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Staff Picks: The Best Music Books Of 2011

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December 28, 2011 The NPR Music staff presents 12 titles that range from the art of album covers to disco to Def Jam to metal to MTV. This year, our favorite music reads were mostly revealing biographies and wide-spanning analyses.

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Bill Cosby Enlists Santa's Staff For A Silent Night

'I Didn't Ask to Be Born (But I'm Glad I Was)'

December 25, 2011 Every year, the comedian's three young grandchildren visit him for Christmas. Problem is, "they're annoying," he says. So Cosby came up with a plan to calm the squabbling children and restore Christmas cheer to his household.

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'Come on People' Cosby's Plea to Black Communities

Comedian Bill Cosby (left) and his friend, psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint.

December 6, 2007 In a new book, Come On People, comedian Bill Cosby and psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint urge struggling black communities in America to get "on the path from victims to victors."

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Cosby, Poussaint to Blacks: 'Come On, People'

Bill Cosby and Dr. Alvin Poussaint

October 16, 2007 Actor-comedian Bill Cosby and Dr. Alvin Poussaint are highlighting what they say is a culture of victimhood among African-Americans. Their new book Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors explores their collective vision for black America.

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