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Our reviewer read these stories on a train, as the world rolled by out the window ... chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss The ...

By Brian Raftery The Books Readers Loved in 2024 A taboo-busting Brooklyn memoir, a tender Japanese novel about the beauty of connection, a book by a death doula: Editors and writers from around ...

Parents need to know that the picture book Milo Imagines the World has beautiful depth and emotion, with an innocent child's realization that he lives in a complex world. This gentle story from ...

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This sweeping history reorients our understanding of the Middle East, placing the Gulf at the heart of globalized trade and cross-cultural encounters. World history began in the Persian Gulf. The ...

But many barriers stand in the way, ranging from misaligned incentives and incompatible data systems to a fundamental lack of trust. World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives explores the ...

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The latest book in the epic fantasy series finds clashes erupting all over the world and the fate of the Cosmere in question. The 29-year-old comic riffs on growing up in Ohio, tramp stamps ...

By Rhett A. Butler The world lost many conservationists, Indigenous leaders, and environmentalists in 2024. Their lives were ...