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Bestselling books the week of 6/10/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Father's Day: 12 best books for Dad
Check out these 12 books. At least one will be a perfect fit for your dad.
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Top 5 bull markets since 1929
The bull market that started in 2009 is currently the fifth most spectacular rise in stock prices since at least 1929. Can you guess which bull markets have been even more impressive?
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The 25 best movie musicals of all time
The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
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Opinion Beyond the 'fiscal cliff': 6 reasons to be optimistic about America's future
As Americans take stock of 2012 and gear up for 2013, it's tempting to adopt "decline think" about the country, especially since there is still no deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of steep budget cuts and tax increases. But here are six reasons Americans should still be optimistic about their future.
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As Bush launches farewell tour, Europe warms up
The US-German relationship is perhaps the clearest example of improving ties since the Iraq war began.
06/10/2008 01:00 am -
Medvedev visit to Germany raises hope for new era
Russia's new president arrives in Berlin Thursday for his first official visit to the West.
06/06/2008 01:00 am -
Medvedev visit to Germany raises hope for new era
Russia's new president arrives in Berlin Thursday for his first official visit to the West.
06/05/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. rebuilds French connection
The Pentagon hopes better ties will strengthen NATO and boost the mission in Afghanistan.
05/29/2008 01:00 am -
More Mail Bag matches
Readers relate experiences with the Monitor's old pen-pal column.
05/22/2008 01:00 am -
Dalai Lama meets a top German official – but only one
European leaders are struggling to balance growing trade ties with China and deep public sympathy for Tibetans and their exiled leader, wrapping up his first stop on a global tour.
05/20/2008 01:00 am -
Saudi Arabia's first women-only hotel: Is it progress?
Some say it's a sanctuary for business women. Others see it as another sign of gender segregation in a male-dominated society.
05/14/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion 1968: the year the dream died
The jig was up, and social revolution fell apart.
05/13/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
05/12/2008 01:00 am -
Beijing not alone when it comes to Olympic disputes
Controversy – from Black Power salutes to boycotts – is often what's remembered.
05/08/2008 01:00 am -
Beijing not alone when it comes to Olympic disputes
Controversy – from Black Power salutes to boycotts – is often what's remembered.
05/08/2008 01:00 am -
American and German students take cross-ocean class on the Holocaust
Students at Vassar College in the US and the University of Potsdam in Germany share ideas – and cultural differences – on Germany's 'darkest hour.'
05/07/2008 01:00 am -
In Putin's shadow, Russia inaugurates Medvedev
The new president, a savvy lawyer who likes Led Zeppelin, faces rising corruption and decaying national infrastructure.
05/07/2008 01:00 am -
Tempelhof airport divides Berliners along cold-war lines
The German capital votes Sunday on closing the airport that served as a crucial conduit for Allied supplies during the Soviet blockade of Berlin from 1948-49.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
Verbal energy: 'Making a difference' this spring
A turn of phrase we use all the time raises a question it doesn't quite answer.
04/11/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Olympic boycotts – a bad idea
They don't work. Instead, promote the Olympic truce.
04/09/2008 01:00 am -
A darker view of World War II
Nicholson Baker uses historical vignettes to suggest that there is no such thing as a ‘good war.’
04/06/2008 01:00 am -
U.S., Europe gulf opens at NATO summit
European objections keep Georgia, Ukraine off membership track, but US plans for missile-defense program in Europe gets an endorsement.
04/04/2008 01:00 am -
NATO summit highlights U.S.-Europe divide on Russia
Opposition to Ukraine and Georgia's US-backed membership bids, led by Germany, is widely seen as an effort to preserve Europe's growing energy ties with Moscow.
04/03/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Taxes – my patriotic duty
Quit grumbling. Pay up and be grateful!
04/02/2008 01:00 am -
NATO divided over Ukraine, Georgia membership bids
Ahead of a major summit April 2-4, Germany is leading the opposition against their accession.
03/28/2008 01:00 am -
E.U. weighs Olympic boycott over Tibet
The European Union meets Friday to discuss ties to China after the unrest in Tibet.
03/27/2008 01:00 am -
Should the world talk to Hamas?
A consensus to isolate the group is fraying due to the lack of political results.
03/25/2008 01:00 am -
A darker view of World War II
Nicholson Baker uses historical vignettes to suggest that there is no such thing as a 'good war.'
03/18/2008 01:00 am -
Cai Guo-Qiang has a blast with explosive art
The Chinese artist, whose pyrotechnics will feature heavily at the Beijing Olympic ceremonies, is the focus of a major exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. His favorite medium: gunpowder.
03/14/2008 01:00 am
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