what is mean "rare glimpses"?
Every year, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. A new book for grown-ups tells the story of King’s difficult final months. It includes rare glimpses of King through the eyes of his friends.

in this, I don't understand "it includes rare glimpses ..."
what is rare glimpses? for example?

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what is mean "rare glimpses"?
Every year, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. A new book for grown-ups tells the story of King’s difficult final months. It includes rare glimpses of King through the eyes of his friends.

in this, I don't understand "it includes rare glimpses ..."
what is rare glimpses? for example?

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A rare glimpse is when you see, or are shown, a little bit of something not revealed very often.  It's a bit like when you peep through a keyhole and see something interesting that you didn't expect.

rare = unusual, infrequent
a glimpse = to briefly catch sight of something

In this context, the writer is saying tha the book has descriptions of King, given to the author by King's friends, which had not been heard before in this way, or had only been heard very occasionally before.

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