There are many great reads from the Xmas edition of the Economist. Here are a couple:

The Bible v. the Koran: The battle of the books
The business of marketing the Bible and the Koran says a lot about the state of modern Christianity and Islam.

Staying at the top: Mao and the art of management
A role model, of sorts.

Economics focus: The new (improved) Gilded Age
The very rich are not that different from you and me; or less different, perhaps, than they used to be.

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