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Opinion: Individual mandate in Obama's health care law: good for freedom, bad for free-riders

The Supreme Court begins hearings today on the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law, often called Obamacare. Critics say its 'individual mandate' threatens freedom. It actually protects it.

Decoder Wire Was Amelia Earhart a US spy? (+video)

The rumor persists that Amelia Earhart was spying on Japan for her good friend, President Franklin Roosevelt. A new expedition to find her downed aircraft may finally put to rest some of the wild theories about the aviatrix.

Cormac McCarthy, copy editor extraordinaire

Cormac McCarthy, author of 'No Country for Old Men' and 'The Road,' has copy-edited a biography of a quantum physicist.

15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks

They'll take you from Mount Hebron to Silicon Valley. These are the 15 nonfiction titles that Monitor book reviewers found to be the most outstanding of 2011.

10 best fiction books of 2011

From an unnamed Balkan landscape to a baseball diamond at a small Midwestern college to an alternate universe, the fiction offerings of 2011 ranged far and wide. Here are the 10 that our Monitor reviewers found to be the most outstanding.

6 perfect gifts for the book lover in your life

Searching out a gift for a bibliophile? From an annotated Jane Austen novel to an exhaustive plot compendium, one of these six books is sure to please.

Top Picks: Lonely Planet apps, cookbook for apple lovers, new Daryl Hall CD and more

Lonely Planet Travel Guides now on iTunes, new cookbook perfect for apple pickers, Daryl Hall releases new solo album, and more top picks.

Fall books: 12 fiction titles you don't want to miss

From Ireland to India, and from the year AD 73 to the possible end of the world, here are 12 of the most enticing of the fall 2011 fiction titles.

Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss

From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.

3 new fiction titles from award-winning novelists

Aside from the fact that they are all third novels by award-winning novelists, this month's fiction roundup offers plenty of variety – from a dark fable set on the coast of Newfoundland to a portrait of a Midwestern family in flux to a journalistic thriller set in Nigeria.

20 of the smartest nonfiction titles for summer reading

Some of this summer's best books will introduce you to Machu Picchu, hippie physicists, Parisian walks, and a serial imposter. And that’s just the nonfiction.

5 books coming out in 2011 that you absolutely have to read

There are plenty of good books in the pipeline for early 2011, but these are among the very best.

Best books of 2010: fiction

In 2010 Monitor reviewers critiqued hundreds of books. Here's a list of the 11 fiction titles they considered the most outstanding. To assist you with your holiday shopping, each title here has a link that allows you to purchase the book – even as you help to support The Christian Science Monitor

Best books of 2010: nonfiction

In 2010 Monitor reviewers critiqued hundreds of books. Here's a list of the 28 nonfiction titles they considered the most outstanding. To assist you with your holiday shopping, each title here has a link that allows you to purchase the book – even as you help to support The Christian Science Monitor

6 best food books coming this fall

There’s never a bad time to read about food, but fall is definitely the best. And this year the season is chock-full of glorious offerings. Dig in.

Todd Boss finds a new way to put poetry in motion

Motionpoems – MTV for poetry enthusiasts?

Robert Byrd: a reading list

Sen. Robert Byrd will be remembered for his words – both as an author and an orator.

For Father's Day: 10 books about fatherhood

Still looking for a Father's Day gift? Try one of these books.

Top Picks: 'Expedition Great White,' Ron Galella documentary, a look at Old Havana, and more recommendations

New series from National Geographic 'Expedition Great White,' documentary 'Smash His Camera' about paparazzo Ron Galella's own life, 'Havana Revisited, a new book on Old Havana, and more top picks.

10 great books for Father's Day

If you're looking for that perfect gift for a father, try one of these terrific reads about fathers of all different sorts.

8 (smart) books for the beach

From the Monitor's summer reading guide: beach reading for smart readers.

Top book picks for 2010

The experts tell us what they are excited about reading in 2010.

Summer reading list

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Synthetic diamonds that fool the experts, L.A. on foot, a website for the philosophical, and more.

Travel books for the inquisitive

Playing down the usual vacation fare, these guides encourage travel to satisfy historical, architectural, and ecological curiosity.