Defining Diego is the story of one Guatemalan adoptee and his mother, a reporter who documented their journey from his earliest steps, as they try to understand how international adoption boomed and busted, and what it all means for families like theirs, with feet in two worlds. When Laurie Stern set out to adopt a baby from Guatemala in 1999, she thought the process would be pretty straightforward. Lots of people were doing it. But the adoption was held up just as she went to Guatemala to g ...
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What is fun? Are you having much fun? Does the thought of having fun fill you with disgust? Michael Foley, author of a new book on the subject Isn't This Fun?Investigating the Serious Business of Enjoying Ourselves endeavours to answer these questions. Host Hugh Linehan admits to treating the whole idea of "fun" with a healthy amount of suspicion, Michael assures Hugh he is not alone in this and after much research on the topic believes he has found core reasons for the basic human need for fun.
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What is fun? Are you having much fun? Does the thought of having fun fill you with disgust? Michael Foley, author of a new book on the subject Isn't This Fun?Investigating the Serious Business of Enjoying Ourselves endeavours to answer these questions. Host Hugh Linehan admits to treating the whole idea of "fun" with a healthy amount of suspicion, Michael assures Hugh he is not alone in this and after much research on the topic believes he has found core reasons for the basic human need for fun.
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