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that action can overcome partisan division. serbia is taking swift action on gun violence -- >> not a progressive country, by the way. >> just two mass shootings in may that left seven dead and 21 injured, serbia took action. it has the third largest rate of gun ownership in the world, and it pushed through new laws with near unanimous support despite deep political divides. joining us now with more nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, how were they able to ge...

legislation following a pair of deadly mass shootings, proving that action can overcome partisan division. serbia is taking swift action on gun violence -- >> not a progressive country, by the way. >> just two mass shootings in may that left seven dead and 21 injured, serbia took action. it has the third largest rate of gun ownership in the world, and it pushed through new laws with near unanimous support despite deep political divides. joining us now with more nbc news chief foreign...

Top five of Obama's favorite reads this year included The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut.

From Prince Harry’s epic memoir to Britney Spears’s chilling autobiography, David Grann’s historical novel The Wager to Rebecca Yarros’ fantasy fiction Fourth Wing, here is Livemint’s pick of the top five best sellers of 2023.

New York Times commenters share their favorite books of the year.

​"The Wager" is a period piece set in the early 1740s, recounting the incredible journey of a makeshift vessel that washes ashore in Brazil. Onboard, the vessel carries 30 emaciated men who have miraculously survived a perilous expedition, believed to be remnants of the crew of the British ship "The Wager." The ill-fated ship was in pursuit of a Spanish warship known as "the prize of all the oceans," culminating in a shipwreck on a desolate island off the coast of...

Raves about scorseses adaption of your book. they showed such a fierce commitment to getting the story right, to doing justice. it shows the deep complicity that helped support this murderous system against members of the osage nation, who were being killed for their oil rights. i think people are going to be blown away by the film when they see it. >> i have heard its extraordinary. well, your new book "the wager" a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder, out now. i cant wait to read it, david. ...

It shows the deep complicity that helped support this murderous system against members of the osage nation, who were being killed for their oil rights. i think people are going to be blown away by the film when they see it. >> i have heard its extraordinary. well, your new book "the wager" a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder, out now. i cant wait to read it, david. thank you so much for being with us. greatly appreciate it. and that does it for us this morning. have a safe and happy fourth...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

The 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' author tells us about his thrilling new book, 'The Wager,' about the survivors of a devastating shipwreck.