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In October, Grant Barrett asked readers of VoiceofSanDiego to suggest books he could read to quickly get acquainted with San Diego, his new home. He received dozens of suggestions and he shares some of them with us.

Three Beijing University students were among the leaders of the 1989 pro-democracy movement that shook China to its core. Two decades since gunfire snuffed out their dreams, the exiled leaders have taken different paths — through disillusionment, religion and renewed activism.

We discuss "Toy Story 3."

The Great Debaters

The author of a new book about the process of explaining science to the public says the notion that scientists are unattractive and geeky is a corrosive myth.

Two map-making companies — one based in Belgium, the other in Chicago — produce the digital maps used by Internet sites like Mapquest.com. The same maps also are used in GPS navigation systems. The companies are the focus of billion-dollar buyout offers.

Teen Critic Says Nothing Beats the Original

A heat wave is blanketing San Diego. County officials don't want to lose any lives to high temperatures. There are hundreds of places to stay cool this summer.

A European Union court rules that Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, uses its Windows operating system to choke off competition. The case stems from a complaint that Microsoft abused its dominance in personal computers to push out smaller rivals.

Illegal wildlife trade totals billions of dollars a year globally, and conservationists say the problem is most acute in Southeast Asia. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports in a three-part series for NPR/National Geographic Radio Expeditions