This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Monitor Radio Early and Daily Edition, The People's Pharmacy and Soundings. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 4/13 - 4/19 1995 April 14, 1995: Noah Adams talked with 4 people about Vietnam in reaction to the book: "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam" by Robert McNamara, published by Time Books. April 15, 1995: In a piece on the liberation of Buchenwald, we heard from David Rieff who has new book out (title and publisher not available) on Bosnia. April 15, 1995: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the translators: "Song of Songs" translated by Ariel and Chana Bloch, published by Random House: A retranslation of the book of the Bible -- it is "a passionate love poem." April 16, 1995: Liane Hansen spoke with the writer: "God: A Biography" by Jack Miles, published by Knopf. April 16, 1995: Liane Hansen talked with the writer: "Off Stage" by Betty Comden, published by Simon & Schuster: An autobiography by the award-winning lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter. April 16, 1995: Poet Mark O'Brien, a polio sufferer still dependent on his iron lung, read his poem "Stir" about his frustrations with the apparatus that makes life possible for him. April 17 & 18, 1995: Bob Edwards talked to the director: "Making Movies" by Sidney Lumet, published by Random House. April 18, 1995: Robert Siegel spoke with writer George Saunders who also read from his novella "Bounty", published in this month's Harper's Magazine. The story features "a genetically flawed hero [who] flees through an American dystopia, evading slave traders and regaining his liberty." Books profiled on Monitor Radio(R): April 14, 1995: Mid-Day Edition: "Barbarians at the Gate" co-authored by Brian Burrow, published by Harper: A look at the takeover at RJR Nabisco -- the author discussed a bid for Chrysler. "And They Shall Be My People" by Paul Wilkes, published by Grove Atlantic: The story of Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum of Massachusetts. April 18, 1995: Mid-Day Edition: "Alien Nation" by Peter Brimelow, published by Random House: The book suggests America has to rethink its immigration policies. "God: A Biography" by Jack Miles, published by Knopf. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: April 14, 1995: "Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs" by Wallace Stegner, published by Random House: A collection of essays. A new edition of his stories will be published in June. "The Kingdom in the Country" by James Conaway, published by Avon: A look at public lands and myths in the West. April 18, 1995: "The Bill: How the Adventures of Clinton's National Service Bill Reveal What Is Corrupt, Comical, Cynical -- and Noble -- about Washington" by Steven Waldman, published by Viking. "Common Cents" by Timothy Penny, published by Little, Brown & Co.: A look at the problems of congress from the perspective of a former representative. April 19, 1995: "All American Boy" by Scott Peck, published by Scribner: A memoir of life growing up with an abusive stepfather and rebuilding a relationship with his own father after a 14-year estrangement. "The Total Package: The Evolution and Secret Meanings of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Tubes" by Thomas Hine, published by Little, Brown and Co. Book mentioned on Soundings, April 16, 1995: "The Historical Figure of Jesus" by E.P. Saunders, published by Allen Lane. Book review listings 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) 1995 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.