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What Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World
By M.L. Rossi
Plume, 382 pages, $14 paper
From the Aum Shinri Kyo cult–responsible for unleashing sarin gas in Tokyo’s subway–to Zoroastrianism–a mystical religion that burst to life in the 7th Century B.C.–this book is a handy guide to keep at your side as you read about current affairs and the changing world scene.