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    What Dostoevsky Learned About Freedom and Murder From His Fellow Convicts in Siberia

    Throughout his time in a Siberian prison camp, Dostoevsky was observing life and making secret notes for his future masterpiece.

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    The Forgotten History of the Brutal, Internecine Battles of the American Revolution

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    Her life began in the countryside. A skill with poisons brought her to the heart of the empire.

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    The Forgotten Story of a Polish Spy Whose Los Angeles Trial Was a Cold War Flashpoint

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    The Birth of the CIA—And the Soviet Mole Who Had a Hand in Everything

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