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The Calculus Diaries

In his new book, The Lost Cyclist, bike historian David V. Herlihy tells the story of Frank Lenz, an accountant turned long-distance cyclist.

The Unsolved Case of the "Lost Cyclist"

Author David V. Herlihy discusses his book about Frank Lenz's tragic failed attempt to travel the world by bicycle

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Spilling the Beans on the Origins of Food Idioms

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A Summer Reading List for Food Lovers

Kevin Kelly worries devices like Apple's iPad, shown here with Smithsonian's first cover, nurtures action over contemplation.

Reading in a Whole New Way

As digital screens proliferate and people move from print to pixel, how will the act of reading change?

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The Disappearing Spoon: True Tales from the Periodic Table

On July 1, 1910, the Library of Congress issued the copyright for the first Tom Swift book, Tom Swift and His Motorcycle.

Tom Swift Turns 100

Tom Swift is turning 100—and he still doesn’t look a day over 18

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Suggested Reading to Accompany our Anniversary Issue

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Hay Fever: Goat Farming and Cheesemaking in Vermont

The success of To Kill a Mockingbird overwhelmed Harper Lee.

Harper Lee's Novel Achievement

With To Kill a Mockingbird, published 50 years ago, Lee gave America a story for the ages. Just don't ask her about it

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Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir

After Mark Twain first glimpsed the girl of his dreams, he never forgot Laura Wright's "frank and simple and winsome" charms.

Mark Twain in Love

A chance encounter on a New Orleans dock in 1858 haunted the writer for the rest of his life

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Squeezed: The Secrets of the Orange Juice Industry

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Sea Pie and Dandy Funk

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Shell Games: Rogues, Smugglers, and the Hunt for Nature's Bounty

Biographers disagree over what kind of man Charles Dodgson really was.

Lewis Carroll's Shifting Reputation

Why has popular opinion of the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland undergone such a dramatic reversal?

Using his own capital, Allen Lane started the Penguin publishing house. His plan was to sell quality books for the price of a pack of cigarettes.

How the Paperback Novel Changed Popular Literature

Classic writers reached the masses when Penguin paperbacks began publishing great novels for the cost of a pack of cigarettes

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How Food Shaped Humanity

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates on "Going Home Again"

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