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Being Nice To Obnoxious People – Is It Actually Good For You?
Posted on · Dr. Hafeez Diwan discusses his book, How to Love Obnoxious People – And Why? The Life-Saving Art and Science of Loving Truly Horrible People.
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What Happens When Humans Start Reading — and Altering — Their Own User Manual?
Posted on · Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his book, The Gene: An Intimate History.
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Texas Public Libraries Thrive As They Evolve
Posted on · Libraries remain relevant in changing times by adapting to the needs of their surrounding communities
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Book Sheds Light On Outsider Art In Texas
Posted on · Jay Wehnert's book Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars showcases the work of Texas artists who lived isolated from mainstream society, such as prisoners, slaves, and the homeless.
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Rick Bragg Celebrates His Mother’s Cooking
Posted on · In his new book, The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Table, Bragg constructs a narrative around his mother, Margaret, and her passion for cooking.
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Full Show: Prisoner Treatment, And Unmarked Graves In Sugar Land (June 14, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We take a closer look at who advocates for the rights of Texas inmates. We learn about the exhumation of unmarked graves in Fort Bend County. And Rick Bragg talks about his book, The Best Cook in the World.
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North Dakota Didn’t See The Same Benefits Of The Oil Boom That Houston Did
Posted on · In her book, Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks and the Making of an Oil Frontier, journalist Maya Rao explores how the oil boom in North Dakota affected life there -- compared to how it impacted Houston.
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Some College Campuses Have Squirrels Or Feral Cats – Sam Houston State Has Chickens
Posted on · A new children's book tells the story of Sam Houston State through the eyes of its numerous campus-dwelling chickens.
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Historian Jon Meacham Says Imperfection Is The Rule When It Comes To American Leadership Throughout History
Posted on · Meacham's latest book, The Soul of America, examines some particularly trying times in our nation's history when presidents and ordinary citizens came together to overcome fear and hate.
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Your Smartphone Owes A Debt To Some ‘Perfectionists’ From The 1800s
Posted on · In his new book, The Perfectionists, Simon Winchester explores the proliferation of precision engineering in our modern world.
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The Book of Wanderings: A Mother-Daughter Pilgrimage
Posted on · When writer Kimberley Meyer got pregnant, her plans to travel the world had to be put on hold. But, nearly 20 years later, she got the chance to make good on that dream -- only with her daughter in tow. She wrote about the experience in "The Book of Wanderings."
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Full Show: Term Limits Hearing, And Bernstein’s Broadway Hits (May 11, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We take a closer look at a lawsuit over term limits. Then, a mother's relationship with her daughter transforms as the pair travels the world. Plus, our panel of non-experts weighs The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week’s news. And we appreciate the Broadway music of Leonard Bernstein in advance of a special performance by the Houston Chamber Choir.
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New Book Sheds Light On Outsider Art In Texas
Posted on · Jay Wehnert's book 'Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars' showcases the work of Texas artists who lived isolated from mainstream society, such as prisoners, slaves, and the homeless.
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Remembering The Lost Restaurants Of Houston
Posted on · Historian Paul Galvani reminisces about the significant restaurants that have disappeared from Houston's food scene in his new book, Lost Restaurants of Houston.
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Writer’s Concern For His Daughter’s Future Becomes Voluminous Works On Climate Change and Fossil Fuels
Posted on · Writer William T. Vollmann talks about his two-book series on climate change and energy, which he's dubbed his "carbon ideologies."