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In search of 'Moby-Duck'
Sep 22, 2011
Author Donovan Hohn discusses his new book, "Moby-Duck," and lessons learned from his quest to find out what happened to 28,800 bath toys lost at sea in 1992.
Yunus forced from bank. How will it affect microfinance?
Mar 2, 2011
Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer in microfinance, has reportedly been forced out of the bank he founded 30 years ago. The Center for Global Development's David Roodman discusses the impact his ouster will have on microfinance.
Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game
Daryl Paranada Sep 21, 2011
Title: Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game
Author: Rob Ruck
Publisher: Beacon Press
Type: Non Fiction
Released...
Egyptians rally to give relief for Libyans
Mitchell Hartman Sep 22, 2011
As violence mounts in Libya, people in neighboring Egypt have raised thousands of dollars to get food and provisions to those refugees.
Spousonomics: Using economics to benefit your marriage
Nov 20, 2011
Can thinking like an economist spruce up your sex life and help get the dirty dishes clean? Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson, authors of "Spousonomics," talk with Tess Vigeland about why treating your marriage like a business partnership might help solve some of your marital issues.
Spousonomics
Chau Tu Sep 21, 2011
Title: Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes
Authors: Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson
Publisher: Random Ho...
Why cities are mankind's greatest invention
Sep 22, 2011
Harvard economist Ed Glaeser talks with Kai Ryssdal about his new book, "Triumph of the City," why cities are our greatest invention, and how they are good for the environment as well.
Triumph of the City
Daryl Paranada Sep 21, 2011
Title: Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier
Author: Edward Glaeser
Publi...
The new '10 Commandments of Money'
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland talks to MSN's personal finance columnist Liz Pulliam Weston about the new rules of personal finance she outlines in her book "The 10 Commandments of Money."
The Great Migration
Sep 22, 2011
More than six million African Americans moved out of the South between World War 1 and 1970. The exodus was called the Great Migration and it transformed American culture and identity, from our music to our economy to our politics.
