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  • Title: All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis Author: Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover…

  • Two years ago, the country was in the throes of a financial panic. It was a moment that you could say defined or redefined a lot of us. Paul Auster's new book, "Sunset Park" follows four broke, young New Yorkers during the winter of 2008. He talks with Kai Ryssdal about whether the financial crisis has changed the way people relate to each other.

  • Nov 9, 2010

    Sunset Park

    Title: Sunset Park Author: Paul Auster Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Type: Fiction Released: November 9, 2010 Length: 320 pp The Fall of …

  • Professor John Quiggin, author of "Zombie Economics," talks with Kai Ryssdal about how some economic ideas can be zombies — theories that refuse to die no matter how wrong they prove to be.

  • Oct 28, 2010

    White House Diary

    Title: White House Diary Author: Jimmy Carter Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Type: Biography Released: September 20, 2010 Length: 592…

  • Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter talks with Kai Ryssdal about his new book, "White House Diary," whether he is partly to blame for the state of the economy because he started a drive for deregulation, his appointment of Paul Volcker to Federal Reserve Chairman, and his push for health care reform.

  • "The Ghent Altarpiece" was painted over 600 years ago and may be the most significant artwork you've never heard of. Art historian Noah Charney writes about the painting and the many crimes against it in his new book and talks with Kai Ryssdal about why it's the most stolen artwork in history. Plus view a slideshow of the most wanted stolen artworks that are still missing.

  • Title: What Technology Wants Author: Kevin Kelly Publisher: Viking Type: Non Fiction Released: October 14, 2010 Length: 416 pp Technology …

  • Author Douglas Wellman talks with Bill Radke about his new book, "Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes," which claims billionaire Howard Hughes lost his money and still lived happily for a lot longer than you think.

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  • Author Edward P. Kohn talks with Bill Radke about his new book "Hot Time in the Old Town," how a heat wave helped Teddy Roosevelt become president, and whether we've gotten any better at protecting the poor from the heat.

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