Author Diane Ackerman April 2, 2012

Poet, essayist and naturalist Diane Ackerman talks about her latest memoir, a dramatic love story that combines science, inspiration, wisdom and heart. "One Hundred Names for Love" exposes the terror of wordlessness when her husband, Paul West, loses the ability to speak or write. Her book is a testament to the joyous necessity of language for both the mind and spirit.

Ackerman is the bestselling author of "The Zookeeper's Wife," "An Alchemy of Mind" and "Dawn Light."

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