Novelist Larry Baker followed up “The Flamingo Rising” with a story called “Athens, America.” He marketed it himself, starting in the mid-West, where the book is set, and ended up selling it in grocery stores.
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Sacks had a particular fascination with the ways our brains can play tricks on our vision. He also reveals his own lifelong struggle to recognize the faces of other people.
Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard has been called "the happiest man in the world." He shares a few thoughts on finding resilience in a crazy world.
Leslie Marmon Silko writes and paints to help understanding of her native Laguna Pueblo tribe.
With mounting concerns over student debt, we're thinking about higher education this week. Christopher Newfield teaches literature and American Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He believes rising tuition and reduced state funding are threatening the nation's public universities.
Philip Milano is the author of “Why Do White People Smell Like Dogs When They Come Out of the Rain?” and founder of the controversial Web site, Y-Forum.com. He tells Anne Strainchamps his goal is to increase understanding between the races.
Walt Disney was greatly influenced by his relationship with his father, and much of his empire has to do with wish-fulfillment and escape.
Biologist Renee Askins tells Anne Strainchamps why she is passionate about wolves, and why she was determined to re-introduce wolves to Yellowstone National Park.
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