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Peru Invites You to Discover True Richness • Peru invites you to rediscover the concept of wealth. One where being rich isn’t about having the most, but about experiencing the most unforgettable moments that can only be lived in Peru. A place where the diversity and authenticity of its culture, nature and gastronomy, keep the essence of life itself.
Dive Bomber
Rise of the Zombie Mall • Hundreds of big retail centers have gone under, but the shoptil-you drop lifestyle isn’t dead yet
What’s in Store • TAKING INVENTORY OF A PRECARIOUS AMERICAN INSTITUTION
BEBOP AND THE BUDDHA • Larger-than-life artwork playfully attuned to the spirit of jazz
Hymn to a Gothic Beauty • In which the renowned author of thrillers and mysteries praises Notre-Dame, damaged by fire but destined to inspire again
Cue the Cathedral • IN A MOVIE OR EVEN A VIDEO GAME, NOTHING SAYS PARIS LIKE NOTRE-DAME
CHEROKEE HARVEST • For the first time, American Indians are being allowed to pick a cherished plant inside a national park
Prized Plants • A SAMPLER OF OTHER NATIONAL PARK FLORA TREASURED BY AMERICAN INDIANS
Making Purple Rain • Searching for the “cloud” guitar with which Prince revolutionized pop music
Now It’s Your Turn • FORTY YEARS AGO, A BELOVED PAPERBACK SERIES SET THE STAGE FOR TODAY’S OBSESSION WITH INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
THE TRIGGER • A JUST-DISCOVERED EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT PROVIDES STARTLING NEW EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON WHO FIRED THE SHOT THAT SPARKED THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
History Lesson
Sidelined • AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE BEEN ADVANCING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CENTURIES. BUT THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS WEREN’T RECOGNIZED UNTIL A TOUGHMINDED SCHOLAR HIT THE ROAD AND RATTLED THE ACADEMIC WORLD
Out of the Shadows • ROSSITER’S HISTORICAL RESEARCH HAS SPOTLIGHTED HUNDREDS OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS IN AMERICA. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE MOST NOTABLE WHO PERSEVERED TO EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE, FROM BLACK HOLES TO GENES TO COMPUTERS
REBELLION IN SEMINOLE COUNTY • HOW A VIOLENT SOCIALIST UPRISING AGAINST THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BLAZED THROUGH OKLAHOMA A CENTURY AGO
THE Suspect IN City Hall • HE WAS THE BELOVED MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY. SO WHY DID HE ABRUPTLY LEAVE OFFICE AND HEAD TO MEXICO? NEW CLUES IN THE CURIOUS CASE OF WILLIAM O’DWYER
Gangs of New York
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