Joshua Ferris recommends James Salter's "Dusk and Other Stories."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ben Folds is a singer/songwriter from North Carolina who recently joined forces with Nick Hornby, the critically-acclaimed novelist from England.
Brian Turner served as an infantry team leader with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Unit in Iraq. His book of poetry is called “Here, Bullet.”
What he learned from Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr and Richard Feynman.
Geraint Watkins is a rock and roll pianist and accordionist who's worked with big stars like Paul McCartney and Dave Edmunds. He's also a gifted singer/songwriter who's recorded 3 solo albums.
Christian Lander sees himself as an expert on "Stuff White People Like".
How do composers and performers play with our expectations to keep the brain interested in music?
Sacred music provided comfort and hope to generations of African Americans, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Music historian Robert Darden tells this inspiring story and we hear lots of great music.
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