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Norman Lear Looks Back On His Long Life In 'Even This I Get To Experience'

3:35pm November 18, 2014

Lear, who co-created All In The Family, has written a new memoir at the age of 92. He tells Fresh Air about getting involved in politics and how his storylines addressed subjects like racism.

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A 'Garden' Full Of Dazzling, Whimsical Tales

10:51am November 18, 2014

by Jason Heller

Young Woman in a Garden brings together 24 previously published short stories by the fantasy fabulist Delia Sherman. Reviewer Jason Heller says it's full of dazzle and heart, with a dark edge.

Vape was chosen as the word of the year for 2014 in part because it provides a window "onto how we define ourselves," says Casper Grathwohl of the Oxford University Press. Here, women exhale vapor clouds during a competition at the Henley Vaporium in Manh

Take It In: 'Vape' Is The Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year

10:28am November 18, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The growing popularity of e-cigarettes sparked the notice of the Oxford Dictionaries, which chose "vape" as the word of the year for 2014. It beat out contenders such as "bae" and "normcore."

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Amateur cook and writer Maureen Evans has perfected the art of tweeting a recipe in 140 characters or less.

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Tweet In The Holiday With Recipes On Twitter

4:54pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Test your ability to tweet a recipe in 140 characters or less. Amateur cook and writer Maureen Evans tells us how she manages to do that, and breaks down her code in her Twitter cookbook, Eat Tweet.

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Roger Moore: The Man With The Golden Life

1:51pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Sir Roger Moore has played James Bond more than any other actor; his new memoir, One Lucky Bastard, chronicles a life spent working and laughing with stars — and learning how to kiss from Lana Turner.

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An In-Depth Look At The U.S. Cyber War, The Military Alliance And Its Pitfalls

1:25pm November 17, 2014

In the book @War, Shane Harris reports that U.S. intelligence agencies, sometimes aided by corporations, are trying to dominate cyberspace. It's "changing the Internet in fundamental ways," he says.

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The Original Folk & Fairy Tales Of The Brothers Grimm

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Today's Fairy Tales Started Out (Even More) Dark And Harrowing

1:22pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Evil figures prominently in favorite bedtime stories. But a new translation of the first edition of the Brothers Grimm's tales reveals exactly how unsanitized and murderous these stories once were.

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'Operation Sea Lion' Is A Flawed But Fascinating Look At WWII

1:18pm November 17, 2014

by J.P. O'Malley

Historian Leo McKinstry sheds new light on the British homefront and the failure of Nazi invasion plans, but reviewer J.P. O'Malley says the book is marred by a jingoistic nostalgia for the Empire.

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Soldiers, Spies, Cyberwarriors: '@War' In The Internet Age

12:02pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

"One if by land, two if by sea" wouldn't work these days — not when your adversary can knock out your power grid with an team of cyberforces. Today's armies have a new front to monitor.

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John Darnielle's first novel was about a teenage boy in a psychiatric institution who is obsessed with heavy metal.

As A Lyricist And Novelist, The Mountain Goats' Lead Man Writes About Pain

10:50am November 17, 2014

John Darnielle's novel, Wolf in White Van, is about a man who survives a trauma. The songwriter tells Fresh Air about his difficult childhood and finding shelter in music and the Incredible Hulk.

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