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Byline: Michael Hastings, Gianne Brownell, Eric Pape

Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History by Lee Harris

September 11 raised a vexing question: "Why do they hate us?" Lee Harris dispenses with hand-wringing about root causes of Arab unrest and blames our problems on an evolution in world conflict. The prime threats to stability are now individuals whose political aims are unreachable. Harsh but refreshingly realistic, he views America as the only legitimate, strong and moral authority that can lead the fight against those who would tear civilization apart.

-MICHAEL HASTINGS

Venus as a Boy by Luke Sutherland

This disturbing and oddly beautiful fairy tale is told from the point of view of a young transvestite prostitute in London who's dying because his insides are turning to gold. Strange, yes, but Sutherland's ...

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