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Book News: Mich. School System Won't Ban Anne Frank's 'Pornographic' Diary

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:42am

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Why You Should Give A $*%! About Words That Offend

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 3:20am

Curse words change over time — back in the ninth century you could say the "s" word and no one would be offended. But we always need a set of words that are off-limits, and in her new book, author Melissa Mohr explains how the words that shock us reveal a lot about society's values.

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'Impossible Odds' Details Aid Worker's Rescue From Somalia

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:00am

David Greene speaks with Jessica Buchanan and her husband Erik Landemalm about their book Impossible Odds. It's the story of Jessica's abduction, along with a fellow aid worker, by Somali pirates in 2011. In the first of the two-part interview, we hear how Jessica was abducted, and how she refused to fall into despair while in captivity.

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After Leaving Senate, Snowe Is Still 'Fighting For Common Ground'

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 12:59am

In a new book, former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe explores how to fix the gridlock in Congress. Earlier this year, the Republican from Maine left the Senate out of frustration with the partisan stalemate. "It has to change, for the country," she says. "People deserve ... better representation."

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