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Can something be totally unique? Steven Pinker"s new book says yes.

On the back cover, John McWhorter"s blurb reads, “Pinker has written the Strunk and White for a new century.” I hope that McWhorter was referring to the popularity of Strunk and White"s “The Elements of Style,” rather than to its linguistic acumen …
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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins – book review: Strangers in the suburbs …

Paula Hawkins" publisher is pitching her debut novel at fans of an American blockbuster. "Looking for another Gone Girl?" the blurb asks. "She"s on the train…" Every weekday, Rachel catches the 08:04 from Ashbury to London and returns on the 17:56 …
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Controversial workplace lessons demonstrate how to thwart an armed intruder

But it doesn"t take training to know how to throw a backpack, book or laptop at someone bent on murder, ALICE advocates say. Heaving papers. Running in zigzags. Anything but freezing in fear might throw a shooter off script, said Alisa Pacer, emergency …
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