The life of Margaretha Zelle — remembered by history as Mata Hari — is full of romance, global intrigue, taboo sexuality, and accusations of treason.
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The story of Ching Shih — Zheng Shi in Mandarin — is a tale of love, betrayal, dodgy dealings with family and empire, plus a fair amount of prostitution — capped off with a lucrative retirement deal, and a legacy as one of the world’s bloodiest pirates.
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JUNE 7TH’s state presidential primaries, consisting of California, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana, and the Dakotas, have come and gone, and have made official the…
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MOST PEOPLE IN THE U.S. have never heard of a medical procedure called symphysiotomy. In recent years, awareness has been thrust upon the consciousness of…
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HEADSTRONG: 52 WOMEN WHO CHANGED SCIENCE AND THE WORLD is a collection of lively short histories, by author Rachel Swaby, on the work of past…
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