Staff Pick: 'The Pentagon's Brain' by Annie Jacobsen

Reviews editor Alex Crowley recommends 'The Pentagon's Brain,' about DARPA, the rationale and strategy that underpins defense science, and key figures in this shadowy world. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BBC to adapt 1992 Mantel novel

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