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 Linda Belans Show, The People's Pharmacy and Soundings. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 2/17 - 2/23/1997 February 17, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "A History of the Breast" by Marilyn Yalom, published by Knopf. "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson" by Joseph Ellis, published by Knopf. "The Inner Jefferson" (1995) by Andrew Burstein, published by University of Virginia Press. "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy" by Annette Gordon-Reed, to be published in April 1997 by University of Virginia Press. February 17, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards spoke with the authors: "Rating the Presidents" by William Ridings and Stuart McIver, published by Citadel Press. February 18, 1997: Morning Edition -- Kathleen Schalch reported on winners of the Newberry and Caldecott Medals, respectively "The View from Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg (Jean Karl/Atheneum) and "Golem" by David Wisniewski (Clarion). February 18, 1997: All Things Considered -- An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "Texaco" by Patrick Chamoiseau, published by Pantheon: A novel about the abolition of slavery in Martinique and the subsequent migration from plantation to city. February 19, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Approaching Eye Level" by Vivian Gornick, published by Beacon. February 19, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel talked to the author: "Confessions of a Spy: The Real Story of Aldrich Ames" by Pete Early, published by Putnam. February 20, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Songlines" (1987) by Bruce Chatwin, published by Penguin. "The Coming Conflict with China" by Richard Bernstein and Ross Munro, published by Knopf. February 20, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel and the author spoke about the influence of Leo Rosten on the mainstream acceptance of Yiddish: "Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America" (1986) by Sol Steinmetz, published by University of Alabama Press. February 21, 1997: All Things Considered -- Noah Adams spoke to the authors: "Buzzwords" by Anna Scotto and Paul Young, published by St. Martins Press. February 22, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon talked to the author: "Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts That Guided Our First President in War and Peace" by Richard Brookhiser, published by The Free Press. February 23, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen spoke with the biographer: "Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater" by John Brady, published by Addison Wesley. February 23, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen talked to the professor: "Wisdom Sits in Places" by Keith Basso, published by University of New Mexico Press. February 23, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Korva Coleman talked to the writer of the introduction to the new edition: "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau, published by Beacon Press. Books mentioned on Monitor Radio (R): February 17, 1997: "No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and the perversion of justice in America" by Ralph Nader and Wesley Smith, published by Random House. February 20, 1997: "Glass, Paper, Beans: A Revelation on the Nature and Value of Ordinary Things" by Leah Hager Cohen, published by Doubleday. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: February 17, 1997: "Personal History" by Katherine Graham, published by Knopf. February 19, 1997: "What Falls Away" by Mia Farrow, published by Doubleday. February 20, 1997: "His Name is Ron: Our Search for Justice" by Fred and Kim Goldman, published by William Morrow & Co. "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man" by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., published by Random House: He is also the author of "Colored People". February 21, 1997: "Images" (1994) by David Lynch, published by Hyperion. REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "A History of the Breast" by Marilyn Yalom, published by Knopf. Books mentioned on Soundings, February 23, 1997: "The King of Babylon Shall Not Come Against You" by George Garrett, published by Harcourt Brace. "The Journey of August King" by John Ehle, published by Hyperion/Miramax Books. Book review listings are available on the internet (http://sunsite.unc.edu/wunc) or via anonymous ftp (sunsite.unc.edu /pub/academic/literature/book-reviews). This text is Copyright (c) 1997 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.