Legendary Knopf editor Judith Jones reflects on Julia Child and her influence on cooking in the U.S. She writes about their friendship In her own memoir, "The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann's Dangerous Idea? To be better adjusted, change the way you think about thinking.
Jim Fleming explores Wisconsin’s Cave of the Mounds with Marcia Bjornerud, author of “Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth.”
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon has written both for adults and young readers. In a recent book of essays, "Manhood for Amateurs," Chabon tackles his own childhood.
Jeff Ferrell gave up life as a tenured professor and became a dumpster diver. His new book is "Empire of Scrounge."
It's flu season. While you stock up on vitamin C, zinc and herbal tea, you might also want to pick up a copy of historian Erika Janik’s brand new book, “Marketplace of the Marvelous -- The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine.”
Mark Kurlansky talks with Jim Fleming about the long and dramatic history of salt.
More stories from you -- about precious bits of handwriting you've saved over the years.
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