Steve Paulson prepared this report on the life of Edward Abbey, who's book changed the way people thought about the earth.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Susan Braudy is the author of “Family Circle: The Boudins and the Aristocracy of the Left.” The book tells the story of Kathy Boudin, daughter of famous lefty lawyer Leonard Boudin.
Crazy Horse was the greatest Indian warrior of the 19th century, much more than just the victor over George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn.
Neuroscientists say that about a quarter of our mental energy is dedicated to maintaining our narrative identities. Julian Keenan says there's got to be an evolutionary benefit for all that "self".
Candacy Taylor talks about her book, "Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress."
Tony Horwitz sailed aboard a replica of Captain James Cook’s “Endeavor” and wrote “Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook has Gone Before.”
Iraq War veteran Sergeant John McCary reads an e-mail he sent his family in 2004 about the brutal nature of the insurgency.
Steve Almond tells Steve Paulson how his evolution as a writer began with a teenage obsession with Kurt Vonnegut. Though he hid that passion for years, he revealed it recently in his book "Not That You Asked."
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