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Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment

August's best books keep you on the edge of your seat - The best books of August deliver thrills, time travel, and tongue-in-cheek commentary from the nine Greek Muses. By - Monitor reviewers - / 5 min

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Former Marine Rye Barcott lauds 'humbling and leveling effect' of service -- Emily Staunton

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The audacious plot to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines -- Malcolm Forbes

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An Iraqi American director seeds her film 'Pomegranate' with love -- Donald Keough

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Books -- Raising horses lifts a Black family across generations

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Books -- Caught in the backlash over AI, book publishers face mounting questions

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Books -- The reach of AI is profound. These books can help you engage in the conversation.

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Elephants in your midst: In Boston, an art exhibit tells the story of an Indian herd

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Books -- The 1909 auto race that sealed Americans' love of cars

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What the new 'Spider-Man' teaches us about starting anew

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Music -- Rock singer and naturalist: How Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg straddles two careers

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Books -- Bringing religion to bear on public policy debates

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Books -- Why faith matters in today's political memoirs

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Music -- Jesca Hoop mixes protest and perspective in latest album, 'Long Wave Home'

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From the Magazine -- Antiquity is new again. To these enthusiasts, ancient Greek is a living language.

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Books -- July's best books range far and wide

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From the Magazine - As US small colleges close, towns can struggle. In Vermont, one turned the page. Small, private colleges in the U.S. are closing more often, depriving communities of resources and people. One Vermont town has a solution that could work for others. By - Olivia Fletcher - / 4 min

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