Magical Thinking

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The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia
02.28.2010
 (was 01.11.2009)

When she was a child, Laura Miller wanted desperately to visit Narnia -- C.S. Lewis' fantastic fictional universe in which animals talk and magic is an everyday occurrence. But when Miller re-read the "Chronicles of Narnia" series as an adult, she felt betrayed and tricked. Next time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, Laura Miller talks about returning to the Narnia stories to discover the wonder and mysteries they hold for adults. Also, we'll explore the truth behind today's pop mysticisms.

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    Robert Price thinks people would be better off if they stuck to mainstream religion rather than what he considers the "dumbed down" versions.

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    Mark Barrowcliffe wasted his youth playing Dungeons and Dragons. Now he's turned his obsession into a book.

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    Holly Black tells Anne Strainchamps what she thinks children get out of reading about magic or alternative realities.

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    Laura Miller talks with Steve Paulson about her long relationship with the Narnia books. She read them as a child and loved them.

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