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Brian Bethune
Brian Bethune writes about ideas, books and the book trade, and religion, but what really interests him is why people believe what they believe.
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How religious practice "brainsoothes" more than any other human activity
Anthropologist Lionel Tiger on faith and sexual behaviour, why religion comforts us, and how churches act as ‘serotonin factories’
A president and his famous nemesis
The epic Bill Clinton-Ken Starr battle created fault lines in U.S. life that still reverberate
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Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 22nd, 2010)
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The huge secret about FDR’s death
Americans were told their president died of a sudden stroke. Not true, says a new book.
J.D. Salinger: When less is more
Salinger’s reclusiveness was a blessing to his fans