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Christine Yano tells Steve Paulson about Japanese “enka” music – songs that are intended to make listeners and performers cry.

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An Iraq War veteran struggles with PTSD and addiction. What's it really like coming home from war?

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On a foggy summer night, eleven people depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet bound for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the plane plunges into the ocean and only two people survive. This is how the new novel, "Before the Fall," opens. It's one of the best suspense novels of the year. The author is Noah Hawley, who's made a name for himself as the executive producer and writer of the award-winning TV series, "Fargo." And yes, "Fargo" is inspired by the Coen Brothers' film of the same name.

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Spanish writer Teresa Solana writes biting, satirical crime stories set in her native city -- Barcelona.  In her latest, she explores the fallout from Spain's economic crisis.

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Charles Eisenstein's Dangerous Idea?  Questioning our core beliefs can change our world.

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Chiori Miyagawa is a playwright in New York and teaches at Bard College. “Comet Hunter” is the story of Caroline Herschel who collaborated with her brother William during the 18th and early 19th centuries and made several important contributions to astronomy.

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Elizabeth Samet teaches literature to future Army officers at West Point. She tells Jim Fleming why her class reads Wilfred Owen and Homer, and what lessons they draw from the poetry.

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Betty Cortina, editorial director of Latina Magazine, tells Jim Fleming that Latino-chic is more than ruffles and hoop earrings. It’s about self-expression and honoring the past.

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