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In softcover nonfiction, Elizabeth Cline explores the high costs of cheap clothing, D.T. Max sheds light on the life and death of author David Foster Wallace, and Marco Roth reflects on his intellectual upbringing on New York's Upper West Side.

George Johnson's The Cancer Chronicles was inspired by his wife's battle with uterine cancer. It traces the history of the disease back to the very first tumor ever discovered — in a dinosaur bone. Reviewer John Wilwol says Johnson "writes clearly and colorfully without dumbing down his material."

"Anyone who approaches this logically" would conclude that President Bashar Assad's forces used chemical weapons "on a massive scale" last week, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday. President Obama is weighing "the appropriate response," Carney added.

Shoppers always complain the Christmas season begins earlier every year. And this year, those lunching at Pret A Manger cafes in New York City were treated to Christmas carols starting last week. Only the location in Rockefeller Center managed to override the apparently mistaken holiday tunes coming from corporate headquarters.

California Air National Guard crews battling the huge blaze have taken some amazing videos as they pass over the flames and smoke.

New music from old favorites and plenty of self-affirmation, on this week's All Songs Considered.

Two-Way contributor Annalisa Quinn is on vacation this week. So Book News is on hiatus. We are not jealous.

Tell Me More with Michel Martin will host a live radio broadcast and Twitter Education Forum at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday, asking whether education is the civil rights challenge of our time. Join the conversation on Twitter using #NPRedchat.

The British magazine has trimmed down the number for awards being handed in its 90th annual prize ceremony. Is that good or bad for classical music?

H2O Kit. Aired Sept. 6, 2013.