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Elaine Pagels is famous for asking hard questions. Her latest: 鈥榃hy Religion?鈥�The scholar鈥檚 professional life has been about challenging orthodox ways of thinking about 海角大神ity. In her new book, she shows the personal struggle behind that quest.
Witty banter optional: The no-pressure, no-homework book clubThe solitary act of reading becomes more social 鈥� and maybe a little more competitive 鈥� at a typical book club. Here鈥檚 a middle-ground idea for the shy or introverted and homework-averse.
Private moments laced with social commentary in 'Lars Tunbj枚rk'Tunbjork was one of Sweden鈥檚聽most prominent photographers.
Ten football books for the season鈥檚 home stretchEnjoy these 10 titles as the football season reaches its last days.
Training his lens on social justiceGordon Parks鈥檚 work confronted racism in the pre-civil rights era.
How author Jarrett Krosoczka illustrates gratitude 鈥� on the page and in lifeJarrett Krosoczka鈥檚 recent memoir is about growing up with a parent struggling with addiction. But its messages for young people focus on resiliency and giving thanks.
Monitor staff picks the best 2018 nonfiction titlesRick Bragg's 'The Best Cook in the World' and 'Enlightenment Now'聽by Steven Pinker were two of our favorites for this year.聽
The best fiction reads of 2018: the Monitor's picksA reimagining of 'Beowulf' and Anne Tyler's latest are two of the works of fiction that made the cut for our list.
First LookAs the Spanish book market grows, women-led startups fill demandUS sales of children's Spanish-language books rose 6 percent over the past year, while overall Spanish-language books rose 15 percent. As America's demographics continue to change, business-savvy bilingual mothers are creating bilingual books, apps, and videos.
Novel perspectives on Israeli-Palestinian conflictMillennial writers with Israeli and Palestinian heritage living in the US are forging new ways of looking at the conflict.
'The Eternal City' chronicles Rome's inimitable historyIn many ways, Ferdinand Addis's book reads more like a slightly modernized and extended version of Livy than an actual work of what we would consider modern, serious history.
'We Begin in Gladness' delves into how poets teach themselves to write their bestAuthor Craig Morgan聽Teicher鈥檚 best insights are ultimately about poetry鈥檚 connection to the sublime.
'The End of the End of the Earth' is Jonathan Franzen at his idiosyncratic bestFranzen ranges far and wide here 鈥� from birds to travel to climate change and then back to birds 鈥� sometimes leaving skid marks between pieces.
'God in the Qur'an' continues Jack Miles's journey through religionsReaders who marveled at the passionate intellectual pyrotechnics of Miles's two books will notice almost immediately in this third installment that something seems fundamentally changed.
Louise Penny鈥檚 unlikely motto for murder: 鈥楪oodness exists.鈥�
Move over, phones. Make room for books that fit in a back pocket.The latest iteration of the book includes elements people love about their phones: portability and ease of use. Europeans have embraced the new format, but will it have staying power in the United States?聽
'Churchill' takes reader through stages of Churchill's life in brightly engaging fashionThe book is a聽thematic continuation of author Andrew Roberts' bestselling one-volume 2014 work 'Napoleon: A Life.'
How Commanders-in-Chief conducted themselves during conflict as seen in 'Presidents of War'Michael聽Beschloss, author of 'Presidents of War,' discusses how presidents including Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson bore the burden of leading America during a time of warfare.
'The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots' analyzes monarch's story from modern perspectiveMary鈥檚 story has been often told, but it has been interpreted differently through the generations.聽
Stress-free cooking during the holidaysRecent cookbook releases are all about speed, ease in the kitchen.
