Last night I was about to turn off CBC Radio's Night Time Review to watch a dvd but the feature was so intriguing I ended up standing next to the radio for the next ten minutes until the piece finished. It was a discussion about John Geiger's new book, The Third Man Factor - nothing to do with the classic film - here's an article from the Globe - stories of people who have survived quite dramatic and traumatic situations with the help of a mysterious other.

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