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7. The City Forgets—Half-Life
7/9 Joe traces a family history left out of his great-grandfather’s memoir.
6. Tranquility—Half-Life
6/9 Joe's great-grandfather settles in the United States where his mental health deteriorates.
5. The Road Through the Mountains—Half-Life
5/9 Joe’s great-grandfather's letters, lead him to the silenced history of a massacre.
4. Young Republic—Half-Life
4/9 Joe travels to Turkey where his great-grandfather was employed, it seems, making gas masks
3. Lost—Half-Life
4/9 Joe's research leads him to the remains of an old chemical weapons factory.
2. The Quiet Town by the River—Half-Life
3/9 Dangers lurk beneath the soil, in the town where Joe's great-grandfather worked.
1. Daughter of Radium—Half-Life
2/9 Hidden on page 1692 of his great-grandfather's memoir, Joe Dunthorne finds a confession.
Trailer—Half-Life
1/9 Hidden in an unpublished family memoir, the writer Joe Dunthorne discovers a confession.
6. There Is No Alternative—Invisible Hands
6/6 What the story of a water company can tell us about how we got to where we are today.
5. The Lucky Gambler—Invisible Hands
5/6 The billionaire who set the stage for Donald Trump.
