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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked about his book Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution, in which he offers his thoughts on how to bring about change in America.

Kembrew McLeod talked about his book, Pranksters: Making Mischief in the Modern World, in which he discusses the history of pranking since the time of Benjamin Franklin. Professor McLeod arg…

Lee Sandlin talks about his book, Storm Kings, in which he recalls the beginnings of modern meteorology and the study of tornadoes throughout the American Midwest. The funnel clouds, given t…

Nick Reding talked about his book Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town (Bloomsbury USA (June 9, 2009). In the book he reports on methamphetamine production and addiction in…

Eula Biss talked about her book Notes from No Man’s Land: American Essays (Graywolf Press; February 3, 2009). In her essays she explores race and racial identity from multiple angles, during…

Michael Paul Mason talked about his book, Head Cases (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux), with Julie Englander. The book recounts his work with the sufferers of traumatic brain injuries. In the boo…

John Culver talked about the book he co-authored American Dreamer: The Life of Henry A. Wallace, published by W.W. Norton. The book, co-authored by journalist John Hyde, chronicles the life …

Mr. Kidder talked about his book Home Town, published by Random House. The book delves into the town of Northampton, Massachusetts and the people who live there to reveal the complex nature …