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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Cartoonist Thi Bui's graphic memoir is called The Best We Could Do. It tells the story of her family in the years before, during and after the Vietnam War. It was nominated for an Eisner this year, mainstream comics' top award. N
Order to Free Slaves 'Beginning of America Really Becoming America' It was a day of remembrance for those gathered at the footsteps of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate 150 years since the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Congressman John Lew
US Woman's Afghan Experience Inspires Novel Farishta means 'angel' in Dari, the widely spoken language in northern Afghanistan. It's also the title of a novel by Patricia McArdle, a retired American diplomat who spent a year in Afghanistan. Over her
There is Oscar buzz in Hollywood for the performance of rising young star Carey Mulligan as a teenager learning some life lessons in a bittersweet film written by English novelist Nick Hornby and directed by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig. Alan Silv
Hillary Clinton Issues Foreign Policy Memoir: 'Hard Choices' 希拉里克林顿外交政策实录:艰难的抉择 STATE DEPARTMENT Hillary Clinton on June 10 releases a memoir of her time as President Barack Obama's first-term secretary of state. It'
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: At age 87, Marvin Kalb has spent a great many interesting years. He was a Moscow bureau chief and a diplomatic correspondent for CBS and for NBC. He's been the host of NBC's Meet The Press and the author of many books. And his ne
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Amy Tan is best known for her novels that focus on mother-daughter relationships and Chinese-American culture. Her most famous of course is The Joy Luck Club. Her latest book, Where The Past Begins, is what she calls a writer's m
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There was nothing routine about what astronaut Scott Kelly pulled off - living in space for nearly a year, 340 consecutive days, to be exact. It was important work meant to evaluate the impact of life in space on the human body.
DAVID GREENE, HOST: And it's David here with an invite. Come with me up a winding hill in LA to a house high above where the ocean meets the mountains. A woman is standing outside the gate. It's publicist Yvette Shearer. And she's with the man we are
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Amy Dickinson says she grew up in a town of leavers and stayers - Freeville, N.Y. - but she may be the only person to leave then return. The author of the Ask Amy advice column that appears in newspapers across the country and regu
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Senator John McCain is being treated for stage 4 brain cancer at his home in Arizona. It's more than 2,000 miles away from the U.S. Capitol building and the institution it houses, the U.S. Senate. But McCain is reflecting on his
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Let's talk now about Eve Ensler. Of course, she's best known for her groundbreaking play The Vagina Monologues. More about that later. Right now, her one-woman show, In The Body Of The World, based on her memoir, is playing off Bro
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There's a place where older people can go to upgrade their computer skills, make art and play games. You're probably thinking senior centers. You could also think the library. NPR's Ina Jaffe covers aging, and she went to Brookly
A Sister Shares 'Horrible And Wonderful' Memories Of Her Brother's Life And Death SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Stephanie Wittels Wachs got a phone call from her loving and accomplished brother just three days before her wedding, in which he shared some surpris
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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SILVER BELLS) UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) Bum bum bum, bum bum bum bum (ph). ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Time now to talk Christmas tree decorations. Earlier this month, I spoke with Bonnie Mackay, who wrote a memoir told through Chris
Somali Refugee Abdi Nor Iftin: 'I Am Here To Make America Great' LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: What does it take to become an American? In 2015, This American Life told the story of a Somali refugee who was finally issued a visa to come and live in the
The Complex Life Of Leonard Bernstein, A Once-In-A-Century Talent NOEL KING, HOST: Tomorrow marks the 100-year anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth. Bernstein was an extraordinary American talent. He was one of the greatest orchestra conductors o
There she is, gold medal winner Hope Solo, she found fame and honor on and off this soccer field with her goal keeping skills, TV appereances and glamorous spreads in glassy magazines. But now she is facing some serious charges, she is even behind ba
By Michael Bowman Washington 05 February 2006 Feminist author Betty Friedan responds during an interview in a New York hotel, May 10, 2000 American writer and women's rights activist Betty Friedan die