This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Monitor Radio Early Edition, The People's Pharmacy and Soundings. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 11/9 - 11/22 1995 November 9, 1995: Jim Zarroli profiled the master salesman: "The Salesman of the Century: Inventing, Marketing, and Selling on TV; How I did it and how you can too!" by Ron Popiel, published by Delacorte. November 9, 1995: Noah Adams talked to the coach: "Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior" by Phil Jackson, published by Hyperion. November 10, 1995: Talk of the Nation: "Five Golden Rules: Great Theories of 20th Century Mathematics -- and Why They Matter" by John Casti, published by Wiley & Sons. "Hurricane Calculus" by John Hahn, published by Prometheus Enterprises. "Everyday Math for Dummies" by Charles Seiter, published by IDG Books. "Five Equations that Changed the World" by Michael Guillen, published by Hyperion. November 10, 1995: Noah Adams traveled to the author's cabin: "River of Earth" (University Press of Kentucky) and "The Wolfpen Poems" (Berea College Press) by James Still. November 11, 1995: Daniel Zwerdling talked with the author: "The Cactus Garden" by Bob Ward, published by Pocket Books: A novel about O.S. Drug Enforcement Agents. November 12, 1995: Commentary by the author: "The Myth of Aunt Jemima" by Diane Roberts, published by Routledge. November 12, 1995: Liane Hansen talked to the National Book Award finalist: "A Civil Action" by Jonathan Haar, published by Random House: A profile of a lawsuit brought by working-class families in Massachusetts against two companies after an environmental disaster; the case lasted 9 years. November 14, 1995: Talk of the Nation: "Black, White, Other: Biracial Americans Talk about Race and Identity" by Lise Funderburg, published by William Morrow. "Adolescence and Poverty: Challenge in the 1990s" by Joyce Ladner, published by Center for National Policy Press. November 15, 1995: Talk of the Nation: "On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society" by David Grossman, published by Little, Brown, and Co. November 15, 1995: Linda Wertheimer talked with Mary McGrory about the renewed interest in Jane Austen. November 16, 1995: Alex Chadwick spoke with the authors: "The Right to Privacy" by Caroline Kennedy and Ellen Alderman, published by Knopf. November 16, 1995: Talk of the Nation: "The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in the Electronic Age" by Sven Birkerts, published by Fawcett Columbine. "A Companion to American Thought" by Richard Fox, published by Basil Blackwell. "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman. "Walt Whitman's America" by David Reynolds, published by Knopf. November 17, 1995: Talk of the Nation: "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, published by Basic Books. November 18, 1995: Daniel Zwerdling talked to the author: "Geisha" by Jodi Cobb, published by Knopf: A look at geisha culture and tradition. November 18, 1995: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with author Kevin and Todd Berger about their books looking at how America's highways and roads are becoming more dangerous. Titles and publisher unknown. November 20, 1995: Talk of the Nation: "The Voice of the People" by James Fishkin, published by Yale University Press. November 21, 1995: An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "Don't Die Before You're Dead" by Yevgeny Yevteshenko, published by Random House. November 22, 1995: Susan Stamberg visited with the photographer: "Central Park" by Bruce Davidson, published by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. November 22, 1995: Robert Siegel talked with the author: "The Contested Country" by Alesksa Djilas, published by Harvard University Press. November 22, 1995: An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "The Education of Oscar Fairfax" by Louis Auchincloss, published by Houghton Mifflin. November 22, 1995: Linda Wertheimer talked with the writer: "Who We Are" by Sam Roberts, published by Random House: A portrait of American life based on the latest U.S. Census. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: November 9, 1995: "The Hundred Secret Senses" by Amy Tan, published by Putnam: She is also the author of "The Joy Luck Club" and "The Kitchen God's Wife." November 13, 1995: "Stormy Weather" by Carl Hiaasen, published by Knopf: He is also the author of other comic thrillers -- "Strip Tease", "Tourist Season", "Skin Tight", "The Amazing Kingdom of Thrills", and "Native Tongue." November 14, 1995: "All Rivers Run to the Sea" by Elie Wiesel, published by Knopf: The first volume of memoirs from the Nobel Peace Prize winner and author. November 15, 1995: "The Stalking of Kristin: A Father Investigates the Murder of His Daughter" by George Lardner, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. November 17, 1995: "Sabbath's Theater" by Philip Roth, published by Houghton Mifflin: He is also the author of "Goodbye, Columbus", "Portnoy's Complaint", "The Facts", and "Patrimony: A True Story." He edited the Writers from Other Europe series for Penguin Books. "Wake Me When It's Funny: How to Break into Show Business and Stay There" by Garry and Lori Marshall, published by Adams Publishing. November 20, 1995: "Savages" by Joe Kane, published by Knopf: He also wrote "Running the Amazon". "The Look" by Nina Blanchard, published by Dutton: Inside the fashion industry. November 21, 1995: "Way Out in Idaho" by Rosalie Sorrels, published by Confluence Press: A collection of poems, songs, and recipes. REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "The Headmistress" and "Growing Up" by Angela Thirkell, published by Moyer Bell. November 22, 1995: "Dead Man's Walk" by Larry McMurtry, published by Simon and Schuster: He also wrote "Lonesome Dove", "Streets of Laredo", "Terms of Endearment", and "The Last Picture Show." "The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing and Enjoying" by Corby Kummer, published by Chapters Publishing Ltd. Books mentioned on Soundings: November 12, 1995: "The Norton Book of Women's Lives" edited by Phyllis Rose, published by Norton. November 19, 1995: "Independence Day" by Richard Ford, published by Random House. 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.