When I tallied the contenders for my fiction Biblioracle Book of the Year Awards, I counted 32 contenders. This means I had a great year, personally, when it came to reading fiction. It also means ...

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad ...