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Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss, by Rajeev Balasubramanyam

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'Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss' Is Smart, Comforting Sentiment

7:00am April 02, 2019

by Heller McAlpin

Rajeev Balasubramanyam's fourth novel follows a cantankerous yet sympathetic economics professor whose life is upended after he fails yet again to win a Nobel Prize (among other, lesser catastrophes).

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'The Turner Diaries' Influence On White Nationalists

5:54am April 02, 2019

The Turner Diaries is a fictional dystopic novel that's served as a foundational piece of white nationalist propaganda. It was written in the 1970s but its hold on the movement can be traced to today.

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'Chief' Explores The Motivations And Impact Of SCOTUS Justice John Roberts

1:26pm April 01, 2019

by Dave Davies

CNN legal affairs correspondent Joan Biskupic discusses the roots of Roberts' conservatism and his work for the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations. Her new book is The Chief.

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'Other Americans' Take Center Stage In A Timely New Novel

1:25pm April 01, 2019

by Maureen Corrigan

The short chapters in Laila Lalami's novel are narrated by a rotating cast of characters. They conjure a murder mystery, a cross-cultural romance, an immigrant saga, war stories and family dramas.

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Arthur Brooks, seen speaking at Georgetown University in 2015, has a new book called Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt.

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'Love Your Enemies' ... And Maaaybe You'll Get Them To Agree With You

12:49pm April 01, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

Arthur Brooks says that even if you're sure someone's lying, calling that person a liar won't help your case. His book describes "how decent people can save America from the culture of contempt."

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Former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2013. She has written a new book called How Safe Are We?

Former Homeland Security Head Napolitano Says Cybersecurity Should Be A Top Priority

11:13am April 01, 2019

by Korva Coleman

In an interview about her book, How Safe Are We?, Janet Napolitano says "a wall is a symbol, it's not a strategy" and that there's no evidence Russia has stopped interfering with our election systems.

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Greek To Me: Adventures Of The Comma Queen, by Mary Norris

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'Greek To Me' Highlights The Way Ardent Interests Can Enrich A Life

9:02am April 01, 2019

by Heller McAlpin

Comma Queen Mary Norris is an uncommonly engaging, witty enthusiast with a nose for delicious details and funny asides that makes you willing to follow her anywhere.

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Theoretical Physics And Down-To-Earth Loneliness In 'Lost And Wanted'

7:00am April 01, 2019

by Heller McAlpin

Nell Freudenberger's new novel is a bittersweet love story — about a lost friend, a missed romance, and an all-consuming career — that uses dense scientific concepts to illuminate everyday emotions.

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'Women Talking' Gives A Human Voice To Horror

9:18am March 31, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Miriam Toews' new novel is based on an awful true story: The drugging and rape of women in a Mennonite colony in Bolivia. Toews says she wanted to show the women as real humans, not isolated cultists.

A part of Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan's first national park, in Bamiyan province.

A Key To Peace In Afghanistan? Consider Conservation, Says One Scientist

7:59am March 31, 2019

by Ashley Westerman

Alex Dehgan, a former State Department official who ran the Wildlife Conservation Society's Afghanistan program, argues science diplomacy can play a key role in rebuilding the country.