10 best books of December 2013, according to Amazon's editors

Looking for a good book for a holiday gift – for someone else or to yourself? These 10 titles are the best of December's new releases, according to the editors at Amazon.

8. 'Jesus,' by Jay Parini

"The Last Station" author Parini kicks off a planned series of biographies titled "ICONS" will be edited by "Bellow" writer James Atlas. "Jesus" looks at the effects the story of Jesus has had on the world and considers the literature and art inspired by him. "It ... examines the mythologizing and de-mythologizing of the figure of Jesus," says Nelson.

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