Oliver Sacks has spent his career examining patients struggling to survive with autism. [NPRFreshAir Books] dld.bz/JgwB

Jonathan Alter: ".. the country would have slipped into an economic depression." [The Promise] Obama Nonfiction Books dld.bz/P6DR

Another explanation for dark energy is that it is a new kind of dynamical energy fluid or field. NASA NSF SciFri dld.bz/HDrF

"Kerouac's excessive Benzedrine use landed him in a hospital with thrombophlebitis." [Moonwalking with Einstein] Books dld.bz/PMKK

Brian Greene: ".. the word relegates our universe to membership in a large, perhaps.." [The Hidden Reality] Books dld.bz/RVp4

David Brooks: "..the hole left by the atrophy of theology and philosophy.." [The Social Animal] Books dld.bz/RNMD

Philip Dray: "No one could expect labor unions to behave like the Boy Scouts.." [There is Power in a Union] Books dld.bz/PD7q

Michael Scheuer: ""#BinLaden responded with thanks and a $5M donation to the party." [Osama Bin Laden] Books dld.bz/QPDN

.. a spring lamb roast for almost 200 people, who came from as far away as New York City.. [Blood, Bones & Butter] Books dld.bz/QjsJ

Morozov: "The Internet has sped up and amplified many existing forces atwork in the world." [The Net Delusion] Books dld.bz/RfZP