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In the dark over power grid security
Experts say cyberattacks via the Internet could cause devastating blackouts affecting vast portions of the country
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Extended transcript: John Cleese
In this expanded interview the English comedian and Monty Python vet talks about comedy, his mother's anxiety, divorce laws, and why you won't see him doing any more silly walks
Erica Jong is back conquering fears
The author of the seminal novel "Fear of Flying" returns with a new take on aging and sex, "Fear of Dying"
David Baldacci's book picks for fall
The mystery author offers his suggestions from the latest fiction and non-fiction
Excerpt: Erica Jong's "Fear of Dying"
In her latest novel, a 60-year-old woman's life unravels after placing an ad for sex in an online site
New art honoring the Hudson River School
"River Crossings" features works by 28 artists on display at the New York estates of 19th century painters Thomas Cole and Frederic Church
Excerpt: Elvis Costello's memoir
In "Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink" the rock singer recalls his father, a dance hall singer, and his early associations with music
Last of the President's men
Bob Woodward's new book explores the secrets of Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield, who revealed the White House taping system to investigators of the Watergate break-in
Q&A: Ben Bernanke
The former Fed Chairman talks income inequality, bank bailouts, and the recent financial crisis he's called the "worst in human history"
Millennials: New kids on the block
The generation coming of age in the new millennium is now hitting the workplace, but does the workplace know what just hit it?
Q&A: Justice Stephen Breyer
One of the Supreme Court's longest-serving jurists talks about disagreements with his fellow Justices, and the work of an ever-evolving democracy
Still believing in the American Dream
From laborers in the Rust Belt to immigrants in a new land, tough times have not extinguished the hope for forging a better life
Book excerpt: "Reckless" by Chrissie Hynde
The rock legend behind The Pretenders writes in her autobiography about her childhood and adolescent experiences of nonconformity (before knowing what nonconformity was)
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The Washington Post book reviewer offers "Sunday Morning" viewers his picks for fiction and non-fiction titles to add to their New Year's reading lists.
Book excerpt: "Guilty by Definition" by Susie Dent
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Book excerpt: "Black Moses" by Caleb Gayle
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This week on "Sunday Morning" (Dec. 28)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A New Mexico monastery where the silence calls
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Northern New Mexico, is home to 15 Benedictine monks, some livestock, and a guesthouse for people looking for a little quiet in this turbulent world. "Sunday Morning" pays a visit.