Summer of love

Forty years ago Beatlemania peaked

Remembering Ruth

Thousands journey to North Carolina retreat center to celebrate "the glue that held many parts" of the Graham lives together

7 fat years

A wealth of treadmill books, 400 to be almost exact, boiled down to an all-time favorite 100

Fictional communities

From Mitford to Port William, two elegant writers show different sides of Scripture-grace and the valley of the shadow of death

Instruments for good

Novelist Flannery O'Connor "speaks" on the work of fiction and aspiring fiction writers

Backward, atheist soldiers!

Notable anti-religion and anti-Christian books of the past year-particularly Christopher Hitchens' God Is Not Great-make something out of, well, nothing

Raising patriots

It isn't as easy in today's cultural climate, but parents can have a huge influence on their children's attitudes

Delay reactions

A backlog in passports has bureaucrats on 24-hour call and air travelers fuming

Fighting chance

The battle in Gaza is a humanitarian and security nightmare-and an opportunity for anti-Hamas Palestinians to start fresh

Southern charm

Barack Obama makes important time in South Carolina: "If he can derail Clinton here, he can win the nomination"

Scout's honor

Legacy of Honor highlights the role of Scouting in America's secret to greatness