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How Reddit Emerged From A Rejected (And Very Different) Idea

Alexis Ohanian is co-founder of the popular social news site Reddit. His new book, Without Their Permission, tells the story of the site, from startup to Internet giant.

Dylan Dethier and NPR's Scott Simon enjoy a round of putt-putt golf at the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, D.C.

'18 In America': Coast To Coast With Golf Clubs In Hand

Dylan Dethier took a year off between high school and college for an unusual quest: He wanted to play a round of golf in each of the 48 contiguous states. His new book, 18 in America, chronicles that year, and he joins NPR's Scott Simon on the putt-putt course to talk about it.

Allan Sherman released three albums between October 1962 and August 1963.

Hello Muddah, Hello Drama: The Brief Bloom Of Parodist Allan Sherman

Sherman worked a tight niche: classic songs rewritten to tickle a Jewish audience's funny bone. A new biography, Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman, explains how the performer's 1960s crossover fell in line with a collective awakening to ethnic identity in America.

The Global Economy's 'New Argonauts'

The world economy has created a new class of global engineers. AnnaLee Saxenian, the dean of the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, has written a new book about this group. Deborah Amos talks to her about The New Argonauts.

Tea Party supporters gather at the "Showdown in Searchlight" rally in Searchlight, Nev., on March 27. The management book <em> The Starfish and the Spider</em> is a hit with Tea Partiers, and its co-author Rod Beckstrom says he isn't surprised. He says the book is a guide for people to organize decentralized movements like the Tea Party.

Why The Tea Party Is Like A Starfish, Not A Spider

What do Wikipedia and Craigslist have in common with the Tea Party movement? They succeed by being decentralized, says Rod Beckstrom, co-author of the management book The Starfish and the Spider.

Hezbollah has been tied to the 1996 Khobar Towers attack in Saudi Arabia that left 19 U.S. servicemen dead.

Hezbollah in the U.S.: Fundraising or Worse?

The FBI has been tracking Hezbollah fundraising in the United States for years. But there is debate within law enforcement circles over whether the group would launch attacks on U.S. soil.

Tree Bookshelf: Designer Shawn Soh was inspired by childhood memories of sticking letters on tree branches.

A Book About Bookshelves To Put On Your Very Own Bookshelf

Who says books are doomed? Photos celebrate not only books but also the shelves we put them on.

The Bowery, under the shadow of the elevated train tracks in New York City, bustled at night with colored lights and cane-swirling barkers, in places such as the Lyceum Concert Garden.

Teddy Roosevelt's 'Doomed' War On New York Vice

When Teddy Roosevelt became a New York police commissioner in 1895, he vowed to clean up the city's endemic vice and corruption. It didn't exactly work out. New Yorkers liked the idea of standing up to corrupt cops, but they rebelled when Roosevelt tried to enforce a ban on Sunday drinking.

Curfew declared in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked its main military barracks

The attack on the barracks and detention centers raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region.

Migrants ride the trains known as "la bestia," or "the beast," during their journey through Mexico to reach the U.S. border.

Questions For Oscar Martinez, Author Of 'The Beast'

Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martinez has ridden the train known as "the Beast" eight times, interviewing Central American migrants on their way to the U.S. He shares his experiences in the book The Beast. Alt.Latino asked him about the books he read that inspired him — and what he'd take to read on a desert island.

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