What makes a children’s book a classic and how is literature for young people changing today?
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Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
What’s it like in the slum settlements of Mumbai?
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The Often-Interrupted History Of Afghanistan
What’s the real story of the Afghan people – their culture, dreams, and the lives they’ve lived in spite of the repeated military incursions of other countries, including the Soviet Union and the United States?
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Fostering A Pedestrian-Friendly Urban World
How could the creation of more pedestrian-friendly urban environments help American cities thrive and grow in the 21st Century?
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American Indian Activists And The Place They Made
What legacy is left for Native Americans after over two hundred years of struggle for rights and status in a country largely stolen from them?
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The Girl Who Fell To Earth
What’s it like to grow up shuttling between two cultures?
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The Story of a Marriage
What happens when a long and love-filled partnership falls apart?
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The Fiscal Cliff?
What will really happen on January 1st if President Obama and Congress aren’t able to work out a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff?
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Kids, Cops, And Confessions
What actually happens when police question juveniles and should the interrogation techniques differ from those used with adult suspects?
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Astronomy In 2012
How did astronomy make the news in 2012?
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Vegan Eats
If you don’t eat meat and you don’t eat dairy, what is there left to eat?
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The Writer's Path
What’s the best way to approach writing, and how do successful writers get started?
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