AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We have a sense today for how deadly Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico truly was. A new study estimates the number of dead could be around 5,000, which is much higher than the official figure, which was 64. In a moment, we'

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By George Dwyer New York City, NY 25 January 2007 watch Kite Fighting report Throughout much of Asia, kite fighting has been a popular activity for generations. Now a bestselling novel by an Afghan-American author has stirred new interest in the spor

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According to an international aid agency, the number of people living on the edge of poverty has nearly doubled during the past two years. A new report by CARE International says the surging price of food is the main reason behind the alarming jump.

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: We have a new biography to talk about - a biography with recipes. It's the story of Paula Wolfert. Wolfert lived in Marrakesh for a time and wrote the first major American cookbook from there. It's called Couscous And Other Go

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Alan Hollinghurst is an English novelist who likes to explore private, secret lives. His characters are often gay men, sometimes living in an earlier era when they wouldn't use the word gay to describe themselves. Hollinghurst won

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Margaret Wise Brown's children's books are some of the most loved. Here's a hint to help you think of one - just two words - Goodnight Moon. There are countless others, including Runaway Bunny, which happens to celebrate

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By VOA News 08 December 2006 An author of the Iraq Study Group report says a continued rise in violence in Iraq could lead to a catastrophe in the Middle East. Charles Robb (VOA TV image) Former U.S. Senator Charles Robb of Virginia made that assess

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Clerk: Can I help you find something? Adrian: Yes. Can you tell me where the non- fiction books are? Clerk: Are you looking for hardbacks or paperbacks? Adrian: Im not sure. I think hardbacks. Clerk: Well, the non-fiction new releases are at the fron

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By Alan Silverman Los Angeles 12 December 2007 Novelist Khaled Hosseini's international best-seller set in 1970s Afghanistan and present-day America has been made into a Hollywood studio movie. Alan Silverman spoke with the author and cast members fo

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By Shally Zomorodi Los Angeles, California 11 December 2006 watch The Little Man Abbas Kazerooni as a young boy A young boy forced to live on his own by his parents. That's the story author Abbas Kazerooni shares in his new book, The Little Man. But

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Author Struggles to Find Happy Ending in 'Young Adult' Writer Diablo Cody and Director Jason Reitman, who made the 2007 hit Juno, reunite for a new comedy that tests the old saying you can't go home again. Here's a look at Young Adult . MATT What are

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By Fid Thompson Dakar 01 October 2009 Oprah Winfrey in Copenhagen, Denmark 30 Sep 2009 Emerging Nigerian writer Uwem Akpan's short story collection, Say You're One of Them, recently was chosen by U.S. television talk show host Oprah Winfrey for her

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: New People is a novel where infatuation gnaws at what looks like happiness. Maria lives in Brooklyn with Khalil, her fiance. They met at Stanford. And they love each other, the light skin color they share and the life they begin in

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: If you've been around long enough, you have seen this book - black cover, blocky white letters, instructions for making your own explosives inside. The Anarchist Cookbook was first published 45 years ago. And it comes with this w

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