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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Australian writer Richard Flanagan is the author of "The Unknown Terrorist." He says that his book is the story of a society gone haywire.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

 Inspired by the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements and by African-American activists and artists Giovanni’s poetry has become synonymous with the struggle of African-Americans, and especially the struggle of Black women.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

What's the best piece of reporting you encountered this year?  TTBOOK listeners recommend these stories.   We'll add new suggestions as they come in.   

 

 

 

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Paul Hawken is the author of "Blessed Unrest." He talks with Anne Strainchamps about the quantity and variety of people and organizations involved in the global activism movement.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Julian Barnes talks about “England, England.”  It’s his latest novel, in which all the tourist attractions of England (Stonehenge, the Tower of London, the Royal Family) are recreated in one theme park.

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Lynne Truss is the author of a very popular punctuation guide.  She explains her book’s title to Steve Paulson and gives several funny examples of punctuation mistakes.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Kathleen Dean Moore is a philosopher at Oregon State University, but her passion is an inhospitable island off the coast of Alaska. On Pine Island you can expect rain, fog, desolation, and a world of beauty that comes from the reality of natural surroundings.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Reality TV manipulates the lives of its participants but we watch it anyway. Why are we so hooked?

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