Jed Rubenfeld: 6 books

Should we try to “live in the present”? Such is the imperative of modernity, Jed Rubenfeld writes in this important and original work of political theory. Since Jefferson proclaimed that “the earth belongs to the living”-since Freud announced that mental health requires people to “get free of...

A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller The Interpretation of Murder. Under a clear blue September sky, America's financial center in lower Manhattan became the site of the largest, deadliest...

International Bestseller #1 U.K. Bestseller The Wall Street Journal Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller In the summer of 1909, Sigmund Freud arrived by steamship in New York Harbor for a short visit to America. Though he would live another thirty years, he would never return to this country....

"That certain groups do much better in America than others—as measured by income, occupational status, test scores, and so on—is difficult to talk about. In large part this is because the topic feels racially charged. The irony is that the facts actually debunk racial stereotypes. There are...

Un soleil radieux baigne Wall Street, le douzième coup de midi résonne au clocher de Trinity Church quand une violente explosion retentit. Une vague de terreur sans précédent s'abat sur New York, des centaines de victimes sont à déplorer. Nous sommes au mois de septembre... 1920. Trois...

Freud débarque à New York. Venu y donner une série de conférences, il est accueilli par Younger, jeune médecin qui lui fait découvrir la ville en pleine construction. Une visite d'autant plus mémorable que le psychanalyste prend part à une enquête surprenante : le cadavre d'une jeune fille...