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China's rocky relationship with Hong Kong: 10 key moments

To help understand how China's relationship with Hong Kong has changed through its evolution from British rule to special administrative region, here are 10 key moments:
16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books

Sixteen of this year's Oscar nominees are movies that began as books.
4 great book trailers

Here are four of the best book trailers of the past several years.
Getting the Strait of Hormuz straight: an FAQ

Iran has caused a stir with its threat this week to close down the Strait of Hormuz if sanctions were imposed on Iranian oil exports. Here’s why this small body of water generates so much world attention.
5 standards for presidential leadership

When it comes to presidential leadership, how should voters in 2012 judge the Republican candidates and President Obama? Prof. Allen C. Guelzo, an authority on Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg College, suggests five leadership standards, personified in such figures as Lincoln and Churchill.

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China's rocky relationship with Hong Kong: 10 key moments

To help understand how China's relationship with Hong Kong has changed through its evolution from British rule to special administrative region, here are 10 key moments:
16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books

Sixteen of this year's Oscar nominees are movies that began as books.
4 great book trailers

Here are four of the best book trailers of the past several years.
Getting the Strait of Hormuz straight: an FAQ

Iran has caused a stir with its threat this week to close down the Strait of Hormuz if sanctions were imposed on Iranian oil exports. Here’s why this small body of water generates so much world attention.
Good Living Street

An Australian art critic probes the past of his family – Austrian Jews who enjoyed one of Vienna's grandest eras, only to lose it all in the face of World War II.
5 standards for presidential leadership

When it comes to presidential leadership, how should voters in 2012 judge the Republican candidates and President Obama? Prof. Allen C. Guelzo, an authority on Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg College, suggests five leadership standards, personified in such figures as Lincoln and Churchill.
War Horse: movie review

In 'War Horse,' Steven Spielberg brings his trademark storytelling to this somewhat sentimental tale of a boy and a horse he loves and loses.
10 book-to-movie adaptations coming this holiday season

These movies adapted from both children's and adult books are hitting the screen this holiday season.
15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks

15 bests nonfiction titles of 2011, according to the Monitor's reviewers
10 best books of October, according to Amazon's editors

Amazon editors pick their ten best books for the month
In Pictures: Before Occupy Wall Street: American protests
10 tell-alls by children with famous parents

Ten of the most talked-about memoirs from children with famous parents
In Pictures: Timeline of American rockets
Reader recommendation: Truman

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
The Missing of the Somme

British novelist and journalist Geoff Dyer struggles to find something new to say about World War I.
Ernest Hemingway: On the 50th anniversary of his death, 10 questions about his life

July 2, 2011, will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of American literary icon Ernest Hemingway. Yes, we've all read at least one Hemingway novel at some point in our lives, but how well do you really know this Nobel Prize winner – an author whose literary voice is considered one of the most recognizable on the planet? Take our quiz and find out!
To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion

A fresh look at the tragic ironies of World War I.
Chapter & Verse
World War I – and its unexploded weapons – continue to haunt the present

Unexploded shells from World War I in Europe are a constant reminder of the enduring perils of war.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/30
The Sojourn

A World War I sniper's dreams of glory collide with the terrible reality of combat.
St. Patrick's Day: 5 great books that celebrate Ireland

What should you read on St. Patrick's Day? If you're hoping to celebrate Ireland with a book in hand, the hardest part will be figuring out which one, as the Emerald Isle has long been a wildly prolific source of inspiration to writers. And so to my earlier list of 10 best books about Ireland (which I still stand by), I can easily add five more.
Last WWI veteran from US dies in W. Va.

Last WWI veteran: Buckles had been advocating for a national memorial honoring veterans of the Great War in the nation's capital and asked about its progress weekly, sometimes daily.
Editor's Blog
Frank Buckles: What the last doughboy wanted for other veterans

The last surviving American soldier from World War I pointed to the problem all veterans face: Wars are too quickly forgotten
In Pictures: The kings and queens of modern monarchies
In Pictures: Rulers of Egypt