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The Best Nonfiction Books of 2011: Gallery

Friday, December 23, 2011

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The Best Nonfiction Books of 2011: Gallery

2011's best nonfiction explores everything from the global financial crisis to the dark side of imperialism.

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Interview with Philippe Cousteau Junior: Saving the World with Wall Street

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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Interview with Philippe Cousteau Junior: Saving the World with Wall Street

We sat down with the explorer to talk about financial markets, what it’s like to dive into oil, and what NASA can teach ocean advocates.

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Battling a Toxic Billionaire

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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A new international campaign seeks to clean up gold mining, one of the most wasteful and polluting industries on earth. But it'll have to act fast if it wants to stop Robert Friedland, who plans to open the world’s biggest new copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

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Record Book: The Fastest Man on Two Wheels

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

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Record Book: The Fastest Man on Two Wheels

Going 360mph on a two-wheeler, taking a leap of faith into a Chinese sinkhole, and biking a high wire across Newark: all things you won't be doing this month.

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Afghanistan: The New War for Hearts and Minds

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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Afghanistan: The New War for Hearts and Minds

ROBERT YOUNG PELTON goes deep inside America’s new, brainier strategy in Afghanistan and finds that, on the front line, scientists and soldiers don’t always mix. An absurdist tale of modern warfare.

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