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Dave Stewart's new memoir, Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This, chronicles his life in music.

In New Memoir, Eurythmics' Dave Stewart Tells Of Life Before And After 'Sweet Dreams'

7:51am February 13, 2016

by NPR Staff

"Life can change you on amazing trails if you let it," Stewart says. His new memoir tells the story of those changes — and his complicated relationship with Annie Lennox.

Dr. Lucy Kalanithi and Dr. Paul Kalanithi with their daughter, Elizabeth Acadia.

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Inside A Doctor's Mind At The End Of His Life

3:33pm February 12, 2016

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Dr. Paul Kalanithi was finishing his residency in neurosurgery when he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His memoir deals with the struggle and the joy of life as death drew near.

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Left To Fend For Himself, 'Pax' The Fox Must Find His Human Friend

10:09am February 11, 2016

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To research her new novel for young readers, author Sara Pennypacker consulted with a red fox expert. Her takeaway? "They're brilliant. Foxes are so brilliant," she says.

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When Caravaggio Plays Quevedo In Tennis, The Court Becomes A Sonnet

6:53pm February 09, 2016

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"It's a little space, well-measured and precise, in which you have to keep the ball bouncing," says Álvaro Enrigue. His book, Sudden Death, pits the Italian painter against the Spanish poet.

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At 82, Broadway 'Master Of Ceremonies' Joel Grey Says, 'Life Seems Full'

1:51pm February 09, 2016

Grey explains how he brought his decadent Cabaret character to life on both the stage and screen, and reflects on coming out as gay after years of living closeted. His memoir is Master Of Ceremonies.

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Student playing with paper and pencil instead of sitting in box like other children

What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting)

12:33pm February 09, 2016

by Cory Turner

Author Erika Christakis mounts a spirited defense of a four-letter word that, she says, isn't used nearly enough in early classrooms: play.

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Jhumpa Lahiri Finds Freedom In Italian Memoir: 'No One Expected Me To Do It'

5:33pm February 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

The Interpreter of Maladies author is a successful, Pulitzer Prize-winning English-language writer. But she found writing in Italian gave her true freedom; "Language is a very messy thing," she says.

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In this photo illustration Google's Chrome browser shortcut, Google Inc.'s new Web browser, is displayed next to Mozilla Firefox shortcut and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser shortcut.

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How Do You Spot A Nonconformist? You Can Start With Their Internet Browser

8:04am February 07, 2016

by NPR Staff

According to Adam Grant, a person's preferred browser is one way to tell whether they accept or reject the defaults in their life. His new book is called Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World.

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Man Booker Prize Awardee Recasts Complex 'Merchant of Venice' Character

8:28am February 06, 2016

In "Shylock Is My Name," Howard Jacobson re-imagines one of Shakespeare's most thought-provoking characters. Scott Simon asks Jacobson about it.

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Chris Offutt Reveals A Family Secret In 'My Father, The Pornographer'

2:10pm February 05, 2016

Offutt's late father went from running a small insurance agency to writing more than 400 books, mostly pornography. Originally broadcast March 2, 2015.

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