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Surf's up for prize-winning Australian novel

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This year's winner of Australia's top literary prize is titled "Breath" by Tim Winton, and it's a rarity, world class novel about surfing.
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The regional cuisine of 1940s America

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An outgrowth of the New Deal, What America Eats became a national compendium of regional cooking.
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Work and the meaning of life

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With millions of jobs lost, philosopher Alain de Botton reflects on why we work, and how we find meaning in our work.
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Archie's bachelor days are over

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Archie is going to marry Veronica -- that's the big news in the comic book world; the story is making big waves in India and Kenya.
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The science behind making decisions

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Join an online discussion with Jonah Lehrer on making decisions -- from picking a breakfast cereal to choosing a mate.
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The Wonders of Physics

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Why our president should understand physics, why physicists are an eccentric bunch and a must-read physics thriller.
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Military Wife

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Lily Burana, who recently wrote a book on the topic, talks about what it means to be a modern-day military wife.
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Science in fiction and nonfiction

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Three writers discuss themes as varied as consumer electronics, neuroscience and Twitter.
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Britain's first female poet laureate

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The post is over 300 years old, but Carol Ann Duffy is the first woman to be named poet laureate in the UK.
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From suburbia to surreal -- the lives of writers

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An exploration of the ordinary and extraordinary lives of writers John Cheever, Elizabeth Strout, Marilynne Robinson, Donald Barthelme and others.
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