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Author Debby Irving writes how she began to question her long held assumptions about race and culture.
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Journalist Christopher Dickey has written a new book that looks at slavery through the eyes of a British agent in Charleston, S.C.
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One military historian hopes the new movie based on the war will inspire watchers to read the book.
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Kate Atkinson's 2013 best-seller, Life After Life, depicted the century-spanning lives of Ursula Todd; her new book takes a more constrained approach to Ursula's brother, Royal Air Force pilot Teddy.
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Caitlin Alifirenka of Pennsylvania and Martin Ganda of Zimbabwe became best friends – and better people – through their exchange.
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Mac McClelland was diagnosed with PTSD after witnessing another woman's horror at being brutally assaulted. She joins us to explain why she didn't believe the diagnosis, at first.
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Frank Bruni writes in his new book that there are many colleges that are great, but just don't get as much press.
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Astronaut-turned-children-book's author Mark Kelly wants to encourage kids to dream big and take an interest in science.
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Silicon Valley entrepreneur Andrew Keen argues that the Internet economy as it exists hurts the middle class and benefits the few.
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Zac Bissonnette drew on hundreds of interviews to write a book about "mass delusion and the dark side of cute."