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L - R: Sodium benzoate, Azodicarbonamide, Shellac. The images are from <em>Ingredients: A Visual Exploration of 75 Additives & 25 Food Products.</em>

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'Ingredients': An Eye-Opening Look At The Additives In Our Food

12:09pm September 25, 2015

by Tove Danovich

What does diacetyl look like? And what's it doing in our food? A new book seeks to demystify 75 common food additives with striking photos of these ingredients and details on their uses and history.

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'What We Salvage' Is A Difficult, Rewarding Punk Odyssey

7:03am September 25, 2015

by Jason Heller

If you didn't grow up in the punk subcultures of the 1980s and '90s, you might have a little trouble with David Baillie's new novel — but stick with it; the book reveals a vicious grace and honesty.

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'What We Salvage' Is A Difficult, Rewarding Punk Odyssey

7:03am September 25, 2015

by Jason Heller

'A Street Divided' Explores The History Of An Arab-Israeli No Man's Land

6:46pm September 24, 2015

Renee Montagne talks with Dion Nissenbaum, whose book tells the stories of Israeli and Palestinian families on Assael Street, a political and religious fault line in Jerusalem since 1948.

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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of September 24, 2015

11:20am September 24, 2015

Author Mary Karr outlines her writing process in The Art of Memoir, which debuts at No. 6.

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'Not On Fire' Is A Poignant, Perplexing Twist On Dystopia

11:10am September 24, 2015

by Jason Heller

In Greg Hrbek's new novel, a family is faced with an unsettling possibility: Their memories don't match up, and their collective past includes a sister and daughter not all of them remember.

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Don't Toss That Sour Milk! And Other Tips To Cut Kitchen Food Waste

10:57pm September 23, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

The typical American family tosses out some $1,500 of food yearly. From smarter fridge packing to sauteing soggy lettuce, a new book is full of tips to rescue edibles from landing in the trash.

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Don't Toss That Sour Milk! And Other Tips To Cut Kitchen Food Waste

4:53pm September 23, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

The typical American family tosses out some $1,500 of food yearly. From smarter fridge packing to sauteing soggy lettuce, a new book is full of tips to rescue edibles from landing in the trash.

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'Girl Who Wrote Loneliness' Tells An Almost-True Tale With Tenor Of A Ghost Story

3:33pm September 23, 2015

by Genevieve Valentine

This autobiographical novel about a South Korean girl who moves from the countryside to the city in search of work and education blurs the line between fiction and reality.

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'Girl Who Wrote Loneliness' Tells An Almost-True Tale With Tenor Of A Ghost Story

3:33pm September 23, 2015

by Genevieve Valentine

This autobiographical novel about a South Korean girl who moves from the countryside to the city in search of work and education blurs the line between fiction and reality.