The New York Times © Best Sellers
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Culture for the week of
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HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
The libretto of the Grammy-, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos,interviews and a production history.
2
BORN A CRIME
A memoir about growing up in South Africa by the comedian, now the host of “The Daily Show,” whose parents were in an illegal (under apartheid) interracial relationship.
3
THE DAILY SHOW (THE BOOK)
An oral history of the show, based on extensive interviews with Jon Stewart and others.
4
THE CASE OF BEASTS
Filmmaking secrets, photography and artwork from “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” written by J. K. Rowling.
5
HUMANS OF NEW YORK: STORIES
Photographs and interviews from the creator of the blog and the book “Humans of New York.”
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HUMANS OF NEW YORK
Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers, with brief commentary by the author.
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AT THE EXISTENTIALIST CAFE
An account of the birth of one of the 20th century's major intellectual movements and the revolutionary thinkers who shaped it: Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, and others.
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SPEAKING AMERICAN
The creator of The New York Times dialect quiz provides a guide to how words are pronounced in different parts of the country.