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22 books in the library with interviews on this podcast.

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Stephanie Bastek hosts Smarty Pants for The American Scholar. The series brings together literature, science, history, and public affairs. Interviews introduce writers and other contributors to cultural life. Longer narratives and book excerpts broaden the format. The show also looks at creative and intellectual work still in progress.

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Cover of The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s

The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s

byAlexander Nemerov

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Cover of The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story

The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story

byAaron Bobrow-Strain

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Cover of They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

byStephanie E. Jones-Rogers

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Cover of Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction

Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction

byDavid George Haskell

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Cover of Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story

Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story

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Cover of Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

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Cover of How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution

How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution

byLee Alan Dugatkin

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Cover of Extreme North: A Cultural History

Extreme North: A Cultural History

byBernd Brunner

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Cover of Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane

Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane

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Cover of Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob

Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob

byRussell Shorto

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Cover of A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey

A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey

byJonathan Meibrug

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Cover of Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern

Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern

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Cover of Coffeeland: One Man’s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug

Coffeeland: One Man’s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug

byAugustine Sedgewick

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Cover of Europe’s Babylon: The Rise and Fall of Antwerp’s Golden Age

Europe’s Babylon: The Rise and Fall of Antwerp’s Golden Age

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Cover of Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

byFactually!,Adam Conover,Inquiring Minds,NYT’s Book Review,Science for the People,Smarty Pants,The Gray AreaandSean Illing

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Cover of Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures

Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures

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Cover of The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird

The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird

byJack E. Davis

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Cover of Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics

Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics

byStephon Alexander

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Cover of Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present

Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present

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Cover of Women Warriors: An Unexpected History

Women Warriors: An Unexpected History

byPamela D. Toler

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Cover of Fisherman’s Blues: A West African Community at Sea

Fisherman’s Blues: A West African Community at Sea

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Cover of Chaucer: A European Life

Chaucer: A European Life

byMarion Turner

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