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December 8, 2018 | Vol. 33, No. 23

Beyond platform shoes

WORLD’s 2018 Books of the Year
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FEATURES
Wizards and prophets
Wizards and prophets
SCIENCE: Our book of the year shows a worldview clash
War on Poverty: Nearly won (and lost)
War on Poverty: Nearly won (and lost)
UNDERSTANDING AMERICA: Our book of the year focuses on the war for work
Peopling a war
Peopling a war
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD: Profiling the Syrian war’s rebels, jihadists, and casualties
Crises R Us
Crises R Us
HISTORY: Examining the Civil War, immigration, and other great divides
What price hope?
What price hope?
ACCESSIBLE THEOLOGY: Finding true comfort, sustenance, and redemption
The fortnight that was
The fortnight that was
Death, arrogance, grace, and taxes
California apocalypse
California apocalypse
In a California town struck by a mass shooting and a wildfire, stunned neighbors and churches offered comfort to one another
Accessible Theology Books of the Year: Short List
Accessible Theology Books of the Year: Short List
History Books of the Year: Short List
History Books of the Year: Short List
Understanding the World Books of the Year: Short List
Understanding the World Books of the Year: Short List
Understanding America Books of the Year: Short List
Understanding America Books of the Year: Short List
Science Books of the Year: Short List
Science Books of the Year: Short List
Memento mori
Memento mori
A citywide reckoning with death in New York shows Americans may be ready to talk about a topic they once sought to avoid
DISPATCHES
Human Race
Human Race
By the numbers
By the numbers
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
Quotables
Quotables
CULTURE
MOVIES & TV

Homecoming

Bad language and depictions of adultery mar an otherwise compelling series

Beautiful Boy

Story of a drug-abusing boy and his relentless father is painful to watch

Oddball

A dog with an untraditional task provides fodder for a traditional family film

Criminal speech

The Crimes of Grindelwald isn’t a good movie, but it fits our thought-policing times
Music

New or recent releases

Selective sets

A multidisc Imagine benefits more from slimming down than does a Kinks edition
 
Q&A
Science vs. Darwinism

Science vs. Darwinism

Challenging the evolutionary establishment
Books

Science fiction novels

From China to heaven

Eastern oppression and timeless wisdom
Children's Books

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New novels booksellers are promoting to teens
NOTEBOOK
Politics
Power of the purse
Power of the purse
Will the U.S. use its economic weight to force respect for religious freedom?
Technology
English on the go
English on the go
Mobile learning apps could help workers or immigrants hone language and literacy skills
Lifestyle
Starting over
Starting over
Surviving the most destructive fire in California history
VOICES
Marvin Olasky

Marvin Olasky

Miles to go

Andrée Seu Peterson

Andrée Seu Peterson

Calling Professor Corey

The Editors

The Editors

Mailbag

Janie B. Cheaney

Janie B. Cheaney

Chosen and hated

Mindy Belz

Mindy Belz

‘Nobody can hurt me’

Joel Belz

Joel Belz

Sizing up our hearts

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