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Children's Books: ‘Isabel’s War,’ by Lila Perl [19 Dec 2014|05:02pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/isabels-war-by-lila-perl.html

This novel’s 12-year-old heroine, growing up in 1940s New York, finds World War II a nuisance, until she meets a refugee.
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Children's Books: ‘Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future,’ by A. S. King [19 Dec 2014|05:05pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/glory-obriens-history-of-the-future-by-a-s-king.html

A high school senior grappling with her mother’s suicide is suddenly able to envision people’s pasts and futures.
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Bookshelf: Can’t Sleep [19 Dec 2014|06:33pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2014/12/19/books/review/21bookshelf.html

New picture books include “Naptime,” “A Bed for Kitty” and “Goodnight Already!”
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‘Ardor,’ by Roberto Calasso [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/ardor-by-roberto-calasso.html

Roberto Calasso delves into the enigmatic web of ritual and myth that defined the ancient Vedic world.
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‘Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms,’ by Gerard Russell [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/heirs-to-forgotten-kingdoms-by-gerard-russell.html

Gerard Russell chronicles the long survival of religious minorities in the Middle East, and the extreme peril they face today..
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Crime: Anthony Horowitz’s ‘Moriarty,’ and More [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/anthony-horowitzs-moriarty-and-more.html

Anthony Horowitz’s “Moriarty” is a Sherlock ­Holmes pastiche that opens five days after the great detective and his nemesis plunged to their doom.
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‘The Great Reformer,’ a Biography of Pope Francis [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/the-great-reformer-a-biography-of-pope-francis.html

A biography of Jorge Mario Bergoglio traces his Argentine origins and his path to the Vatican.
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Children's Books: ‘Space Case’ and ‘The Twin Powers’ [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/space-case-and-the-twin-powers.html

In these middle-grade novels, a young detective solves a lunar murder, and twins reunite to save their threatened worlds.
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Children's Books: ‘Alphabetabum,’ ‘Take Away the A’ and More [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/alphabetabum-take-away-the-a-and-more.html

Five alphabet books feature rhyme and alliteration, exuberant animals and found photos of children from the past.
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‘The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Volume I’ [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/the-norton-anthology-of-world-religions-volume-i.html

The first volume of Norton’s two-part anthology includes texts of Hinduism, Buddhism and Daoism.
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‘Living the Secular Life,’ by Phil Zuckerman [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/living-the-secular-life-by-phil-zuckerman.html

As more Americans eschew religious affiliation, a sociologist examines the secular lifestyle.
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‘The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Volume II’ [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/the-norton-anthology-of-world-religions-volume-ii.html

The second volume of Norton’s two-part anthology compiles texts and commentaries on Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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‘A Philosophy of Walking,’ by Frédéric Gros [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/a-philosophy-of-walking-by-frdric-gros.html

Charting the many ways we walk, and what they say about us.
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Raphaël Jerusalmy’s ‘Brotherhood of Book Hunters’ [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/raphal-jerusalmys-brotherhood-of-book-hunters.html

François Villon travels to Jerusalem in this literary mystery.
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Open Book: Religious Reading [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/religious-reading.html

Cynthia Ozick and others recommend novels with religious themes.
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‘America’s Pastor,’ About Billy Graham, by Grant Wacker [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/americas-pastor-about-billy-graham-by-grant-wacker.html

A study of Billy Graham’s ministry examines how American culture shaped him — and he shaped it.
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‘Joan of Arc,’ by Kathryn Harrison [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/joan-of-arc-by-kathryn-harrison.html

Kathryn Harrison’s biography interweaves Joan of Arc’s story with both fictional and historical interpretations.
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Evan Thompson’s ‘Waking, Dreaming, Being’ [19 Dec 2014|06:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/evan-thompsons-waking-dreaming-being.html

Merging neuroscience and philosophy, Evan Thompson casts new light on the relationship between the self and the brain.
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Disappearing Religions [19 Dec 2014|07:38pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/book-review-podcast-disappearing-religions/

Gerard Russell talks about “Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms,” and Phil Zuckerman discusses “Living the Secular Life.”
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ArtsBeat: Koons Again Accused of Copyright Infringement [19 Dec 2014|08:48pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/koons-again-accused-of-copyright-infringement/

A work by Jeff Koons in his retrospective in Paris could set off a legal battle.
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Books Of Style: 9 Books That Would Make Great Gifts [19 Dec 2014|10:58pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/fashion/9-books-that-would-make-great-gifts.html

A selection of novels, nonfiction and whodunits for readers on your gift list.
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