chapters

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To forget the bitterest chapters of our personal histories can be overwhelmingly tempting when there’s so much to deal with, right in front of us.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The elegiac opening and closing chapters, in which Crowther imagines visiting Monroe’s home and scanning her shelves, also add to the feeling that too much is being extrapolated out of not enough information.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

"Having travelled a lot in France and met many French people, I've come to a conviction -- a very strong one -- that our finest chapters are still ahead of us," he added.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

One of her most moving chapters describes how people with Alzheimer’s gain temporary access to memories of who they are when they hear songs from their own reminiscence bumps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In general, the larger the size and the higher the density, the more complex and specialized were the technology and organization, for reasons that we shall examine in detail in later chapters.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond