Jared Diamond, author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller, "Guns, Germs and Steel," will discuss with KCRW's Warren Olney why human society has evolved the way it has — from the European conquest of Africa and the Americas to disease, guns, race, power and more. Dr. Diamond won a Pulitzer Prize for "Guns, Germs and Steel, " and it is one of the most engrossing, enthralling books of its kind. Warren Olney hosts the landmark public affairs programs, "Which Way, LA?" and "To the Point," both on KCRW, the best radio station on the planet.

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A.S. Byatt, author of "Posession," "Angels and Insects," and "The Matisse Stories," among many others, comes to Los Angeles to talk about her new novel, " A Whispering Woman." Byatt's novels continually explore the relationship between art and science, and she is one of the most magnificent novelists around. Her novels evoke the best of Victorian literature, and she will discuss literature with David Ulin, whose terrific anthologies include "Writing L.A." and "Another City: Writings from LA."

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An important program for what awaits so many of us and our loved ones. David Shenk, who writes for The New Yorker and other publications, explores the world of Alzheimers Disease from a humanistic, accessible perspective in his book, "The Forgetting.". He looks at the syndrome of Alzheimers Disease Disease not only from the way the patient experiences it, but from the family's and caretaker's perspective as well.

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