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Shriver Finds Wisdom Among The Intellectually Disabled

10:21am November 15, 2014

Timothy Shriver's new memoir is a look at the inspirational people he met as chairman of the Special Olympics. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Shriver about his book, Fully Alive.

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Spend Some Time 'Loitering,' And Feel Less Alone

7:03am November 15, 2014

by Annalisa Quinn

Charles D'Ambrosio's new essay collection wanders through topics journalistic and personal; reviewer Annalisa Quinn says it delivers a primal pleasure of reading: the feeling of being understood.

After Catalonia's Independence Vote, An 'Homage' To George Orwell

8:26pm November 14, 2014

by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

This week Spain's northeast region voted in favor of independence. But the results weren't recognized by the Spanish government. The situation reminds poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips of a favorite book.

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NPR Bestsellers: Week Of November 13, 2014

6:03pm November 14, 2014

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

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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of November 13, 2014

6:03pm November 14, 2014

In the latest installment of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series, a case reopens when a victim dies nine years after a shooting. The Burning Room debuts at No. 2.

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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of November 13, 2014

6:03pm November 14, 2014

Food Network host Ina Garten shares culinary tips in her newest cookbook Make It Ahead. It appears at No. 4.

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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of November 13, 2014

6:03pm November 14, 2014

Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge, a collection of short stories following a retired Maine school teacher, appears at No. 10.

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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of November 13, 2014

6:03pm November 14, 2014

Blackwater founder Erik Prince takes a look at the military contractor's history and the controversy surrounding it in Civilian Warriors. It appears at No. 15.

True cheddar cheese can take months â even years â to age. So Claudia Lucero created a faux-cheddar that can be made in very little time.

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How To Make A Faux Cheddar In One Hour

3:46pm November 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

Once Claudia Lucero had mastered rapid cheese-making, she knew it was time to tackle cheddar. But cheddar takes months, even years, to age, so Lucero devised a pseudo version: the Smoky Cheater.

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David Quammen's new book is an extended excerpt of his previous one, Spillover, which explored how dangerous pathogens jump from animals to people.

How 'The Hot Zone' Got It Wrong And Other Tales Of Ebola's History

2:13pm November 14, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Do people with Ebola actually cry tears of blood? What happens if the U.S. Army thinks you might have Ebola? We catch up with science writer David Quammen to discuss truths and myths about the virus.