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The 10 Best Books of 2005
The editors' choices include books by Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, George Packer and Joan Didion.
 100 Notable Books of 2005
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BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'THE LIGHTHOUSE'
A Rich Menu of Murder, Garnished With a Small Sprig of Shame
By JANET MASLIN
The latest installment in P. D. James's well-honed Dalgliesh series is unoriginal, but it has a delectable murder victim and other enticements.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'BORN TO SLOW HORSES'
Juggling Words and Languages With a Caribbean Lilt
By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO
In his new collection, the Barbadian poet Kamau Brathwaite focuses on the Caribbean cultural experience while refusing to submit to any one tradition. (Web exclusive.)
Stan Berenstain, Co-Creator of Those Fuzzy Bears, Dies at 82
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Stan Berenstain churned out more than 250 books showing how the warm and fuzzy Berenstain Bears confronted and learned from life's little crises.
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You Know You Should Be Glad
Drowning Man
Appropriating the Globe
So Who Is King of the Jews?
Making History
The Red and the Green
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QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
George Packer
The author of "Assassins' Gate" answered questions from readers. "For the foreseeable future Iraq will be governed according to the sectarian interests of well-armed groups," wrote Packer.
• Review: 'Assassins' Gate'
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'Imperial Grunts'
By ROBERT D. KAPLAN
"For al-Qaeda, Yemen was a conveniently chaotic, culturally sympathetic country in the heart of Arabia . . . "
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