Books 1881 Videos
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Air Date 04/04/2012Golf instructor Hank Haney, who was the personal swing coach for Tiger Woods, shares his new book, "The Big Miss." 26:27 -
Air Date 04/03/2012Author Steven Pinker shares his book, "The Better Angels of Our Nature," an examination of the reasons why violence has declined around the world. 16:29 -
Air Date 04/03/2012Sociobiologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author E. O Wilson introduces his book, "The Social Conquest of Earth." 18:51 -
Air Date 04/03/2012Eric Kandel describes the importance of our unconscious processes and the science of creating and perceiving art. 16:37 -
Air Date 03/28/2012Screenwriter and director Gary Ross talks about adapting "The Hunger Games" books into film. 18:37 -
Air Date 03/20/2012Anne Hathaway on narrating the audio version of "The Wizard of Oz," "Brokeback Mountain," and Meryl Streep. 20:02 -
Air Date 02/28/2012Psychologist Daniel Kahneman discusses his book, "Thinking, Fast and Slow," on the nature of intuition. 27:38 -
Air Date 02/17/2012A celebration of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday with historian Jill Lepore, author Salman Rushdie, and other experts. 46:13 -
Air Date 02/10/2012Author Robert Harris shares his new book, "The Fear Index." 17:32 -
Air Date 02/10/2012Author Charles Murray shares his new book, "Coming Apart." 20:45 -
Air Date 02/10/2012Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo shares her new book, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity." 13:42 -
Air Date 02/08/2012Author Pico Iyer describes the mysterious connection he feels to Graham Greene in his book "The Man Inside My Head." 13:43 -
Air Date 02/03/2012Dr. David Agus shares his book, "The End of Illness" which provides an explanation of how the human body works. 12:53 -
Air Date 01/18/2012Author John Feinstein shares his experience in sports writing and his book "One on One." 20:33 -
Air Date 01/16/2012Author Thomas Caplan talks about his thriller, "The Spy Who Jumped off the Screen" about a movie star turned spy. 12:35 -
Air Date 01/13/2012Wade Davis shares his book, "Into the Silence," which tells the story of British adventurers who survived WWI and climbed Mount Everest. 17:16 -
Air Date 01/13/2012Author Jodi Kantor chronicles Barack and Michelle Obama's transition to the White House in her book, "The Obamas." 26:23 -
Air Date 01/13/2012Author Todd Buchholz discusses his book, "Rush: Why You Need and Love the Rat Race." 08:20 -
Air Date 01/06/2012Umberto Eco shares his latest novel, "The Prague Cemetery," focused on anti-semitism and conspiracy theories. 10:06 -
Air Date 01/05/2012Former South Dakota Senator George McGovern presents his new book, "What it Means to Be a Democrat." 13:36 -
Air Date 01/03/2012Gordon Goldstein, David Rohde, and Kati Marton introduce “The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World.” 22:17 -
Air Date 01/02/2012Robert Massie recounts the fascinating life of Catherine the Great, the ambitious Empress of Russia, in his latest biography. 11:18 -
Air Date 12/28/2011James Shapiro from Columbia University examines Shakespeare's "King Lear" and the cultural impact of Shakespeare's work. 17:20 -
Air Date 12/28/2011Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh discusses the importance of Shakespeare and his reason to do the full text of "Hamlet." 08:07 -
Air Date 12/28/2011Actor Liev Schreiber analyzes the characters and text of Shakespeare's "Macbeth." 27:34 -
Air Date 12/16/2011Charlie remembers the journalist and author Christopher Hitchens with a look back at one of his favorite interviews with the writer. 02:00 -
Air Date 12/01/2011Lee Child presents his latest Jack Reacher thriller, "The Affair," and looks back at the unlikely path that led him to writing. 10:25 -
Air Date 11/28/2011Author Ezra Vogel on the research and travel he did for his book, "Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China." 36:20 -
Air Date 11/23/2011Journalist Nick Schifrin and Professor David Kastan of Yale consider Shakespeare's relevance in modern affairs. 18:02 -
Air Date 11/21/2011Dov Seidman, C.E.O. of LRN, on his book, "How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything." 17:53 -
Air Date 11/04/2011Joan Didion shares her book, "Blue Nights," a portrait of her daughter Quintana who died in 2005. 14:40 -
Air Date 11/02/2011Harvard professor Stephen Greenblatt shares his new book, "The Swerve: How the World Became Modern." 23:03 -
Air Date 11/01/2011NBC News correspondent Tom Brokaw discusses healthcare reform, politics in America, and his book, "Time of our Lives." 28:06 -
Air Date 11/01/2011Author Calvin Trillin on his book, "Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin" and his career at The New York Times. 24:48 -
Air Date 10/31/2011Chris Matthews shares anecdotes about the life of President John F. Kennedy, from his book "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero." 38:17 -
Air Date 10/27/2011Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt on "Hamlet" and what makes it arguably the greatest tragedy ever written. 15:36 -
Air Date 10/27/2011Author Amos Oz on the state of Israeli politics and his new book of short stories, "Scenes from Village Life." 37:07 -
Air Date 10/19/2011Editor Robert Gottlieb, author Christopher Buckley, and filmmaker Mike Nichols reminisce about the author of "Catch-22," Joseph Heller. 27:34 -
Air Date 09/16/2011Lisa Randall explains the basics of particle physics and introduces her latest book, "Knocking on Heaven's Door." 26:51 -
Air Date 09/15/2011Journalist and author Jim Lehrer on his new book, "Tension City," which looks at the many debates he has moderated. 26:13 -
Air Date 09/15/2011Peter Bart, journalist and film producer, presents his new book, "Infamous Players: A Tale of Movies, the Mob, and Sex." 10:51 -
Air Date 09/14/2011Author Ina Caro shares her book, "Paris to the Past," about her travels through France via train. 14:15 -
Air Date 09/07/2011Editor of Creative Development at Vanity Fair David Friend shares his book, "Watching the World Change." 15:16 -
Air Date 09/07/2011Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum talk about the future of America and their book, "That Used to be Us." 36:16 -
Air Date 08/22/2011Vice President for Programming at CBS News Chris Licht shares his new book, "What I Learned When I Almost Died." 19:40 -
Air Date 08/10/2011Jorge Castaneda talks about violence and drug cartels in Mexico and his book, "Mañana Forever?" 22:29 -
Air Date 07/28/2011Professor Marvin Kalb and his daughter, author Deborah Kalb, on their book, "Haunting Legacy" about the Vietnam war and its effect on the... 25:30 -
Air Date 07/28/2011Author David Wise examines spy wars between China and the United States in his book, "Tiger Trap." 23:08 -
Air Date 07/18/2011Nina Titone, author of "My Thoughts Be Bloody," and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin focus on the life of John Wilkes Booth. 22:58 -
Air Date 07/18/2011A panel of critics analyze the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter franchise following the release of the final film in the series. 16:51 -
Air Date 07/13/2011Author John Banville gives insight into his alter ego, crime novelist Benjamin Black, and reflects on his writing process. 14:10 -
Air Date 07/06/2011Elaine Sciolino from the New York Times on her love of Paris, her decision to stay there, and her new book, "La Seduction." 10:12 -
Air Date 06/15/2011Historian and author Andrew Roberts on his book, "The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War." 19:04 -
Air Date 06/13/2011Philanthropic consultants Thomas J. Tierney and Joel Fleishman introduce their book "Give Smart," about the importance of spending wisely. 12:33 -
Air Date 06/08/2011Jennet Conant recounts anecdotes about OSS spy Julia Child, decades before her public life as a master of French cuisine. 09:38 -
Air Date 06/08/2011Journalist David Ignatius shares the real-life research behind his eighth spy novel, "Blood Money." 30:12 -
Air Date 06/07/2011Journalists and partners Joseph Lelyveld and Janny Scott share their new books, "Great Soul" and "A Singular Woman." 24:18 -
Air Date 06/06/2011Gretchen Morgenson co-authored the book, "Reckless Endangerment" about the corruption in the financial crisis in America. 22:01 -
Air Date 05/23/2011Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin and actors James Woods and Billy Crudup share their new film, "Too Big to Fail." 16:37 -
Air Date 05/17/2011Kathy Freston explains the advantages of a vegan diet for individual health, the environment, and animal rights. 11:28