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'There Will Be No Miracles Here' And The American Dream

8:23am September 30, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Casey Gerald, co-founder of MBAs Across America, about his memoir There Will Be No Miracles Here, on the illusions behind success and the American dream.

Buffy Sainte-Marie performs during Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in Oct. 2016 in San Francisco.

Buffy Sainte-Marie's Authorized Biography Serves As A 'Map Of Hope'

7:25am September 29, 2018

The award-winning native Canadian singer-songwriter and social activist looks back on a life of music, milestones and empowerment.

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Greg Miller Digs Deeper Into Russia And The 2016 Election In 'The Apprentice'

6:09pm September 28, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post national security correspondent Greg Miller about his new book The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy.

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Cutter Kinseeker, chief of the Wolfriders, and his lifemate Leetah.

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After 'Forty Years Of Pointed Ears,' 'ElfQuest' Ends Its Legendary Run

4:06pm September 26, 2018

by Petra Mayer

ElfQuest is a comics industry institution — this saga of, yes, elves on a quest has been running since 1978. But now, creators Wendy and Richard Pini have brought the quest to an end.

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In 'Waiting For Eden,' Grief With No Guarantee Of Closure

2:38pm September 25, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Author Elliot Ackerman is a veteran, and his latest novel is about an injured soldier just regaining consciousness. But it's really about something else. "This book really isn't about war," he says.

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Derek Black was following in his father's footsteps in the world of white nationalism until he had a change of heart.

How A Rising Star Of White Nationalism Broke Free From The Movement

8:32am September 25, 2018

by Terry Gross

Derek Black once promoted a racist agenda by making speeches, hosting a radio show and starting a website. His change of heart is the subject of a new book, written by journalist Eli Saslow.

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This did not really happen. Cows' heads did not emerge from the bodies of people newly inoculated against smallpox. But fear of the vaccine was so widespread that it prompted British satirist James Gillray to create this spoof in 1802.

New Book: Vaccines Have Always Had Haters

2:55pm September 23, 2018

by Susan Brink

That's one of the themes in the new book 'Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity.'

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'Luckiest Girl Alive' Author On Kavanaugh Nomination, MeToo Era

7:53am September 23, 2018

NPR's Renee Montagne asks Jessica Knoll, author of Luckiest Girl Alive, about her experience with sexual assault and her thoughts on the accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

cover detail from Transcription by Kate Atkinson

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Secrets Of A Teenage WWII Spy In 'Transcription'

7:53am September 23, 2018

by Renee Montagne

The young protagonist of Kate Atkinson's latest historical novel finds herself working for British intelligence during the war — and suddenly confronting that experience years later.

The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre.

How The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Began In A Mother's Living Room Lab

5:26pm September 22, 2018

by Melissa Block

"The language of type can be immensely clarifying," says author Merve Emre. In The Personality Brokers she describes how a mother-daughter duo started a multi-million dollar "people sorting" industry.