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Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature. Simon Winchester discusses his new book, Pacific, on this week’s Book Show.
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Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays including Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace, and A Handmaid’s Tale. Her latest, The Heart Goes Last, is a funny disturbing tale about a new future in which the lawful are locked up and the lawless roam free. This edition of […]
[Continue reading...] about #1428 – Margaret Atwood
At the Water’s Edgeis a love story about a privileged young woman’s awakening as she experiences the devastation of World War II in a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. In the new novel from the author of the bestselling Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen demonstrates her talent for creating period pieces.
[Continue reading...] about #1427 – Sara Gruen
In his new book of investigative reporting, Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath, Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyber-attack on America’s power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared. Ted Koppel is a 42-year veteran of ABC […]
[Continue reading...] about #1426 – Ted Koppel
Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer for The New Yorkersince 1996. Previously he worked at The Washington Post. He is the author of three New York Times best-sellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers; a collection of his New Yorkerarticles titled What the Dog Saw and most recently, David and Goliath. This episode was […]
[Continue reading...] about #1425 – Malcolm Gladwell
Adam Johnson is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed novel about North Korea, The Orphan Master’s Son. Johnson’s new book – Fortune Smiles – is a collection of stories that gives voice to the perspectives we don’t often hear, while offering a new way of looking at the world. The collection was […]
[Continue reading...] about #1424 – Adam Johnson
