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Samuel L. Jackson’s glitzy assassin thriller The Protégé misses its target
What we learn from studying the past
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More forecasting of tensions with Afghanistan, Israel, Iran, Korea, and beyond
Four picture books about relationships
Four accessible theology reviews
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