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What does it mean to be Jewish today? Two books offer very different perspectives. By Will Self
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Jimmy Carter’s energy policy, stadium rock, the death of Mao, fall of the Shah, The Sweeney and Roy of the Rovers feature as hot topics among Ian Plenderleith’s recommended reads
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This is a vivid study of Russian expansionism and civil insurrection. Has the turmoil reached its peak? How much further will Putin go? By Luke Harding
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Terrorist organisations have often been regarded as too awful to talk to – until we realised we had to talk to them. This ‘guide for negotiators’ shows that dialogue is essential, writes Oliver Miles
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Nick Fraser enjoys Peter Conrad’s survey of the unstoppable cultural influence of the US
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What the critics thought of The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson, Revolution by Russell Brand and Lila by Marilynne Robinson
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