PhotoThis week’s list of recommendations includes several books about the world’s major faiths. This year is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, and a new biography of Martin Luther attempts to make him attractive to a general audience. John WilliamsDaily Books Editor and Staff WriterMEAN, by Myriam Gurba. (An Emily Books Original/Coffee House Press, $16.95.) THE STORY OF THE JEWS: Volume 2, Belonging: 1492-1900, by Simon Schama.

Source: New York Times December 28, 2017 20:26 UTC