Personality disorders may be the best way to understand dictators, autocrats, and bullies, rather than labeling them crazy, mad, psychotic, fanatical, deranged, or demented.

Some of Stephen King's greatest work comes in novella form, including beloved efforts like The Body and Rita Hayworth and the ...

The Vault is approaching its one-year anniversary, so now is the perfect time to take another look at the stories that hide ...

Here's the all-too-common scenario: he's wonderful to be with, but often procrastinates or leaves projects unfinished. He happily tells you he'll do something for you, then forgets about it completely ...

whole world of deceit remains opaque. Those in the dark are still ripe for exploitation. —Cady Noland, from “Towards a Metalanguage of Evil” The current show at Gagosian, Portraits of America: Diane ...

The challenge here is clearly highlighted on the book’s cover, where “positive” is coloured a bright shiny yellow. After all, we know how tipping points work – a small change makes a big, sometimes ...

Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

Sitting at his desk in London, zoologist Max Telford of University College London only has a couple of trees outside his window and an apple on his desk as examples of diverse living things. But up ...

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