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Books for young children that you can read over and over and over

Parents will enjoy these, too

The Economist reads

Books that imagine that history took a different course

What if Hitler had won and Hillary Rodham had broken up with Bill Clinton?

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What to read about America’s culture wars

Four books on controversies that helped to shape the presidential election

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What to read about grief and bereavement

Six books about feelings that are both universal and unique to the person experiencing them

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Books that probe the secrets of the Mossad

Seven books on Israeli intelligence agencies, which are spearheading the offensive against Hizbullah in Lebanon

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An introduction to Lebanon, perhaps the next front in a wider war

Four books and a film on a pivotal Middle Eastern country

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What to read about modern feminism

An introduction to a large, evolving and controversial subject

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How Christianity shapes politics in America

Four books and a podcast explain a complicated relationship

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What to read about the British economy

Britain used to be the world’s richest country. These six books explain how it came to be, and why it is no longer

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Six novels about India, perhaps the world’s most interesting place

Works of fiction about a country whose global clout, already large, is growing

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Six novels you can read in a day

Reluctant to start on a big masterpiece? Try these small gems instead

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The romance and reality of Paris, the Olympics’ host

Five non-fiction books about a city that is both gilded and gritty