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Oak Ridge Boys Take Their Impeccable Harmonies 'On The Road'

10:44am May 17, 2015

The Oak Ridge Boys are still at it, with a new CD of hymns and gospels called Rock of Ages. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Joe Bonsall and Richard Sterban about Bonsall's new book and their latest CD.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Tom Brokaw Reflects On His 'Lucky Life'

11:26am May 16, 2015

The former NBC anchorman says his multiple myeloma diagnosis two years ago made him "more conscious of the fact that the days are more numbered." Originally broadcast May 13, 2015.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Contemplating Life, Sex And Elevators In Space

11:26am May 16, 2015

Astronomer Chris Impey discusses the future of space travel, sex in space and the connection between science and Buddhism. Originally broadcast May 11, 2015.

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The Gates Of Liavek Are Open Again In 'Points Of Departure'

7:03am May 16, 2015

by Elizabeth Graham

For years, readers wishing to see the shared world of Liavek had to go via crumbling paperbacks. Now, authors Patricia C. Wrede and Pamela Dean have reprinted their stories of the magical trade city.

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Will 'The Familiar' Kill The Novel? No, But It Comes Close

5:43am May 16, 2015

by Jason Sheehan

Mark Z. Danielewski's epic 800-page tale of a girl and a cat wants to be the stepping stone to a new understanding of the novel — but critic Jason Sheehan says it's undone by too many parentheses.

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NPR Bestsellers: Week Of May 14, 2015

4:03pm May 15, 2015

The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.

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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of May 14, 2015

4:03pm May 15, 2015

A birthday party is interrupted by a gruesome, public killing in James Patterson's 14th Deadly Sin. It debuts at No. 9.

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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of May 14, 2015

4:03pm May 15, 2015

Willie Nelson looks back on his life and career in It's a Long Story, which debuts at No. 11.

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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of May 14, 2015

4:03pm May 15, 2015

In The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd traces three decades in the lives of a slave and her reluctant owner. It appears at No. 3.

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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of May 14, 2015

4:03pm May 15, 2015

At No. 6, Cat Warren's What the Dog Knows looks at the abilities of working canines.