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Andrew Carnegie

By John Walters on Monday, November 25, 2002.

As a child he was poor. As an adult, he built an empire that made him the richest man in the world. Carnegie was complicated man- a completely ruthless businessman and a great philanthropist, who gave away the bulk of his fortune. We hear his story from Peter Krass, a New Hampshire writer who?s just written a new biography of Carnegie. It's titled ?Carnegie? and is published by John Wiley & Sons.

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The Quest for Lost Species

By Laura Knoy on Monday, November 25, 2002.

Thousands of plants and animals may become extinct every year, and scientists are scrambling to find and preserve what?s left. Our guest has documented the effort from the mountains of Tasmania to the jungles of Brazil. Scott Weidensaul is the author of several books on natural history, including his latest, ?The Ghost with Trembling Wings: Science, Wishful Thinking, and the Search for Lost Species.? www.fsgbooks.com

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