Studs Terkel, the oral historian on This American Life and Public Radio Redux, was a lovely person.
I really like this On Being piece, “Life, Faith and Death“.
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studs_Terkel
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Two books on getting the benefits of religion without believing
Religion for Atheists by Alain De Botton
Waking Up by Sam Harris
Three great books on Moral Philosophy and Ethics
These three books go brilliantly together. Here is the order I read them in. The images link to Amazon.com kindle editions.
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Moral Tribes by Joshua Greene
The Quest for a Moral Compass by Kenan Malik