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Skip To 'The Good Part' Of Romance Audiobooks

8:13am November 04, 2017

For people who love a good romance novel, getting to the steamy moments is a little easier. Audible has launched a feature for some romance audiobooks that lets listeners skip to the "good part."

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The World Is A Family Tree In 'It's All Relative'

8:13am November 04, 2017

A.J. Jacobs' latest book explains how basically everyone in the world is related to each other. He talks to NPR's Scott Simon about It's All Relative.

Clifton Fadiman looks over a shipment of wine in 1984. His daughter, Anne Fadiman, says she was never able to appreciate wine the way her father did.

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A 'Wine Lover's Daughter' Savors Her Dad's Vintage Story

8:13am November 04, 2017

by Scott Simon

Anne Fadiman writes about her father's journey from poor Brooklyn Jew to wine connoisseur. She says, "Along with books, wine represented the sort of cultivated, refined life that he had aspired to."

'Beasts Made of Night' by Tochi Onyebuchi

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'Beasts Made Of Night' Is The Beginning Of A Great Saga

7:00am November 04, 2017

by Caitlyn Paxson

Fantastic worldbuilding sets the stage in Tochi Onyebuchi's new novel, set in a bustling market city inspired by his Nigerian heritage. While the storytelling can be indecisive, the setting triumphs.

Dan Rather speaks at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in 2015. His new collection of essays is called What Unites Us.

Dan Rather, An Unlikely Essayist, On 'What Unites Us'

5:44pm November 03, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Equally optimistic and concerned, the longtime television news anchor — now a Facebook phenomenon — has written a book that doesn't hide his love of country.

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From Fire Hydrants To Rescue Work, Dogs Perceive The World Through Smell

2:58pm November 03, 2017

Dogs can sniff out people, drugs, bombs, cancer and much more. In her book Being A Dog, Alexandra Horowitz explores the mysteries and mechanics of canine noses. Originally broadcast Oct. 4, 2016.

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E.J. Bonilla as Lt. Shane Aguero leading the cast of soldiers at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.

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Sadr City Attack On U.S. Troops Retold In 'The Long Road Home'

5:51pm November 02, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Martha Raddatz' 2007 book chronicling the ambush has been turned into an 8-part National Geographic series. "I think it's been healing for a lot of the guys. It's been healing for me, too," she says.

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Jann and Jane Wenner at their home on Ord Court in San Francisco, December 1970.

Jann Wenner, 'Rolling Stone,' And The Decline Of Rock 'N' Roll

4:20pm November 02, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Joe Hagan's Sticky Fingers, compiled from unfettered access to Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner, steadfastly avoids hagiography. It can't avoid a sad ending.

Cage-free chickens stand in a fenced pasture near Waukon, Iowa.

'Big Chicken' Connects Poultry Farming To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

2:40pm November 02, 2017

by Terry Gross

In her new book, health journalist Maryn McKenna explores how many of the chickens consumed in the U.S. have been fed antibiotics, which can lead to serious infections in humans.

American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, photographed during a discussion with SFX Magazine on June 8, 2012.

Writing On The Terrifying Beauty Of The Human Future

12:13pm November 02, 2017

by Adam Frank

Author Kim Stanley Robinson deserves a place as a true visionary: He has done more than just write good science-fiction — he's mapped out new territory in what it means to be human, says Adam Frank.