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Genius Grant Winner Rueben Martinez

He turned a literary barbershop into a Spanish-language bookstore -- now Rueben Martinez is expanding and opening other stores, with the help of a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation. He talks with correspondent Cheryl DeVall about the joys of books, and brings along a young friend to read for us.

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