This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation (Hour 2), Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Monitor Radio Early Edition, The People's Pharmacy and Soundings. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 9/28 - 10/4 1995 September 29, 1995: Talk of the Nation (Hour 2): "The Private Life of Plants" by Sir David Attenborough, published by Princeton University Press. September 30, 1995: Scott Simon drew parallels between the O.J. Trial and the book: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, published by Harper. September 30, 1995: Brooke Gladstone reported on reactions in New York to the book: "Sleepers" by Lorenzo Carcaterra, published by Ballantine. September 30, 1995: Daniel Zwerdling talked to the author: "When the Pentagon was for Sale" by Andy Pasztor, published by Simon & Schuster. October 1, 1995: Liane Hansen interviewed the editor: "A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures" by Ben Bradlee, published by Simon & Schuster. October 1, 1995: The essayist reflected on the poor and declining sales of his only book: "Catching My Breath: An Asthmatic Explores His Illness' by Tim Brookes, published by Random House. October 2, 1995: Alex Chadwick talked to photographer Jim Nachtwey who won this year's World Press photojournalism award: "The 1995 World Press Photo Yearbook" published by Thames and Hudson. October 2, 1995: Commentator Kate Buford anticipates the arrival of two new books by the author by reading his first book: "The Book of Virtues", "Devaluing of America", "Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey", and "The Children's Book of Virtues" by William Bennett, all published by Simon & Schuster. October 3, 1995: David Molpus reported on the family: "Silver Rights" by Constance Curry, published by Algonquin: A look at one African-American family's struggle for better education in the South. October 4, 1995: Talk of the Nation (Hour 2): "Sexuality and Catholicism" edited by Thomas Fox, published by George Braziller. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: September 28, 1995: "Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas" by Nicholas Pileggi, published by Simon and Schuster: He is also the author of "Wiseguy", the basis of the film "Goodfellas." September 29, 1995: "Devil with a Blue Dress" and "Black Betty" by Walter Mosley, published by Pocket Books: Mystery novels set in Los Angeles following protagonist Easy Rawlins. REVIEW by Milo Miles: "R.L.'s Dream" by Walter Mosley, published by Norton: A book about the blues. October 3, 1995: "Spontaneous Healing" by Dr. Andrew Weil, published by Knopf. REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "Panama" by Eric Zencey, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. October 4, 1995: "The Jury: Trial and Error in the American Courtroom" by Stephen Adler, published by Times Books/Random House. "Parallel Time: Growing Up in Black & White" by Brent Staples, published by Pantheon. Book featured on The People's Pharmacy, September 30, 1995: "Saved by the Light: The True Story of a Man Who Died Twice" by Dannion Brinkley, published by HarperCollins. Book featured on Soundings, October 1, 1995: "Sigodlin" (Wesley) and "Zirconia Poems" (No longer in print) by Robert Morgan: Poetry collections. 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.