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Historian Benjamin Heber Johnson, reared in Houston, retells Texas history in a way that will appeal to a broad range of the state's readers.

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Discover San Francisco neighborhoods that offer relative affordability without compromising safety, from the Outer Sunset to Excelsior, complete with pricing.

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We sat down with author China Miéville to discuss the new limited edition re-release of his seminal 2000 novel Perdido Street ...