Saturday, December 8, 2018

Weekend Reads: 7 of Our Best

Farewell, President George Bush. The top Books of 2018. Cookies to heal the soul. And more.
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Saturday, December 8, 2018
7 of Our Best Weekend Reads
This week, the nation said goodbye to President George Bush. With all living presidents in attendance, his funeral was a rare show of unity in Washington in a season about family and coming together. That's right, we're also in the thick of the holidays. No matter where you go, or what you're doing, make time for some great journalism. 
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1/3/1985 — Vice President George H. W. Bush in the Senate chamber after swearing-in ceremony.
George Bush, Who Steered Nation in Tumultuous Times, Is Dead at 94
By ADAM NAGOURNEY

Mr. Bush, a Republican, was a transitional figure in the White House, where he served from 1989 to 1993. He was the last of the World War II generation to occupy the Oval Office.
Georganne Bell, a mother of four who lives in a Salt Lake City suburb, is considered one of the founders of the modern-day cookier movement.
Meet the Cookiers, Home Bakers With a Bond Stronger Than Royal Icing
By KIM SEVERSON

For a special breed of Americans, making and decorating cookies is a form of therapy and a tasty way to commune with others.
From Opinion: Can We Stop Suicides?
By MOISES VELASQUEZ-MANOFF

It's been way too long since there was a new class of drugs to treat depression. Ketamine might be the solution.
Making President Trump's Bed: A Housekeeper Without Papers
By MIRIAM JORDAN

At the president's New Jersey golf course, an undocumented immigrant has worked as a maid since 2013. She said she never imagined she "would see such important people close up."
The 10 Best Books of 2018

The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year.
The founders of Yumi, a new line of baby food, share a meal with foodies and their progeny.
The Littlest Epicures
By KATHERINE ROSMAN

For a certain set of urban parents and entrepreneurs, Kraft mac and cheese is just not going to cut it.
The sun setting on the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The largest untapped onshore reserve of oil in North America is believed to lie beneath the refuge's coastal plain.
In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska
By HENRY FOUNTAIN AND STEVE EDER

For decades, opposition to drilling has left the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits. Now the Trump administration is hurriedly clearing the way for oil exploration.

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