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Richard Holloway: The Human Need for Stories
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Ibram X Kendi talks to Deray Mckesson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Prue Leith at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Max Hastings speaks with Magnus Linklater at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Ibram X Kendi talks to DeRay Mckesson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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