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A forgetful bear, a lovesick boy and, yes, George Washington share their views from the bridge.

His clear prose, illuminating data and novel arguments, transformed debates around issues like public education and welfare reform.

Dark Horse Comics announced it would no longer publish the author and canceled further publication of his “Anansi Boys” series.

When cats bite or scratch, they’re trying to tell you something. Ms. Wilbourn, a cat therapist, was a pioneer in the art of listening to them.

Not in this universe, a new study concludes.

She became a photographer the same year she came out, chronicling the lives of women in same-sex relationships — something most people had never seen.

Writing from Taiwan, she shaped her readers’ idea of romantic love with a raft of best sellers, many adapted for the screen. Newborns were named after her characters.

In the first volume of her memoir (which she hasn’t read), she explores her difficult childhood, her fraught marriage to Sonny Bono and how she found her voice.

“I Heard You Paint Houses,” his true-crime best seller about the death of Jimmy Hoffa, was brought to the screen by Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.

How do you explain the democratic process to future voters? Start with these lively picture books and compelling histories.