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Philip Yam looks into Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a variant of Mad Cow disease that has been afflicting humans, and the prospects for stopping its spread, The Pathological Protein: Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other Deadly Prion Diseases. George Crile discusses the biggest and most successful CIA covert campaign in history. He explains how the CIA helped the Afghan Mujahideen overcome the Soviet Army in the 1980s. Journalist Jean Zimmerman discusses the delicate balance of homemaking and professional work in the 21st century, Made From Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth. And Susan Westermoreland food editor for Good Housekeeping, assess the 1904 hostess guide, The Good Housekeeping Hostess: An Old Fashioned Guide To Old Fashioned Guide to Gracious Living and what relevance in our lives today.