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This week's Book Picks come from Heather Boyne of Battenkill Books in Cambridge, New York.

Brown was a music industry survivor, but he wasn't as indestructible as he seemed to believe. RJ Smith's new biography The One presents the soul godfather as an unparalleled performer undone by drugs and violence.

By Paul Tuthillhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-970944.mp3Wilbraham, MA – Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown spoke about…

Daniel James Brown, the bestselling author of “The Boys in the Boat,” has a new book entitled “Facing the Mountain.” It is a World War II saga that…

The Richmond, Va. band brings its signature hot and funky "solar music" to the Desk.

Brown pelicans are appearing on California's coastline. They are showing up emaciated, starving and weak. Dr. Elizabeth Wood of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County explains.

Actor David Oyelowo played Joe "Lightning" Little in the movie Red Tails. The film is based on the story of America's first black fighter pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen. As part of Tell Me More's series, "In Your Ear," Oyelowo offers up his personal playlist.

When the singers released remixes featuring each other this week, the Internet's jaw dropped.

Daily Beast and Newsweek editor Tina Brown explores the character and experiences of political resisters in modern Russia and in World War II-era Czechoslovakia.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast for Morning Edition's series Word of Mouth. For this installment, Brown talks about three must-reads that are all about the mettle and mindset of those we end up calling heroes.