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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Oklahomans who were hit by a massive tornado on Monday are trying to recover and rebuild.
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Basements Not An Option For Many Homes In Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to NPR Two-Way blogger Scott Neuman about why basements in Oklahoma are so uncommon.
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Documentary Shows George Plimpton's Best Story Was His Own
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A new documentary about writer George Plimpton uses its subject's own voice to tell the story of his career as a path-breaking "participatory journalist" and longtime editor of the Paris Review. The film also uses the voices of Plimpton's friends and colleagues to defend him against the charge of dilettantism that dogged him throughout his career. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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Excerpt: 'Cooking Dirty'
Jun 24, 2009 — Don't expect to read any recipes in Jason Sheehan's memoir of his time as a line cook — you'd probably rather not know what goes into these dishes.
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Excerpt: 'Ancient Gonzo Wisdom'
Jun 24, 2009 — Hunter S. Thompson, the original gonzo journalist, reveals himself to be an artisan reporter, not a hack, in this collection of interviews.
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Excerpt: 'Dangerous Games'
Jun 24, 2009 — In this stimulating book, Oxford professor Margaret MacMillan exposes politicized manipulations of history and argues for the necessity of accurate understandings of the past.
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Excerpt: 'The Age Of Wonder'
Jun 24, 2009 — With a superbly woven narrative, this history examines the unexpected connections between science and Romanticism.
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Excerpt: 'A Bright And Guilty Place'
Jun 24, 2009 — Richard Rayner's nonfiction account of Los Angeles in the 1920s demonstrates the truth behind the noir.
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Excerpt: 'Genesis'
May 26, 2009 — New Zealand writer Bernard Beckett's slim yet satisfyingly cerebral novella is set at some point in the future, on an island nation that seals itself off from the outside world to survive a mysterious plag
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Excerpt: 'The Color of Lightning'
Jun 19, 2009 — Paulette Jiles crafts a novel from the scraps of a real historical life, evoking the clashes between settlers and American Indians in the years following the Civil War in powerful, moving prose.
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Excerpt: 'The Gone-Away World'
Jun 19, 2009 — This debut novel suggests that spectacularly clever plotting is hereditary—the author, Nick Harkaway, is the son of suspense master John Le Carre.
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Excerpt: 'Awakening'
May 26, 2009 — In S. J. Bolton's Awakening, someone in a quaint English village is stashing poisonous snakes in closets, beds and even a baby's crib.
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Excerpt: 'The Way Home'
May 26, 2009 — While ripping up old carpet in a Washington, D.C. rowhouse that's being remodeled and "flipped" by a real estate agent, two workmen discover an Adidas bag stuffed with thousands of dollars' worth of cash in George Pelecanos' newest novel.
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