Former White House Social Secretaries Discuss The Power Of Civility
Former White House social secretaries Lea Berman, who worked for George and Laura Bush, and Jeremy Bernard, who worked for Michelle and Barack Obama, have collaborated on the book "Treating People...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1598 - Akiko Busch
In our increasingly networked and image-saturated lives, the notion of disappearing has never been both more enchanting. A lifelong student and observer of the natural world, Akiko Busch , set out to...
View ArticleKate Baldwin Soars In "Superhero" At Second Stage
“Superhero” is a new musical featuring a book by Tony winner John Logan and a score by Tony and Pulitzer winner Tom Kitt. Directed by Tony nominee Jason Moore, the show runs at Second Stage’s Tony...
View ArticleA Memoir Of Loss, Courage And A Girl Saved By Bees
Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric...
View ArticleLiving Life And Facing Death
Most of us prefer to talk about anything other than death or, at best, talk about it euphemistically. While death is inevitable, only 10-20% of us die without warning and so most of us, if we choose,...
View Article"Deviced!: Balancing Life And Technology In A Digital World" By Doreen...
Doreen Dodgen-Magee , PsyD, is a psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience working with individuals and groups in Portland, Oregon. Her main passion is engaging people about how the new...
View Article"Imagination: The Science Of Your Mind's Greatest Power" By Jim Davies
Jim Davies is a professor at the Institute of Cognitive Science at Carleton University. He is the director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory. His new book, “Imagination,” is the first-ever book...
View ArticleA Planetary Pause With Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams is renowned for her singular body of literature on the environment and our experiences of home which makes her a perfect guest for this 50-th Anniversary of Earth Day...
View Article"Heaven And Hell: A History Of The Afterlife" By Bart D. Ehrman
Bart D. Ehrman is a leading authority on the New Testament and the history of early Christianity, and the author or editor of more than thirty books, including the New York Times bestsellers...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1671 - Scott Spencer
An Ocean Without a Shore" from the best-selling, critically acclaimed author Scott Spencer, known for "Endless Love" and "Man in the Woods", is an exploration of that timeless of human dilemmas the one...
View ArticleThe Secret Of Life Is Meaning
The new book, "A Wonderful Life," is a series of essays that explore the notion of what brings significance to our existences, clarifying why we have this longing beyond the present moment and an...
View Article"Badass Habits" By Jen Sincero
"Badass Habits" by best-selling author Jen Sincero, looks at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast on social media....
View ArticleTransforming The Way You Think About Networking
Human connection has become even more digital in 2020 due to social distancing measures and other pandemic precautions. Despite this major shift: personal and professional networks have arguably become...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1696 - Jill McCorkle
Jill McCorkle’s latest novel “Hieroglyphics” has been called a triumph, one that explores the physical and emotional imprints that make up a life. It reveals the difficulty of ever really knowing the...
View ArticleCarl Zimmer Searches For What It Means To Be Alive In New Book
We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world, the harder it is to define. Whether it’s a fertilized egg or a tree, scientists have had a hard time agreeing...
View ArticleLife At The Crossroads Of Science, Nature, And Spirit
In "Rooted," cutting-edge science supports a truth that poets, artists, mystics, and earth-based cultures across the world have proclaimed over millennia: life on this planet is radically...
View ArticleSteven Johnson On New PBS Series "Extra Life"
Beginning tomorrow, PBS will premiere the first of a four-part series, co-hosted by Steven Johnson titled Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer . The series and the companion book are set in the...
View Article"Everybody: A Book About Freedom" By Olivia Laing
The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable and radiant with power. In her ambitious sixth book, Olivia Laing charts an electrifying course through the long struggle for...
View ArticleBrian Broome's Acclaimed Debut Memoir "Punch Me Up To The Gods"
Brian Broome is a poet and screenwriter, and K. Leroy Irvis Fellow and instructor in the Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh. He has been a finalist in The Moth storytelling competition and...
View Article"The Comfort Book" By Matt Haig
The New York Times bestselling author of "The Midnight Library," Matt Haig, joins us to discuss his new collection of essays for anyone in search of hope, looking for a path to a more meaningful life,...
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