They claim these books harm children ... These debates, rooted in fear and division, do nothing to address the real challenges kids face every day – hunger, unsafe schools, underfunded ...

The 'Entertainment Weekly' writer's new book is part memoir ... they detest, they fear enlightenment. Those ruddy- faced racists want to keep their followers ignorant and dim to maintain their ...

The West is the land of the setting sun. That is its location on a map and its meaning in every language Westerners use to understand themselves. Erev in Hebrew means “evening,” so ma’arav means ...

Our columnist picks the year’s outstanding books ... Enlightenment. Inspired by events in East Anglia, England, in 1645, “The Witching Tide,” by Margaret Meyer, evokes the climate of fear ...

Feelings of curiosity or fear*: The mysterious library visitor may ... longing for a serene space to think and muse. *Filled with books* – It's an indication of your quest for wisdom and learning.

where curiosity and freedom from external interference allowed a shifting set of disciplines to form and in ways that proved seminal to the Enlightenment.’ Ann Blair - Harvard University ‘This is a ...

A decade later, in the Account of the European Settlements in America, which Burke composed with his close friend, William Burke, the passage from ignorance to enlightenment is set within a ...

The best nonfiction books of the year tackle undeniably difficult ... Zara Chowdhary captures the fear of living amid sectarian violence in India. And Alexandra Fuller reflects on the sudden ...

Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. Buddhists throughout the world celebrate Bodhi Day, but they do ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. As you browse, you can keep track of how many you’ve read or want to read.