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 6/10 - 6/23 1996 June 10, 1996: An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "House Arrest" by Mary Morris, published by Doubleday: A novel about a Cuban leader named El Cabal, "The Horse", told through the eyes of a visiting travel writer. June 11, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "Cash for College: The Ultimate Guide to College Scholarships" by Cynthia Ruiz McKee, published by Hearst Books. June 12, 1996: Robert Siegel talked with the historian: "The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia 1917-1991" by Martin Malia, published by Free Press. June 13, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "Late Bloomers" by Brendan Gill, published by Artisan. June 14, 1996: Bob Edwards spoke with the author: "My Father's War: A Son's Journey" by Peter Richmond, published by Simon and Schuster: The son of a World War II veteran who lost his father when he was 7, explores his legacy. June 14, 1996: Bob Edwards talked to the author about the end of the Freeman standoff: "The FBI: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Enforcement Agency" by Ronald Kessler, published by Pocket Books. June 15, 1996: Scott Simon and Daniel Pinkwater talked about the children's books spun-off from the new Disney film. Many are published by Mouse Works. They specifically discussed the novelization by Sharon Holland "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", published by Harper Paperbacks. June 15, 1996: Scott Simon and William Lutz (Rutgers Univ. professor) discussed the significance of George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" essay. June 15, 1996: On Harriet Beecher Stowe's birthday, a reading from her classic work "Uncle Tom's Cabin." June 16, 1996: Martha Raddatz talked with the writer: "The Shadow Man: A Daughter's Search for Her Father" by Mary Gordon, published by Random House. June 16, 1996: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the clinical psychologist: "Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet" by Sherry Turkle, published by Simon and Schuster. June 16, 1996: Daniel Zwerdling talked to the author: "The Summer Olympics: A Treasury of Legends and Lore" by Bob Fulton, published by Diamond Communications/South Bend, Indiana. June 17, 1996: Alan Cheuse's favorite books for summer: "Horatio Hornblower" by C.S. Forester. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. "Death Comes to the Archbishop" by Willa Cather. ""USA", the trilogy by John Dos Passos. "The Flaming Corsage" by William Kennedy, published by Viking. "The Winter's Hero" by Vassily Aksyonoz, published Random House. "Dance of the Tiger" by Bjorn Curten, published by University of California Press. June 17, 1996: Noah Adams spoke with the writer: "A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia" by Blaine Harden, published by W.W. Norton. June 18, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "The Dawn of Peace in Europe" by Michael Mandelbaum, published by Twentieth Century Fund Press. June 20, 1996: Alex Chadwick interviewed the historian: "Unlocking the Files of the FBI: A guide to its records and classification system" by Gerald Haines, published by Scholarly Resources. June 20, 1996: Alex Chadwick talked to the author: "The Modern Olympics: A Struggle for Revival" by David Young, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. June 20, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "Regeneration" by Pat Barker, published by Dutton. "Guided Tours of Hell" by Francine Prose, published by Henry Holt. "Migrations to Solitude" by Sue Halperin, published by Vintage. "The Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities" by Scott Thomas, published by Prometheus Books. June 20, 1996: Robert Siegel spoke with the journalist: "Showdown: The Struggle between the Gingrich Congress and the Clinton White House" by Elizabeth Drew, published by Simon and Schuster. June 22, 1996: Scott Simon talked to the Maine State Troopers Association about their new cookbooks. June 22, 1996: WBUR's Jane Christo read about the New England character from Houghton Mifflin's "Inside Guides: New England". June 22, 1996: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the novelist: "The Green Mile" by Stephen King, published by Penguin/Signet in 6 installments. June 22, 1996: Daniel Zwerdling talked to the reporter: "God Has 99 Names: Reporting from a Militant Middle East" by Judith Miller, published by Simon and Schuster. June 23, 1996: Discussed by Liane Hansen, Fred Barnes, and David Corn in the Week in Review: "The Choice" by Bob Woodward, published by Simon and Schuster. June 23, 1996: Liane Hansen spoke with the Weekend Edition essayist about her book: "My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness" by Patricia Raybon, published by Viking. June 23, 1996: Daniel Zwerdling talked to the writer: "Cracks in the Iron Closet: Travels in Gay and Lesbian Russia" by David Tuller, published by Faber and Faber. Books mentioned on Monitor Radio (R): June 14, 1996: "Faith of Our Fathers: African-American Men Reflect on Fatherhood" edited by Andre Willis, published by Dutton. June 17, 1996: A profile of poet Belle Waring who encourages kids at a Hospital in DC to develop their poetry talents. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: June 10, 1996: "Memory: Remembering and Forgetting in Everyday Life" by Barry Gordon, published by Mastermedia Ltd. June 11, 1996: "Terry: My Daughter's Life and Death Struggle with Alcoholism" by George McGovern, published Villard. June 13, 1996: "Does Anybody Have a Problem with That: Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits" by Bill Maher, published by Villard: He is also the author of "True Story" (Random House). "Miss Manners Rescues Civilization: From Sexual Harassment, Frivolous Lawsuits, Dissing and Other Lapses in Civility" by Judith Martin, published by Crown. June 18, 1996: "An Accidental Autobiography" by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, published by Houghton Mifflin. "Lucille's Car Care" by Lucille Treganowan, published by Hyperion. June 19, 1996: "The Beauty of Men" by Andrew Holleran, published by William Morrow. "Seeing the Crab: A Memoir of Dying" by Christina Middlebrook, published by Basic Books. June 20, 1996: "Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz" by Stuart Nicholson, published by Charles Scribner's Sons. Book mentioned on Soundings: June 16, 1996: "The Difficult Wheel" by Betty Adcock, published by Louisiana State University Press. "The Real Weather" by Kathleen Aguero, published by Hanging Loose Press. June 23, 1996: "Writing the Southwest" by David King Dunaway, published by Plume. 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) 1996 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.