Eric Weiner
Story Archive
Friday
Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Isaac Newton, Gandhi, Pythagoras, Balzac, Marie Curie — scanning history's greatest minds, we find many were inspired by certain food or drink, repulsed by others, or had some very peculiar dining habits. Katherine Du/NPR hide caption
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Big History Challenges Conventional History, Critics Raise Questions
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Capitol Hill Books owner Jim Toole runs the front register of his used bookstore several days a week. He has banned several words from his store, including "awesome," "perfect" and "Amazon." Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
Technology Of Books Has Changed, But Bookstores Are Hanging In There
Wednesday
Paper can make the abstract tangible in a way that digital devices don't. Alejandro Escamilla/Unsplash hide caption
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The paper industry struggled in the past decade, but some sectors have fared better than others. Christopher Groskopf/NPR hide caption
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Jon Ronson's previous books include The Psychopath Test and The Men Who Stare At Goats. Emli Bendixen hide caption