NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of December 11, 2014
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up provides a guide for decluttering that keeps mental health in mind. It appears at No. 12.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of December 11, 2014
Really Important Stuff My Dog Has Taught Me offers canine-themed quotes, stories and photos. It appears at No. 15.
When Big Brother Is An Evil, Jewelry-Obsessed Necromancer
Lord of the Rings fans wanted to build a giant Eye of Sauron atop a skyscraper in Moscow, a place that already can make you feel you're being watched. The Orthodox church had officials scrap the plan.
Richard Pryor, A Comedy Pioneer Who Was 'Always Whittling On Dynamite'
Scott Saul's new book, Becoming Richard Pryor, describes how Pryor went from being raised by a grandmother, who was a bootlegger and madam, to being a transformative figure in entertainment.
Billions Of Years Go By, All In The Same 'Room'
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Richard McGuire about his arresting graphic novel, Here. It's an austere, profound journey backward and forward in time through the life of a single room.
Staff Favorite: An Interview With Poet Stephen Dunn
Weekend Edition is picking its favorite interviews of 2014. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to editor Barrie Hardymon about her selection — an interview with poet Stephen Dunn.
The Risks, Rewards And Mysteries Of Reporting From Iran
Nazila Fathi covered Iran for The New York Times until she feared her arrest was imminent. She then fled her homeland. Her new book, The Lonely War, tells of the challenges of reporting on Iran.
Book Review: 'Skylight' By Jose Saramago
Alan Cheuse reviews Skylight by Jose Saramago.
The Incredible Story Of Chilean Miners Rescued From The 'Deep Down Dark'
Hector Tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced when they were trapped for 69 days in 2010. The result is a doozy.
Jacqueline Woodson On Growing Up, Coming Out And Saying Hi To Strangers
Woodson won the National Book Award for young people's literature for her memoir Brown Girl Dreaming. She says that growing up in South Carolina, she knew that the safest place was with her family.