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In “Cerebral Entanglements,” Allan J. Hamilton argues that new imaging technologies give us unprecedented access — with revolutionary implications.

As recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and human error.

“Change,” Édouard Louis’s latest work of autofiction, retraces his trajectory from abject poverty to life as a cultured Parisian.

In “Changing My Mind,” the novelist Julian Barnes presents an argument for the joys of flexibility.

A new biography of the Republican legislator details his legal mind and his personal struggles.

Keith O’Brien’s “Charlie Hustle” tracks the great ballplayer’s historic career and also tells a story involving gamblers, gangsters and drug addicts.

In “Charlottesville: An American Story,” Deborah Baker retraces the events leading up to the violent Unite the Right rally in 2017 and its political aftermath.

In Natalie Dykstra’s hands, the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner is a tribute to the power of art.

“Chasing Bright Medusas,” a new biography by Benjamin Taylor, aims not to uncover new facts but to provide a concise introduction to the novelist.

In “Chasing Hope,” the veteran Times journalist remembers the highs and lows of his storied career.