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Crime and corruption in Detroit, where the police cook the books, criminals stoke the fire, and reality TV is the only way out.
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An interesting treatise on the difference between memorising translations of foreign words to learn a foreign language, and understanding the greater meaning implied in the words of that foreign language.
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Notes on what was the pivotal rôle of Great Britain in the American Civil War.
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Academia prizes achievement. Here is the story of one puzzled professor who must reconcile his love for his severely disabled son with the realisation that he will never be capable of conventional achievement.
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With the rise of Christian moderate parties in Europe since the 1960s, Mr. Müller investigates whether similar moderate parties that advise separation of religion and matters of state can prevail in predominantly Muslim countries.
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These women, intensely private and avoiding publicity, make it their practice to attend every funeral held at Arlington National Cemetery, so that no funeral of a solder, sailor or Marine goes unwitnessed.
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A new theory on the cause of schizophrenia.
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While circumcision is becoming less and less common, it's interesting to know what use these have. Undoubtedly, this will give anti-circumcision advocates both more ammunition and less ammunition, depending on how you look at it.
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Interesting look at The Washington Post's entanglement with Kaplan, with bloggers coming down on both sides.
Sunday, 14 November, 2010
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