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Martha Gellhorn covered war for almost five decades and wrote fiction in her spare time. Too bad she married someone famous or you probably would have heard of her.  More.
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Foiled assassination attempts on Abraham Lincoln? Really? Great History's Peter Culos speaks with historical fiction author Will Hutchinson on their possibility.  More.
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Paul Davis wraps up his interview with author Ben Macintyre by asking him about the similarities between Agent Zigzag and James Bond.  More.
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The men of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos relied on comfort food. Edith Warner provided it.  More.
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Virginia Woolf's literary genius and feminist contributions cannot be overstated.  More.
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Dr. Haleh Esfandiari's newest book, My Prison, My Home, tells of her harrowing experiences in Tehran's Evin Prison. She also reminds us that frigid relations between the United States and Iran extend back further than 1979.  More.
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An account of the deadliest war in America from the point of view of one its captives – Mary Rowlandson. This account would become America’s first bestseller.  More.
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The Missouri River forms the locus of author Paul VanDevelder's two books. He reflects on the river as narrative and on the importance of an individual's political and economic position when recalling history.  More.
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Upton Sinclair did more than just write the groundbreaking book The Jungle. He also ran for governor of California. Then the media started throwing mud.  More.
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One of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time is Star Trek, an obscure television series of the 1960s that has morphed into a multi-billion dollar industry that seems to have no end.  More.
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The new film The Soloist tells the story of Nathaniel Ayers, a schizophrenic violinist who ends up on L.A.'s skid row. Los Angeles Times journalist Steve Lopez, who brought Ayers story to light, speaks about the movie and what he hopes it might mean.  More.
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Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe series and other historical novels, shares his views on Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington.  More.
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Bernard Cornwell talks about the role of intelligence-gathering in his Sharpe novels and in the Napoleonic Wars. This is part two of an exclusive three-part interview.  More.
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The O. Henry Museum in Austin, Texas, preserves the home of writer William Sydney Porter, better known as O. Henry. The Victorian cottage holds period items and hosts special exhibits and events, including the annual O. Henry Pun-Off.  More.
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The second of two parts about Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, looks at some larger-than-life WW2 commandos he knew and how they may have influenced the Bond character.  More.
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Ian Fleming based James Bond on actual World War II covert operations and the experiences of himself and others.  More.
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