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What to read about the history of California

Five books that help explain the power and problems of the Golden State

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What to read about India’s economy

Can it emulate China’s past manufacturing success—and should it even try?

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What to read to understand Chechnya

Four books and a film that unpack an influential region of Russia

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What to read about golf

Five books on a sport that inspires enthusiasm—and provokes frustration

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What to read about Hindutva

Six books explain the dangerous ideology of India’s ruling party

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Six great books about baseball

The sport inspires great literature. Here is some of the best

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Seven of the best war novels

For a fuller understanding of war, read fiction as well as history and journalism

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What to read to understand God and sex

The Almighty has almighty problems with (some sorts of) it

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The best British political diaries

Five volumes full of wit, cattiness and insight into the workings of power

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What to read to understand cyber-security

In the cyberwars that rage across the digital realm, the aggressors have the advantage

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What to read about Indonesia

There’s much more to the country than Bali’s beaches, as these six books demonstrate

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What to read about Pakistan

Six books provide an introduction to a troubled, nuclear-armed country