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LSD and ecstasy make people high, but some doctors believe that psychedelic drugs may also have therapeutic uses - for a few specific medical conditions. Also: the secret lives of George Sand, one of the most fascinating women of 19th century Europe. Then we hear about Virginia Woolf's husband Leonard, who gave up his own literary aspirations to care for his wife. Plus, PBS anchor Jim Lehrer, who's just written his 16th novel.
Jim Lehrer and The Phony Marine
The Phony Marine is PBS anchor Jim Lehrer's 16th novel. It's about a pudgy clothing-store salesman who buys a Silver Star medal on eBay and transforms himself into a former Marine.
George Sand: Naked in the Marketplace
French writer George Sand was noted for her affairs with men, but biographer Benita Eisler found that Sand's mother was the real love of her life. Eisler's new book is Naked in the Marketplace: The Lives of George Sand.
Events: Benita Eisler will be reading and signing books
Events: Benita Eisler will be reading and signing books
Virginia Woolf's Husband
Virginia Woolf's husband Leonard was an important literary figure in his own right. Victoria Glendinning's new biography, Leonard Woolf, paints a portrait of a man who put his own literary aspirations aside to care for his more famous wife.
Therapeutic Psychedelics
LSD and ecstasy may do more than make people high. Some doctors believe that psychedelic drugs may have therapeutic uses for certain medical conditions. Leonard talks to Dr. John Halpern, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Associate Director of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Research at McLean Hospital; ...
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