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 7/8 - 7/14 1996 July 9, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "Not Out of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became an Excuse to Teach Myth as History" by Mary Lefkowitz, published Basic Books. "40 Ways to Raise a Nonracist Child" by Barbara Mathias and Mary Ann French, published by HarperCollins. July 9, 1996: An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "The Statement" by Brian Moore, published by Dutton: "A thinking man's thriller" about the pursuit of war criminal and the fallout from the investigation of his murder. July 10, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "The Power of Beauty" by Nancy Friday, published by HarperCollins. July 10, 1996: A profile of the poet by Alice Furlaud: "Cities of Memory" by Ellen Hinsey, published by Yale University Press. July 12, 1996: Bob Edwards talked to the author: "A Congress of Wonders" by Ed McClanahan, published by Counterpoint: Three stories set in 1940's Kentucky. He also wrote "The Natural Man" (Gnomon). July 12, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "Blind Watchers of the Sky: The People and Ideas that Shaped Our View of the Universe" by Rocky Kolb, published by Addison-Wesley. July 12, 1996: Linda Wertheimer and Catherine Bowman talked about his poetry: "Trying to Say It: Outlook and Insights on How Poems Happen" by Philip Booth, published by University of Michigan Press. July 12, 1996: An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "The Piano Man's Daughter" by Timothy Findley, published by Crown Books. July 12, 1996: Noah Adams spoke with the photographer: "Backyard Bugs" by Robin Laughlin, published by Chronicle Books. July 12, 1996: Commentator Elissa Ely talked about the influence of the book "Harriet the Spy" on her life in wake of the movie version. July 13, 1996: Scott Simon talked with the non-candidate: "My American Journey" by Colin Powell, published in paperback by Ballantine. July 13, 1996: Scott Simon spoke to the author: "Hang Time" by Zev Chafets, published by Warner Books: A novel about the kidnapping of three American basketball stars in Israel. July 13, 1996: John Burnett talked to the author: "Hummingbird Gardens: Attracting Nature's Jewels to Your Backyard" by Nancy Newfield, published by Chapters. July 14, 1996: Alex Chadwick chatted with the novelist: "A Little Yellow Dog" by Walter Mosley, published by Norton Press. July 14, 1996: Alex Chadwick spoke with the author: "Chocolate, Strawberry, & Vanilla -- A History of American Ice Cream" by Anne Funderburg, published by Bowling Green University Press. July 14, 1996: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with NYU Professor Frederick Karl about allegations that the Unabomber may have been inspired by the book: "The Secret Agent" by Joseph Conrad, published by Oxford University Press. Books mentioned on Monitor Radio (R): July 9, 1996: Sue Simpson spoke with some of the contributors to the New York booklet "Street Talk". July 10, 1996: A review by Scott Alarik of "Edson" by singer/songwriter Bill Morrissey, published by Knopf. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: July 8, 1996: "Push" (Knopf) and "American Dreams" (Vintage) by Sapphire. July 9, 1996: "Up From Conservatism: Why the Right Is Wrong for America" by Michael Lind, published by The Free Press. July 11, 1996: "Make-Believe Town" by David Mamet, published by Little, Brown and Co. "3 Plays by Matt Crowley" by Matt Crowley, published by Alyson Publications: Includes "The Boys in the Band", "A Breeze from the Gulf", and "For Reasons that Remain Uncertain". July 12, 1996: "Fever Pitch" (pb-Penguin) and "High-Fidelity" (Riverhead Books) by Nick Hornby. "Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays" by David Sedaris, published by Little, Brown. Book mentioned on Soundings: July 14, 1996: "Death in a Delphi Seminar: A Postmodern Mystery" by Norman Holland, published by State University of New York Press. 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.