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Writing On The Sly, Nathaniel Rich's Secret Debut

NPR Books - October 5, 2013 - 7:13am

It took over five years for Nathaniel Rich to finish his first novel — maybe because he was writing The Mayor's Tongue secretly, first as a college student, and then while writing film criticism during the day.

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What We're Reading: Nov. 3 - 9, 2009

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A new weekly feature spotlights staff picks of standout books. This week, new novels from Barbara Kingsolver, Philip Roth and Paul Auster. Jonathan Safran Foer makes the case against Eating Animals, and Ken Auletta's Googled profiles one of the world's most significant companies.

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'Genesis': R. Crumb Illustrates The Bible

NPR Books - November 2, 2009 - 11:21am

Underground comic legend R. Crumb has put the entire text of the best known book of the Bible into a graphic work. In The Book of Genesis Illustrated, he depicts it all, from the creation of the world to the death of Joseph.

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David Chang's Ramen: Not Your Average Noodle

NPR Books - November 2, 2009 - 7:18am

The noodle-obsessed chef's Momofuku chain has converted many New Yorkers to his brand of anything-but-instant ramen. Now Chang brings his recipe to the world in a new cookbook, Momofuku.

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'Googled': Biography Of A Company, And An Age

NPR Books - November 2, 2009 - 6:29am

Media critic Ken Auletta tracks the development of Google from a search engine to the provider of all things Internet in his new book Googled: The End of the World As We Know It.

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Nigella's Winter Advice: Indulge Yourself, Darling

NPR Books - November 1, 2009 - 10:20pm

As winter nears, we look for ways to be warm and comfortable. One of the best ways to do that, says food writer Nigella Lawson, is to indulge in rich, tasty foods that some might call guilty pleasures. For instance: Why not make French toast that tastes like a doughnut?

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'SuperFreakonomics': Forget What You Know (Again)

NPR Books - November 1, 2009 - 9:23pm

In the follow-up to their 4-million-selling Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner fire yet another provocative salvo at conventional wisdom.

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NPR Books - November 1, 2009 - 9:09pm
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For Foer, Meat Is Murder ... And Worse

NPR Books - November 1, 2009 - 1:04pm

Author Jonathan Safran Foer grapples with the morality of meat and the brutality of the factory farm system in his new book, Eating Animals. The book is part memoir and part investigative report.

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Ayn Rand's Conservative Call Echoes Today

NPR Books - November 1, 2009 - 9:58am

In Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal policies, Ayn Rand saw the makings of a fascist nation. The author of a new biography of the conservative icon says Rand would have seen Obama's stimulus plan, bank bailout program and health care initiative as "a gigantic power grab."

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Andy Williams: Memoirs Of Moon River

NPR Books - October 31, 2009 - 1:55pm

His career is filled with highs — radio and television stardom — and lows — scraping by on dog food and obscure gigs in seedy nightclubs. Upon the release of a new book, the great entertainer speaks on all seven decades of his life in show business.

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Chef Chang's Momofuku: A Romance With Ramen

NPR Books - October 31, 2009 - 10:29am

A hip New York chef makes food inspired by his love for fresh, simple ingredients and classic Asian dishes. David Chang has four restaurants in his Momofuku empire and has just published a cookbook.

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Saving The Sacred Blues Of Highway 61

NPR Books - October 31, 2009 - 8:19am

Driving his Chevrolet Nova up and down Highway 61 in Mississippi, William Ferris stopped at churches and juke joints and penitentiaries to record the music he found. In his new book, Give My Poor Heart Ease, Ferris explores the legacy of the "The Blues Highway."

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