Royally Screwed

REVIEW: ‘Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor’ by Hugo Vickers

When Power Suits and Padded Shoulders Ruled

REVIEW: ‘Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York’ by Dylan Gottlieb

American Odyssey

REVIEW: ‘This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark’ by Craig Fehrman

Less Choice, More Happiness

REVIEW: 'Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better' by David Epstein

All Roads Lead to Rome

REVIEW: 'Converts: From Oscar Wilde to Muriel Spark, Why So Many Became Catholic in the 20th Century' by Melanie McDonagh

Leaving Stones Unturned

REVIEW: ‘The Rolling Stones: The Biography’ by Bob Spitz

Left to Their Own Devices

REVIEW: 'Blood & Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence in America' by Noah Rothman

Busting up the Boom-Bust Cycle

REVIEW: ‘Recession: The Real Reasons Economies Shrink and What to Do About It’ by Tyler Goodspeed

All the Rory Details

REVIEW: ‘Rory: The Heartache and Triumph of Golf’s Most Human Superstar’ by Alan Shipnuck