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Publication: The New York Times

The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. It is owned by The New York Times Company, which also publishes 47 other newspapers, including the International Herald Tribune and the Boston Globe. The New York Times is available online and is published daily.

 

AMERICAN ELECTRIC

Did Franklin fly that kite?
Topic
History and Biography
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Author
Adam Gopnik
Publication
2003 The New York Times
Read by
David Zinn
Length
21 minutes

THE STORY BEHIND 'THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA'

Philip Roth's novel, "The Plot Against America," imagines an America in which the 1940 presidential election resulted not in a third term for Franklin D. Roosevelt but in a victory for Charles A. Lindbergh.
Topic
Essays
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Author
Philip Roth
Publication
2004 The New York Times
Read by
Steve Easter
Length
23 minutes

THE WRITING CURE

An intro to narrative medicine.
Topic
Health and Medicine
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Author
Melanie Thernstrom
Publication
2004 The New York Times
Read by
Melissa Stewart
Length
32 minutes

GOOGLE WANTS TO DOMINATE MADISON AVENUE, TOO

In many ways, Larry Page and Sergey Brin seem an unlikely pair to lead an advertising revolution.
Topic
Computers and Internet
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Author
Saul Hansell
Publication
2005 The New York Times
Read by
David Henry
Length
22 minutes