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Twisted logic

The thinkers admired, corrupted and oppressed by the Nazis. John Cornwell reviews ‘Hitler’s Philosophers’, by Yvonne Sherratt

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An entertaining but selective account of scientists’ contributions to finance. Clive Cookson reviews ‘The Physics of Finance’, by James Owen Weatherall

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World of difference

A study of raising children who stand out from the mainstream. Laurence Scott reviews ‘Far From the Tree’, by Andrew Solomon

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In brief

Reviews of ‘London Bridge in America’, by Travis Elborough; ‘How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm’, by Mei-Ling Hopgood

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Indispensable nation

How America built a global economic order around itself at Bretton Woods. Tony Barber reviews ‘The Battle of Bretton Woods’, by Benn Steil; ‘The Leaderless Economy’, by Peter Temin and David Vines

The Monday Review

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Adam Lankford has written a study of terrorists and mass killers that focuses on their suicidal urges

Small talk

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Feb 8, 2013

Exit strategists

A history of British decolonisation describes the crucial role played by MI5. Richard Hopton reviews ‘Empire of Secrets’, by Calder Walton

Feb 8, 2013

The burden of memory

Personal insights into a region’s collective trauma. Stefan Wagstyl reviews ‘The Taste of Ashes’, by Marci Shore

Feb 8, 2013

Critical mass

Judgments that have literary merit of their own. Suzi Feay reviews ‘The Fun Stuff and Other Essays’, by James Wood

Feb 8, 2013

In brief

Reviews of ‘Going Solo’, by Eric Klinenberg; ‘Mrs Moneypenny’s Careers Advice for Ambitious Women’, by Mrs Moneypenny

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Bengal calling

Delicate observations of daily life in a fast-changing Indian city. Patrick French reviews ‘Calcutta: Two Years in the City’ by Amit Chaudhuri

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