Peter Sobol, an honorary fellow in the History of Science Department at the University of Wisconsin talks with Jim Fleming about the best new science books of 2002.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jim Fleming reads excerpts from Murakami's book "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running."
Maggie Nelson talks to Steve Paulson about her new book, "The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning."
Joshua Wolf Shenk talks about his book, "Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs."
John Haught believes these so called "new atheists" simply don't measure up to the old athiests like Nietzsche and Camus.
Janet Guthrie was the first woman to race in the Indianapolis 500. Her autobiography is called “A Life at Full Throttle.”
Marina Chapman has the most remarkable story - kidnapped and abandoned in the South American jungle, living only with monkeys. Eventually, she's rescued and years later, moves to England, where she marries and raises a family. Marina and her daughter Vanessa James tell this story.
Is your marriage passionate? Can we feel thrilled by the same person we look to for intimacy and security?
Esther Perel says, "Yes." She's the author of Mating in Captivity.
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