Hardcover Fiction 1. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans, Crown, $28. 2. Kin (Debut): Tayari Jones, Knopf, $32. 3. Vigil: George Saunders, Random House, $28. 4. Brawler: Stories (Debut): Lauren Groff, ...

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These six books chronicle a deeply unequal, often cynical old order slowly giving way to something new. The Age of Innocence. By Edith Wharton. Barnes & Noble; 336 pages; $8.95. Penguin Books Ltd; 336 ...

The Board of Governors overseeing the new curricula includes roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors.

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