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"Never read a book that is not a year old."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) American writer, philosopher, poet, essayist
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Book Recounts Challenges Of Eradicating Smallpox
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
In Smallpox: The Death of a Disease, Dr. D.A. Henderson recounts the history of the deadly virus, from the development of the first vaccine in the late 18th century to his involvement in the successful global eradication campaign in the 1960s and 70s.
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Judith Fox Turns A Close-Up Lens On Alzheimer's
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Free Love's Discontents: A.S. Byatt's 'Children'
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:28:00 -0500
The Booker Prize-winning author calls her new novel, The Children's Book, her "easiest to love." In it, the children of a bohemian turn-of-the-century couple discover the truth about their parents. Byatt is also the author of Possession.
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Byron Pitts Found Faith To 'Step Out On Nothing'
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
When CBS correspondent Byron Pitts was 12 years old, he had a debilitating stutter and a terrible secret: he couldn't read. In his new memoir, Step Out On Nothing, Pitts describes how, with faith and family, he overcame illiteracy to become an award-winning correspondent.
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Joshua Kosman, Predicting The Next Credit Crisis
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:26:00 -0500
In a new book, journalist Joshua Kosman predicts a coming credit crisis, and assigns blame to private equity firms. While such firms make a fast profit from buying companies, improving them and reselling them, the companies take on the debt incurred from the purchase, leaving them in danger of financial collapse.
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'Mad Scientists,' Building The Future For 50 Years
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:52:00 -0500
If you've used a GPS system — or if you happen to be using the Internet to read this — you can thank DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. For 50 years, the smallish, somewhat secretive division of the Pentagon has been mostly off-limits to reporters. Now author Michael Belfiore has profiled the agency in a new book.
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What The Future Holds When China Rules
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
British author Martin Jacques witnessed the decline of the British Empire over his lifetime. He predicts that Americans will have a similar experience as the power of the United States declines in the coming years, yielding to an ever more powerful China. He discusses his new book, When China Rules the World.
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These Days, Anne Rice Prefers Angels
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500
Anne Rice doesn't write about vampires anymore, but in her latest book she turns her attention to another supernatural being: angels. Host Liane Hansen talks with Anne Rice about contemporary vampire fervor and her novel, Angel Time.
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'Twilight' Craze Inspires Manuals For Toothy Teens
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500
The latest film in the teen supernatural romance series Twilight opens Friday. This installment, New Moon, pits dreamy vampires against hunky werewolves in a battle for the hearts of teenage girls across America. Meanwhile, two humorists — Joe Garden and Bob Powers — have authored self-help books for new members of the vampire and werewolf communities. The authors talk with Guy Raz about the misconceptions and challenges facing the vampire and werewolf communities.
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A Basketball Hoop Changed UNC Coach's Life
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500
The next time you see Roy Williams prowling the sidelines in a dapper Alexander Julian suit at University of North Carolina games, you might remember what a dime his mother left on their kitchen table once meant to him. Williams, the winningest active college basketball coach, has written the story of his life with Tim Crothers. Host Scott Simon talks to Williams about his book, Hard Work: A Life On and Off The Court.
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Obama's Half-Brother Recasts Story Of Their Father
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:00 -0500
One person who plans to meet with President Obama during his trip to China is his half-brother, Mark Obama Ndesandjo, who lives in China. Ndesandjo has recently released a semi-autobiographical novel, revealing the abusive nature of their father.
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Two Graphic Novels Explain Science, Colorfully
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
Moving beyond traditional superheroes, two new graphic novels recount the epic tales of scientists and the research that made them famous. Ira Flatow talks with authors Michael Keller and Apostolos Doxiadis about their graphic novels on natural selection and logic.
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Scalia Book Explores The Man Behind The Justice
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:55:00 -0500
In American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, author Joan Biskupic examines the justice's life as the son of Italian immigrants. She also explores his conservative views from interviews with him, his critics — and his writing. "His core essence comes out not so much in the majority opinion, but in his dissents," she says.
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Hudson Landing An Engineering Miracle, Pilot Says
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
In January, pilot Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger was hailed as a hero, after he glided his U.S. Airways plane — which had lost both engines — to a safe landing in the Hudson. In Fly by Wire, writer and former pilot William Langewiesche argues that it was the engineering of the plane, and not Sullenberger's skill, that made the "miracle" possible.
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Excerpt: 'Anonyponymous'
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Review-a-Day for Sat, Nov 21: The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST
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Review-a-Day for Fri, Nov 20: The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST
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Review-a-Day for Thu, Nov 19: Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST
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Prescription Drugs Causing More Overdose Deaths
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:00 -0800
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New Center WIll Provide Resources To Portland's Homeless
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17:00 -0800
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Much-Discussed 'Nuclear Renaissance' Slow To Arrive
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0800
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Tracking A 'Missing' Man By Virtual Bread Crumbs
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:00 -0500
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Military Unaware Of Hasan E-Mails To Radical Cleric
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:00 -0500
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Leader Of Sears Tower Plot Sentenced To 13 Years
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:00 -0500
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Sri Lanka refugees 'to be freed'
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:26:15 GMT
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'Big Bang machine' working again
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:09 GMT
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Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:10 GMT
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A Few Words About the Mayor...of the Year