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Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most authoritarian leader since Mao. Xi Jinping, left, with his father, Xi ...

Book Review - Desi Arnaz - 3x2 for APNews 1 of 2 This cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television" by Todd S. Purdum.

Once a second banana, always a second banana when in the shadow of a brighter star. For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground-breaking ...

Second lady Usha Vance has launched the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge to boost American children's reading skills and mental health, offering prizes for participation.

Ellmann’s Joyce Zachary Leader Belknap Press, €29.95 First released in 1959, Richard Ellmann’s James Joyce has long been venerated as a supreme example of literary biography. Now, Zachary ...

He is the author of six books about politics. Published May 31, 2025 Updated June 5, 2025. ... part biography, part sociology. In his hands, printing the facts makes for one hell of a good read. ...

In 2004, Ngũgĩ and his wife, Njeeri wa Ngũgĩ, were assaulted in their Nairobi apartment during a visit to Kenya in what was a politically charged attack The late Ngugi wa Thiong'o. A Amos Robi Follow; ...