Economy

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Alan Krueger: "What Makes A Terrorist" (Princeton)

August 7, 2007

A leading economist explains why most terrorists come from middle-class, often college-educated backgrounds and are not poor and illiterate. A look at the economic roots of terrorism.

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The Nation's Aging Infrastructure

July 26, 2007

The explosion of a Manhattan steam pipe has highlighted a mounting national crisis of crumbling infrastructure.

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Aurelia Scott: "Otherwise Normal People" (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)

July 23, 2007

The story of people who devote much of their life to growing and showing the perfect rose. An inside look at the competitive world of competitive rose gardening.

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Howard Gardner: "Five Minds for the Future" (Harvard Business School Press)

July 19, 2007

Renowned Harvard University psychologist Howard Gardner explains the five 'minds' everyone will need to succeed in the years ahead.

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Marc Freedman: "Encore" (Public Affairs)

July 11, 2007

By 2030, one in four Americans will be over 60 years old. Instead of living out their lives in retirement, more and more Americans are opting for second careers later in life. A look at a new social trend where some are choosing new...

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Julee Rosso & Shelia Lukins: "The Silver Palate 25th Anniversary Edition" (Workman) (Rebroadcast)

July 4, 2007

To celebrate the silver anniversary of "The Silver Palate Cookbook," the authors reunite to tell the story of how their passion for cooking led to opening a gourmet shop in Manhattan in the 1980s and a book which changed the way Americans...

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Wendy Shalit: "Girls Gone Mild" (Random House)

July 2, 2007

A look at why some girls and young women are rebelling against the 'bad girl' persona that is so prevalent in present day America.

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Julee Rosso & Shelia Lukins: "The Silver Palate 25th Anniversary Edition" (Workman)

June 19, 2007

To celebrate the silver anniversary of "The Silver Palate Cookbook," the authors reunite to tell the story of how their passion for cooking led to opening a gourmet shop in Manhattan in the 1980s and a book which changed the way Americans...

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Dina Rasor: "Betraying Our Troops" (Palgrave)

June 18, 2007

An investigative journalist and former criminal investigator with the Defense Department examine the role private contractors are playing in the Iraq war.

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Rob Gifford: "China Road" (Random House)

June 14, 2007

Rob Gifford spend 6 years as NPR's Beijing correspondent. In 2004, he traveled all 3,000 miles of a highway traversing China from the Shanghai to the border of Kazakhstan. He writes about his journey and about the future of China.

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