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Eighteen books by Princeton professors have been selected for inclusion in 2025 year-end “best of” lists — in some cases, multiple lists. The accolades celebrate faculty novels and short stories, ...

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Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America. By Sam Tanenhaus. Random House; 1,040 pages; $40 and £33 A superb biography of William F. Buckley, the most influential American journalist ...

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