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The cost of the 2012 election will top a record $6 billion, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. If you find it difficult to visualize that figure, here are a few other ways to think about what $6 billion could buy.

From the time their son Joe was 3, John Schwartz and his wife, Jeanne Mixon, suspected he was gay. They supported him through troubles in school and when he decided to come out — but as a teen, Joe attempted suicide. Their memoir, Oddly Normal, chronicles their experiences.

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo began looking out for his mother early in life. In his new memoir, Elsewhere, Russo writes not only of his mother, but of the vanished world that shaped her. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls the book "gorgeously nuanced."

Philippe Entremont, internationally renowned pianist and conductor, is well-known throughout New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region for his exceptional…

Morton Subotnick released the first all-electronic album, Silver Apples of the Moon, in 1967. He returned to Moogfest 2012 in Asheville, N.C., to perform the whole thing live.

One of the most exciting teams to hit the club circuit in years, brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence have broken through on the U.K. scene. Here, Disclosure performs at Moogfest 2012 in Asheville, N.C.

The U.K. producer is known for deep, brooding techno that's shrouded in fuzzy tones. Here, Stott performs live at Moogfest 2012 in Asheville, N.C.

Hawtin came up in the Detroit techno scene during the '90s and built his reputation on minimalist dance music. Here, Hawtin performs live as part of Moogfest 2012 in Asheville, N.C.

On election night, NPR will be reporting from 19 locations across the country - streaming a broadcast special live (and free!) and offering reports and analysis, reaction, exit polls, digital extras, picture shows and more.

You hear her almost every day, and she's also been featured in print and on TV and movie screens. Now,Fresh Air Host Terry Gross makes an appearance in a rather unexpected medium: the Pearls Before Swine comic strip