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Composer Marvin Hamlisch is responsible for some of the most recognizable music in recent American memory. He composed the music for A Chorus Line, The Sting, and for Barbara Streisand's famous ballad

Kate Mosse's novel “Labyrinth” was a hit in both the UK and the United States. In fact, it was the biggest selling title in the UK for 2006. Mosse's second novel is called “Sepulchre” and is also

The Washington Post garnered the most Pulitzer Prizes this year with six. They included the prize for public service for reporting on the deplorable conditions for wounded servicemen and servicewomen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dith Pran documented — and experienced himself — the terror of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime. Correspondent Sydney Schanberg reflects on a relationship with Pran chronicled in the 1984 Academy-award-winning film, The Killing Fields.

Onboard a modern ocean liner, travel to the frozen continent is a far cry from the life-risking affair that it was for early explorers. But Antarctica's allure is still just as powerful.

Both books and their accompanying films prominently feature children.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder talks about his book “Mountains Beyond Mountains.” The non-fiction book follows the life and work of Paul Farmer and his efforts to bring health care to t

Dr. Hiroo Kanamori is a world-known physicist who developed the current system used to measure earthquakes. He explains how early detection mechanisms can save lives and keep people out of harm's way.

Michele Norris talks with NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving and NPR Correspondent Audie Cornish about Tuesday's primary in Mississippi. The Magnolia State is the only state with a primary Tuesday. The next major primary is late next month in Pennsylvania. Cornish is with Barack Obama campaign supporters in Jackson, Miss.

It's likely both Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton will reach the Democratic convention shy of the delegates needed to win the party nomination. Offering strategic advice for victory is Jim Miller, Smith College professor and author of Game Theory at Work: How to Use Game Theory to Outthink and Outmaneuver Your Competition.