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EXCERPT: The Warmth of Other Suns
Feb 8, 2011
The following excerpt is from "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration." Listen to an interview with author Isabel...
Radio Shangri-La
Feb 7, 2011
Title: Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth
Author: Lisa Napoli
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Type: N...
EXCERPT: Radio Shangri-La
Feb 7, 2011
The following excerpt is from "Radio Shangri-La." Read the author's preface and the first chapter....
EXCERPT: Practically Radical
Jan 28, 2011
The following excerpt is from "Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself."...
Practically Radical
Jan 28, 2011
Title: Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself
Author: Bill Taylor
Pub...
EXCERPT: A Chance to Make History
Jan 25, 2011
The following excerpt is from "A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All." Listen to an...
A Chance to Make History
Jan 25, 2011
Title: A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All
Author: Wendy Kopp
Publisher: PublicAf...
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Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
Jan 24, 2011
Title: Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt
Author: Patton Oswalt
Publisher: Scribner
Type: Non Fiction
Released: January 4, 2...
Playing video games can change the world
Jan 20, 2011
Author Jane McGonigal from the Institute For The Future talks with Kai Ryssdal about her new book, "Reality Is Broken," and the specific skills gamers develop that they can use to help solve real-world problems.
EXCERPT: Reality Is Broken
Jan 20, 2011
The following excerpt is from *"Reality Is Broken" *by Jane McGonigal. Learn more about the book....