A selection of books that inspired and influenced and left an indelible impression – which book changed your life?

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Carolyn Montgomery, 95, has admired Little Compton's stone walls all of her life, and she wants to ensure future generations ...

Yet, higher education has shaped the American experiment from the beginning. Enlightenment ideas studied in 18th-century ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

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