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February 2014
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The Eagle Never Landed
Twenty-six years after he (sort of) took to the air at the Olympics, Michael Edwards soars
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Valentine’s Revenge
Historian Amanda Foreman explores the other side of love and marriage
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The Last Days of Blackbeard
An exclusive account of the final raid and political maneuvers of history’s most notorious pirate
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Voles in Love
A relative of the mouse may hold the key to understanding why human beings are one of the few mammals that seek lifelong mates
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The Cave Dwellers
Once the “shame of Italy,” the ancient warren of natural caves in Matera may be Europe’s most dramatic story of rebirth
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The Mouth that Roared
In 1964, a 22-year-old Cassius Clay was largely untested as a pro. Then he stepped into the ring
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Blood in the Jungle
The brutal 2011 slayings of two local rainforest defenders in the Amazon underscore the risks of activism in Brazil and the rest of the world
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Lincoln’s Boys
The slain president’s two personal secretaries battled mudslingers for a quarter-century to shape his image
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From the Castle
Gold
Although scientists never could quite turn lead into gold, they did attempt some noteworthy experiments
LISTEN: Five-Time Grammy Winner Flaco Jiménez Returns to his Tex-Mex Roots
Virtuoso 12-string bajo sexto player Max Baca talks about his long-time partner Flaco Jiménez
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