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Literary “It-girls” and their complicated legacies. Candid reflections on lives fractured by devastating injuries. Art world excess. And a deep dive into what it truly means to be a sociopath. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From examinations of tense presidential runs to the politicians unexpectedly ascending to the highest office in the land, these ...

1. It’s barely 30 years old, but this feels like the Great Granddaddy of philosophical biography. The book’s subtitle, “The Duty of Genius,” perfectly captures the subject. If the Austrian-born Ludwig ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biographies have always been controversial. On his deathbed, the novelist Henry James told his nephew that his “sole wish” was to ...