Brief notes on 14 recently published books
Jim Boice: A robust intellectual with a heart for the city
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Moscow takes control of Chechnya but fails to seize the high ground
Chris Stamper | E-publishing casts down the gatekeepers and opens doors for independents with new (or old) ideas
Lynn Vincent | How bumper stickers, stuffed animals, and retail kitsch are squeezing the books out of Christian bookstores
Paulo Coelho sells a syncretistic, New Age faith that resonates across the globe
Cal Thomas | While journalism sleeps: How a year of missing e-mail differs from 18-1/2 minutes of missing audiotape