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Generations of children have leaned over the side of this bridge for a game of Poohsticks in the real-life Hundred Acre Wood.

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'Natural World:' In Which We Make An Expotition To The Hundred Acre Wood

6:33pm October 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Natural World of Winnie the Pooh is a new book about Ashdown Forest, the place that inspired A.A. Milne to create his classic children's tales. NPR's Ari Shapiro visits with author Kathryn Aalto.

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Gloria Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine in 1972 and remained one of its editors for 15 years.

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At 81, Feminist Gloria Steinem Finds Herself Free Of The 'Demands Of Gender'

5:18pm October 26, 2015

As she approached 60, the co-founder of Ms. magazine says, she entered a new phase in life, one in which "you can do what you want." Steinem's new memoir is My Life on the Road.

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A Witch's Brew Of Fear And Fantasy: America's Tiny Reign Of Terror

2:46pm October 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

Pulitizer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff's last book was a best-seller about Cleopatra. Now, the Massachusetts native is out with a history of a subject closer to home: the 1692 Salem witch trials.

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In 'Brothers,' A Pair Of Divergent Paths Split By Race

6:22pm October 25, 2015

Illustrator Barry Moser's new memoir, We Were Brothers, explores his relationship with his sibling Tommy. Tommy absorbed the racism passed down by their parents, while Barry left the family behind.

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'After Alice' Gets Lost In Wonderland, Sensible Bestie Comes To Her Rescue

9:58am October 25, 2015

by NPR Staff

Gregory Maguire, of Wicked fame, has written a kind of parallel narrative to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. This story focuses on Ada, a friend who knows Alice needs help getting home.

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"A photo of me once hung in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, sixteen inches high."

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In 10,000 Snaps Of The Shutter, A 'Photographic Census' Of A City

7:13pm October 24, 2015

by NPR Staff

Brandon Stanton left a life in finance for an entirely different quest: to snap the portraits of 10,000 people. The project eventually became Humans of New York, a blog and the basis for two books.

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CNN Anchor Talks 'Running Dangerously'

11:04am October 24, 2015

Tom Foreman, the CNN anchor and reporter, is training for Sunday's Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. He takes a break from his run to chat with NPR's Scott Simon about his new book on running.

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Dame Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger" isn't just the best-known James Bond theme: It's the standard by which all other Bond themes are measured.

From Shirley Bassey To Sam Smith, Bond Songs Remain A Pop Oddity

8:47am October 24, 2015

by NPR Staff

Scott Simon speaks with the authors of a new book about the two dozen theme songs produced by the James Bond films, and what they say about the times in which they were written.

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Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully, who co-authored the NOPI cookbook, out this week.

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In 'NOPI,' An Ottolenghi Cooking Journey From Middle East To Far East

3:01pm October 23, 2015

by NPR Staff

Yotam Ottolenghi and his head chef Ramael Scully discuss NOPI, their latest cookbook. It's named for the popular London restaurant that Ottolenghi owns and where Scully is head chef.

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Patti Smith Looks Back On Life Before She Became The Godmother Of Punk

1:29pm October 23, 2015

The singer joins Fresh Air for a conversation about her career and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Smith's new memoir is M Train. Originally broadcast in 1996 and 2010.

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