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In brief

Carl Wilkinson reviews ‘The Art of Thinking Clearly’, by Rolf Dobelli

A campaign poster of Barack Obama in Ohio ©Alex Webb/Magnum Photos Edward Luce Edward Luce May 24, 2013

American elegy

Portraits of the famous and the obscure reveal a dream in decline. A review of ‘The Unwinding’, by George Packer

Book cover of 'Progressive Capitalism' John Plender May 24, 2013

Govern for growth

A former British minister and retailer makes the case for an activist state. A review of ‘Progressive Capitalism’, by David Sainsbury

Gillian Tett May 24, 2013

No more rules

A physicist argues that time is the only constant. A review of ‘Time Reborn’, by Lee Smolin

Book cover of The Devonshires by Roy Hattersley May 24, 2013

Unfinished history

AN Wilson enjoys an aristocratic family chronicle – as far as it goes. A review of ‘The Devonshires’, by Roy Hattersley

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn May 24, 2013

The List: prison diaries

Classics of the form that paints a sense of life behind bars

Front cover of 'Here and Now' May 24, 2013

Auster and Coetzee, by letter

An old-fashioned literary exchange enlightens and entertains. Ian Thomson reviews ‘Here and Now’, by Paul Auster and JM Coetzee

May 19, 2013

A robust defence of India’s growth story

This welcome contribution signals the need for a deep debate about the country’s economy

'Film Freak' book jacket May 17, 2013

In brief

Reviews of ‘Film Freak’, by Christopher Fowler; ‘Nijinsky’, by Lucy Moore

A man begs in Barcelona ©Reuters May 17, 2013

Death by a thousand cuts

A study of public health in times of recession. Clive Cookson reviews ‘The Body Economic’, by David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu