This booklist reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, The People's Pharmacy and Soundings. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 12/1 - 12/7 1994 December 2, 1994: Alan Cheuse Book Review: "Ghosts of Manila" by James Hamilton Patterson, published by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. December 3, 1994: One Minute Info Break: "The Stonebreakers" by Philip Hook, no publisher in this country: Winner of a prose by the literary review of Britain for worst description of sex in a novel. December 3, 1994: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the author: "The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams" by Darcy Frey, published by Houghton Mifflin: A chronicle of the lives of four New York City high school basketball stars. December 4, 1994: Liane Hansen talked with the author: "Claire & Friends" by Jonathan Lewis, self-published -- for details write Creative License Press, 208 Fuller St. #4, Brookline, MA 02146 or call 617-739-0314: The book's text is complemented by blank areas which encourage the reader to illustrate the story. December 4, 1994: Liane Hansen spoke with the biographer: "Tesla - A Biographical Novel About the World's Greatest Inventor" by Tad Wise, published by Turner Publishing. December 4, 1994: Liane Hansen spoke with the journalist: "Speed Tribes" by Karl Taro Greenfeld, published by HarperCollins: An exploration of Japan's underground culture. December 4, 1994: Daniel Zwerdling talked with the author: "From Metal to Mozart" by Craig Heller, published by Chronicle: A guide to classical music for fans of rock and roll. December 5, 1994: Neal Conan spoke with the author: "Fatlands" by Sarah Dunant, published by Penzler: A mystery novel about a female private-eye. December 5, 1994: Linda Wertheimer talked with a co-author: Major Garret of the Washington Times' book about the culture of Congress. Unfortunately title and publisher not available at this time. December 5, 1994: Robert Siegel spoke with the author: "Froth and Scum: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and the Ax Murder in America's First Mass Medium" by Andie Tucher, published by UNC Press: A look at New York's penny press newspapers. December 7, 1994: Linda Wertheimer talked with the author: "Frida's Fiesta" by Guadalupe Rivera, published by Crown: A biography of artist Frida Kahlo by her step-daughter (daughter of Diego Rivera) which includes recipes. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: December 1, 1994: "My Alexandria" by Mark Doty, published by University of Illinois Press: A poetry collection. An interview with author Essex Hemphill of "Conditions" (Dutton) and "Earth Life" (no publisher available), poetry collections; "Ceremonies" (no publisher available), a poetry and prose collection; editor of "Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men." He read a story of his in the collection "Life Sentences: Writers, Artists and AIDS" edited by Thomas Avena, published by Mercury House. "Answer Song" by David Trinidad, published by High Risk: A poetry collection. He is also co-editor of a poetry volume called "Powerless" which will be published in Fall 1995. December 2, 1994: "In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of a Lost War" (Knopf) and "This Boy's Life" (HarperCollins) by Tobias Wolff. "The Final Club," "Providence," "A Day at the Beach," "The Duke of Deception" (all published by Random House), and "Age of Consent" (Knopf) by Geoffrey Wolff. A novelist (also brother of Tobias). "The Duke of Deception" is about their father. December 5, 1994: "The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams" by Darcy Frey, published by Houghton Mifflin. "Where the Suckers Moon: An Advertising Story" by Randall Rothenberg, published by Knopf: Following a Subaru ad campaign from start to finish. December 6, 1994: "Hackers" (Dell Publishing) and "Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, The Computer that Changed Everything" (Penguin Books) by Steven Levy. "A Stranger in This World" by Kevin Canty, published by Doubleday: A collection of short stories. December 7, 1994: "Sweet Swing Blues on the Road" by Wynton Marsalis and photographer Frank Stewart, published by Norton. Books recommended by book critic Maureen Corrigan: "Inspector Imanishi Investigates" by Seicho Matsumoto, published by Soho. "The Folding Star" by Alan Hollinghurst, published by Pantheon. "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr, published by Random House. "Henry and Clara" by Thomas Mallon, published by Picknor and Fields. "The Bird Artist" by Howard Norman, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. "A Map of the World" by Jane Hamilton, published by Doubleday. "The Western Canon" by Harold Bloom, published by Harcourt Brace. "Where the Girls Are" by Susan Douglas, published by Random House. "Nellie Bly" by Brooke Kroeger, published by Random House. "No Gifts From Chance" by Shari Benstock, published by Macmillan. "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train" by Howard Zinn, published by Beacon. "The Silent Woman" by Janet Malcom, published by Knopf and Vintage. Books mentioned on The People's Pharmacy, December 3, 1994: "All Our Kin" and "Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule" by Dr. Carol Stack, available from 1-800-466-0701. Books mentioned on Soundings, December 4, 1994: "That Kind of Danger" by Donna Masini, published by Beacon Press: A poetry collection. Book reviews are available on the internet via anonymous ftp (sunsite.unc.edu /pub/academic/literature/book-reviews) and by gopher to sunsite.unc.edu under the NEWS! option. This text is Copyright (c) 1994 by WUNC Radio (WUNCRADIO@UNC.EDU) and Erika Grams (compiler). All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted by the copyright holder to distribute this file electronically or otherwise in full as long as attribution is made. Erika Grams 91.5 WUNC Booklist / Album List Compiler *** This .sig made out of recycled quotes and electrons ***