<p>How do books change our lives? Educator and author Roosevelt Montás of Columbia University talks about his book <i>Rescuing Socrates</i> with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Drawing on his own educational and life journey, Montás shows how great books don't just teach us stuff--they get inside us and make us who we are.</p>

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