First Links—11.12.14

How Did Amazon End Up as Literary Enemy No.1?
Keith Gessen, Vanity Fair

The Rise of Christianity in China
Jasmil Anderlini, Financial Times Magazine

How Numbers on Facebook Change Behavior
Shirley Li, The Atlantic

Are Democrats Losing the Youth Vote?
Mark Bauerlein, The New York Times

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