Tag: Revisiting
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Revisiting the Heart of Mitford: An Insight with Jan Karon
Novelist Jan Karon has written 25 bestsellers, including 15 about a make-believe mountain village, Mitford – stories in which the humanity of her characters is evoked in what she calls “a place of refuge.” Karon talks with Faith Salie about discovering her voice as a writer at a very young age; the comforting qualities of…
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Jan Karon Reflects on Revisiting Mitford: Embracing the Present
For one weekend only, hundreds of devoted readers gathered in Hudson, North Carolina, to celebrate Mitford, a fictional place with a real sense of community. Jan Karon, the 88-year-old author behind Mitford, has written 15 books about the make-believe mountain village. Asked how to describe the town of Mitford, Karon said it is “a place…
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Revisiting India’s Nuclear Doctrine: A Strategic Imperative
No one watching the world’s first nuclear test near Alamogordo, New Mexico, in July 1945 could have imagined today’s times when nine countries—openly or quietly—possess more than 12,200 nuclear warheads. At least two nations host foreign nuclear weapons. The stockpile was much larger during the Cold War when just two countries—US and the erstwhile USSR—…