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Poet Doc Patrick Clary, Dying For Beginners. At the heart of this poetry by Patrick Clary are often tough and sometimes terrible details, generated out of an intensely lived, closely observed life as an unarmed medic in platoons patrolling the jungles of Vietnam, an intern in the hospital emergency rooms of New York City, and a nationally recognized Poet-Doctor ministering tothe spiritual and bodily pains of theterminally ill in New Hampshire. His first book of poetry, Notes from a Loveletter, was published under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Jon Meacham duels David Brooks over Jefferson and Hamilton political influences in American history. Pulitzer Prize winning biographer, former editor-in-chief of Newsweek, and executive editor the Random House book publishing house, Jon Meacham engages in a lively debate with New York Times conservative columnist David Brooks over the adversarial politics and personalities of America's founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.

Barry Estabrook uncovers some rotten tomatoes in Tomatoland. Award-winning activist food writer and author Barry Estabrook decries tomato growing and harvesting processes in Florida.

Kadir Nelson celebrates the only American with a national holiday named for him in the 20th century. Award-winning artist, illustrator and author, Kadir Nelson presents his tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., at the 2012 BookExpo America trade convention.

Natalie Merchant signs off on her first children's book, Leave Your Sleep. Singer-songwriter-musician Natalie Merchant signs her first children's book, adapted from her acclaimed folk album, Leave Your Sleep.