The Nifty 50

WORLD's list of 50 great 20th-Century books for children

Good books, lately

For older readers, some Christian titles that are worth reading

Colson: Stanley should resign

For the “credibility of the entire evangelical church,” Colson’s radio commentary calls on fellow Christian broadcaster Stanley to honor his promise to resign now that divorce is final

Leggo my scruples

A consumer's lament: What to do when my true feelings about breakfast foods do not fit inside a checkbox

Weigh down, weigh off?

Putin's power trip

Moscow takes control of Chechnya but fails to seize the high ground

Books by the megabyte

E-publishing casts down the gatekeepers and opens doors for independents with new (or old) ideas

Trinkets or truth?

How bumper stickers, stuffed animals, and retail kitsch are squeezing the books out of Christian bookstores

Right behind Grisham

Paulo Coelho sells a syncretistic, New Age faith that resonates across the globe

Gore's convenient glitch

While journalism sleeps: How a year of missing e-mail differs from 18-1/2 minutes of missing audiotape

Swimming upstream

Reporter's notebook: As major U.S.