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09
Jun

Death of a Poet

In a recent blog post, Mary Helen Spooner, author of The General’s Slow Retreat: Chile after Pinochet (UC Press, May 2011) sheds light on the exhumation of former Chilean president Salvador Allende’s …

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01
Jun

The Road to Someplace Like America

In the video introduction to Someplace Like America: Tales from the New Great Depression, written by Dale Maharidge with photographs by Michael Williamson, Bruce Springsteen talks about how the authors inspired him …

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20
May

Poems for the Apocalypse

2011 has been off to a rough start, to put it mildly. From the Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear crisis, to violent revolutions in the Middle East, to deadly tornadoes and …

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03
May

Along the Yellow River on the 38th Parallel

Since our last update, David and Janet Carle have followed the 38th parallel across China, investigating water-related environmental and cultural connections. First, they visited the city of Yinchuan, near the Yellow River …

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26
Apr

Announcing New Blog On All Things Anolis

Jonathan Losos, Harvard professor and author of Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles, now available in paperback, has announced the launch of a new blog focused on …

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21
Apr

Return to the 38th Parallel

David and Janet Carle have been traveling the 38th Parallel, starting from their home at Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra, seeking water-related environmental and cultural connections. Their book The 38th Parallel: …

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