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Historic Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford talked frequently with Thomas DeFrank, from 1991 to shortly before his death in 2006, in a way in which few presidents ever have. Write it When I’m Gone records Gerald Ford’s musings on Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, both Bush administrations, his own life and passions, and much more.

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The Scientist Who First Sequenced the Human Genome

One of the great landmarks in the history of science – and of humanity – occurred when J. Craig Venter published the first sequence and analysis of the human genome. What made this event so remarkable was not just the accomplishment, but the fact that it was achieved faster and for less money than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project. A Life Decoded is the story of how the human genome was mapped and the politics of big science.

A Life Decoded is available for purchase at amazon.com

Weigh in: Would you want to be able to read your genome?

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Backstory: The Argentina Presidential Race

This month’s Backstory looks at the presidential run of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Argentina, whose husband, Néstor Kirchner, is the current president. The election was held on Sunday, October 28, and she won with 45 percent of the vote. Mike Reid, Americas Editor at the Economist, examines whether Cristina represents a change or more of the same.

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