Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers For March 4
Mar 4th, 2010 · The Lost City of Z, David Grann's retelling of British explorer Percy Fawcett's final journey into the Amazon, climbs to No. 2 on this week's list.
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The Thistle And Shamrock: New Gaelic Voices
Mar 3rd, 2010 · Explore the branches of contemporary song sprouting from the roots of ancient vocal traditions with Alyth McCormack, Nuala Kennedy and Julie Fowlis.
The Gods, At Play In The House Of Mortals
Feb 27th, 2010 · The latest novel from John Banville throws a handful of Greek gods into the household of a glum human family to explore sex, love, faith and mortality. Reviewer Maureen Corrigan says The Infinities puts Banville's literary gifts on prominent display.
A Hunt For The Mysterious Beasts Of The Deep
Feb 21st, 2010 · Philip Hoare's book, The Whale, is an exploration of the role that the great animals have played in human history, from Moby-Dick to lamp oil to the author's own close encounter with a curious female sperm whale.
Rational Or Emotional? Your Brain On Food
Feb 21st, 2010 · Anyone who's lost weight knows it can be really hard to keep the pounds off. Scientists think this has to do with a hormone called leptin. Researchers are exploring the role leptin may play in how the brain sees food — either from an emotional, food-seeking mindset; or from a more rational, decision-making approach.
Black-Tar Heroin Lures New Users
Feb 16th, 2010 · Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Quinones has written a three-part series exploring how the recent trend in cheap, less-refined heroin from Mexico is displacing Colombian heroin and attracting new users in places where no demand existed. Many addicts got hooked on narcotics through Oxycontin and other prescription drugs. Quinones says the dealers want to maximize profits in the shortest time period with minimum risk.
Textile Companies Illustrate Difference Between Haiti, Dominican Republic
Feb 12th, 2010 · In today's Planet Money report, Chana Joffe-Walt and Adam Davidson travel to the Dominican Republic and Haiti to explore how these two economies grew so far apart.
Views Of Earth From The Middle Ages To The Space Age
Feb 12th, 2010 · Robert Poole, a historian at the University of Cumbria in the United Kingdom and author of Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth, takes a journey through time and space, exploring images of the Earth through the ages.
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