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2017年12月25日 星期一

New reads bearing Yuletide joy

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December 22, 2017

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New reads bearing Yuletide joy

Friday, Dec 22

Just in time for Christmas, Barbara Mahany rounds up three books to stir the soul: "Joy: 100 Poems," edited by Christian Wiman, "Christmas: A Biography" by Judith Flanders, and "Here We Are" by Oliver Jeffers.

Gift Guide: 17 books for the non-reader

The best books of 2017 for reasons other than reading: A roundup of some of the best-designed and addicting books of 2017.

Books to get you ready for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding

Harry is off the market, but the royal books are still on the shelf.

The Biblioracle: Standardized testing isn't everything: 2 books offer insight into the failings of education reform

In "The Testing Charade: Pretending to Make Schools Better" by Daniel Koretz and "Beyond Test Scores: A Better Way to Measure School Quality" by Jack Schneider, the authors offer analysis of education reform and argue that it has relied too much on standardized testing.

Notable poetry of 2017

Critic Michael Robbins offers a roundup of notable poetry from 2017.

'Hard Labor' looks back on NBA's earlier days, plus more sports books reviewed

'Hard Labor' by Sam Smith, 'Dr. Z' by Paul Zimmerman, edited by Peter King; and 'The TB12 Method' by Tom Brady reviewed in this week's sports book roundup.

'The Great Halifax Explosion': A tragedy deftly retold

John U. Bacon's new book, 'The Great Halifax Explosion,' recounts the catastrophe that unfolded when two ships collided in Halifax Harbor on Dec. 6, 1917.

Tracking family connections in a quest for world peace

Book review: It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree

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