Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food; Along the Gold Rush Trail; Developing Your Child's Strengths; Surfwise
Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food
In his new book Farm Sanctuary, animal rights activist Gene Baur examines the real cost of the meat on our plates, for both humans and animals alike. Baur provides a thought provoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk and eggs - and what people can do to stop the mistreatment of farm animals and promote compassion.
Along the Gold Rush Trail
In 1849, news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of great wealth, thousands of settlers left the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States behind in favor of the rough-hewn lands of the American West. In his new book Hard Road West, author Keith Meldahl takes readers along the 2,000-mile California Trail.
Developing Your Child's Strengths
In her book, Your Child's Strengths: Discover Them, Develop Them, Use Them (Viking), Jennifer Fox takes a look at American education and creates a template for helping children excel. She shows parents and teachers how to identify children's strengths based on actions. The idea, she explains, is to help kids feel engaged and valued. Larry talks with Fox about her ideas on education.
Surfwise
The story of legendary surfer Dr. Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine children is chronicled in the new documentary, Surfwise. The Paskowitz kids were home-schooled on the beaches of Southern California, Hawaii, Mexico and Israel. They surfed every day, and adhered to a strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild, by their passionate and demanding, health-conscious father. Larry talks with the film's director and one of the Paskowitz children.