Mary Wells Lawrence thought up some of the most clever and memorable ad campaigns of her generation. Her memoir is “A Big Life in Advertising.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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In this extended interview, literary scholar Rob Nixon explains why he recently re-read all of Carson’s writing, and says her legacy endures – from her warnings about environmental toxins in “Silent Spring” to her lyrical essays about the wonder of oceans.
We asked you to share memories and stories of your most precious saved handwriting. Here's some of what you told us.
No book has won more raves this year than Katherine Boo’s nonfiction portrait of a Mumbai slum, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers".
Biographer Robert Caro tells the remarkable story of how Lyndon Johnson became president after being humiliated as vice-president by John and Robert Kennedy.
Margaret Atwood tells Steve Paulson that it's a mistake to think about debt as simply a matter of money.
DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his new visual art exhibition, "Myopia."
What is normal? "Normal" is a social construct, not a medical one and society should learn to embrace diversity.
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