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Dr. Norman Doidge, the New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself, discusses his new book The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity.

Michael Shermer discusses his new book The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom, which explains how scientific ways of thinking — abstract reasoning, rationality, empiricism, skepticism — have profoundly changed the way we perceive morality and, indeed, move us ever closer to a more just world.

Actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in the beloved movie The Princess Bride, discusses his memoir As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride.

Journalist Marilyn Johnson, the author of two acclaimed books about quirky subcultures — The Dead Beat (about obituary writers) and This Book Is Overdue (about librarians) — discusses her new book Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble.

Carine McCandless is the sister of Chris McCandless and consulted closely with Jon Krakauer on his bestselling book about Chris, Into the Wild. McCandless reads from and discusses her new book The Wild Truth, her personal memoir of life with Chris McCandless prior to his great adventure and tragic death in Alaska.

Roger Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Killed Kennedy-the Case Against LBJ, discusses Nixon’s Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and the Pardon.