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self help books

Every new year brings a fresh start, another chance to remake yourself. We all aspire to be better people, but following through on our goals can often be difficult.Read more

book

We love books. We line them on shelves like totems. We pile them next to our beds in some hope they'll affect our dreams.  For many of us, books are sacred objects. And sometimes, just sometimes, they’re even magical.Read more

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

What do you do if you're a struggling artist in search of recognition? Well, if you're Lynn Hershman Leeson, you write reviews of your work under pseudonyms and get them published in local newspapers. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll find out how Hershman Leeson uses her art...Read more

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

They’re the bad boys of the numerical system.  You never know when one is going to crop up, or why.  Mathematicians have agonized over their mysteries for years, some predicting a mystical order where only chaos appears.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, the world of prime numbers...Read more

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