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    Of Carousels and Animal Cages: Taking Inspiration from the Nashville Zoo

    Of Carousels and Animal Cages: Taking Inspiration from the Nashville Zoo

    Margaret Verble on growing up in a neighborhood built atop the remnants of the historic Glendale Zoo

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    The Real Through Line from <em>The Godfather</em> to <em>The Sopranos</em> Is the American Family

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    Mark Seal, author of a new book on the making of The Godfather, looks at the story's influence on David Chase's masterpiece.

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    At the dawn of a new era, detectives, amateur sleuths, and gentlemen thieves stepped into the spotlight.

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    Have Yourself A Cozy Halloween With These Spooktacular Mysteries

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    Blood in the Desert: Six Books About Crime and Colonialism at the U.S.-Mexico Border

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    The history of the borderlands is full of murder, theft, banditry, and violence—starting with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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