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Rescuers Check Piles Of Debris For Survivors In Moore, Okla.
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Search and rescue teams continue digging through the rubble of demolished buildings in Moore, Okla., after Monday's devastating tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs. Officials there say there are still some people unaccounted for — exactly how many isn't clear.
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House, Senate Consider Cuts In Food Stamp Program
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Both the House and Senate are considering farm bills that would cut spending on food stamps, one of the most expensive government programs. But people disagree on how much the changes would affect recipients.
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Boomer Housemates Have More Fun
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Some single baby boomers are moving into group houses, a college-era solution to their modern needs. Housemates share costs, socialize, and cheer each other on through life's thick and thin.
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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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Tigers, Scholars And Smugglers, All 'At Home' In Sprawling Novel
Mar 20, 2013 — Jean-Marie Blas de Robles' novel Where Tigers Are at Home won France's 2008 Prix Medicis. It's now out in English, and reviewer Alan Cheuse says it will appeal to readers who like the complexity of Umberto Eco, with "an adventure plot straight out of Michael Crichton."
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of October 25, 2012
Oct 26, 2012 — Justin Cronin's tale of a world run over by vampires continues with The Twelve. It debuts at No. 3.
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In 'Red Chamber,' A Love Triangle For The Ages
Jul 15, 2012 — Before most Chinese readers learned of Romeo and Juliet, they fell for Dream of the Red Chamber. The 18th-century novel follows a love triangle between a boy and his two female cousins. It's been called China's greatest literary work, and now a new adaptation hopes to introduce it to an American audience.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of September 8, 2011
Sep 9, 2011 — Fall of Giants, the first installment of Ken Follet's epic 20th century trilogy, debuts at No. 9.
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New In Paperback: August 22-28
Aug 24, 2011 — Veteran best-seller Ken Follett returns with the first in a trilogy spanning the 20th century, while Jan Karon delivers with her second Father Tim novel. In nonfiction, Jimmy Carter reveals his White House Diary, while Ariana Huffington finds America resembling the Third World.
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The Surrendered
Jul 15, 2011 — NPR coverage of The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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Otherworldly: The Year's Most Transporting Books
Dec 13, 2010 — We all know what it's like to escape into a great work of fiction — but it's quite another leap of pleasure to get lost in a truly exotic, alternate-reality world of an author's unique creation. Critic Glen Weldon trips out on the haunted, vivid landscapes of 2010's best speculative fiction.
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'The Passage' Teems With Viral Vampires
Aug 24, 2010 — Justin Cronin achieved a respectable level of success with his literary novels. But when he penned the great American vampire story, The Passage became a phenomenon. And these vampires are not romantic, seductive, or sympathetic — they are cold-blooded killers. Cronin discusses why he shifted gears and the incredible success of his dystopian novel.
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Vampire Stories: Two New Twists On An Old Nemesis
Jun 7, 2010 — The summer sun may be shining, but vampires don't seem to be going anywhere. NPR's Margot Adler has read more than 100 vampire books this year, and gives a heads-up on two bloodsucking books expected to be summer blockbusters: Christopher Farnsworth's Blood Oath and Justin Cronin's The Passage.
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Witnesses Of War Can't Wash Their Hands Of Tragedy
Mar 30, 2010 — Chang-rae Lee's The Surrendered follows three lives — an American soldier, a Korean orphan and a missionary wife — brought together by the Korean War and shaped by the violence they survived.
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