Maureen Corrigan's Favorite Book's of 2010 and Guilty Reads from NPR: Books Podcast

Stories in this episode: 1) Howard Jacobson: Finding Humor In Jewish Nerves 2) On Banks of Seine, Niche Booksellers Fight to Survive 3) Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites 4) Maureen Corrigan's Favorite Books of 2010 5) Sex, Drugs, and 'Life' - The Year's Best Guilty Reads

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Chelsea Handler tops the Guilty Reads list. [gag] If you don't want to sit through the podcast, read the full Guilty Reads list here.

2010's Best Cookbooks, Seabiscuit Author Returns, more from NPR: Books Podcast

Stories in this episode: 1) A Soldier's Steamy Affair: 'Meat Loves Salt' 2) 2010's Best Cookbooks: Real-Life Labors Of Love 3) OK: How Two Letters Made 'America's Greatest Word 4) 'Seabiscuit' Author's New Hero 'Unbroken' By War

Download the podcast here. See also: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, Seabiscuit: An American Legend, Seabiscuit - An American Legend, Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse, Seabiscuit

NPR Books: September 17, 2009 from NPR: Books

Stories in this episode: 1) Writer John Geiger chronicles phantom presences that lead to safety in his new book, 'The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible. 2) Jon Krakauer's latest book sheds new light on the death of NFL player turned soldier Pat Tillman. 3) In Dan Brown's new novel 'The Lost Symbol,' hero Robert Langdon uncovers esoteric mysteries even as he dismisses them.

Download the podcast here. See also: The Lost Symbol, Deception Point, Digital Fortress: A Thriller, The Lost Symbol: Special Illustrated Edition: A Novel