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“Railroaded” is a memoir of Mr. Naiden’s time on the tracks, an uncommon volume within the ample subway literature that focuses on “the subway as a workplace.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
L.A. literature: In a durably famous metaphor for Southern California, “The Crying of Lot 49’s” heroine, Oedipa, compares the sight of a distant sprawling suburb to a transistor radio’s printed circuit board.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
They consulted experts in modern bees and reviewed scientific literature in detail.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The literature shows that one of the channels through which energy price shocks, like other commodity price shocks, can impact the economy is the central bank.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Jake, of course, knew that Dr. Garcia, who had emigrated from Cuba, had received a PhD in Latin American literature with an Afro-Hispanic emphasis.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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