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What if Ben Franklin came back to life? On the Point with Mindy Todd, author TomFitzgerald discusses "Poor Richard's Lament," a re-imagining of Benjamin…
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Got a favorite read from 2012? A new author you discovered? Jill Erickson, Reference Librarian at Falmouth Public Library, and Melanie Lauwers, Books…
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Could Thomas Kuhn’s ideas about the scientific process be behind the divided public opinions we see today on issues like climate change and evolution? The…
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Charley Parkhurst was a legend among 19th century Wells-Fargo stagecoach drivers, known as one of the best. He chewed tobacco, smoked cigars, played…
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You don't expect your dog to speak English or use a toilet. So you make accommodations. But Melissa Berryman, author of People Training for Good Dogs,…
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In July 1983, doctors at UCLA transplanted a fertilized egg from one woman into the womb of another. Nine months later, the world's first egg donation…
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No matter how well you think you know Nantucket, you'll learn a few things reading Peter Brace's book Nantucket: A Natural History. The book spans some…
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Michael Rockland served as assistant cultural attaché in Madrid in the 1960's. His memoir, An American Diplomat in Franco Spain, is filled with amusing…
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He's best known for his extraordinary strength and x-ray vision, and his sense of justice and righteousness. But Superman has evolved since his creation…
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Author Martin Sandler talks about his new book The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure. In the winter of 1897 eight American…