This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Early Morning Edition (starting 6/30/97), Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Best of Fresh Air (starting week of 6/30/97), Monitor Radio Early Edition (thru 6/27/97), The Linda Belans Show, and The People's Pharmacy. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 6/23 - 7/6/1997 June 23, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Extraordinary Minds" by Howard Gardner, published by Basic Books. "Emotional Intelligence" (1995) by Dan Goleman, published by Bantam. June 23, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel spoke with the professor: "Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results" (1992) by Mark Kleiman, published by Basic Books. June 23, 1997: All Things Considered -- The roving correspondent discussed his book and book tour: "Waking Up Screaming From the American Dream" by Bob Garfield, published by Scribner. June 24, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "A Kind of Grace: A Treasury of Sportswriting by Women" (1994) by Ron Rapoport, published by Zenobia Press. June 24, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer spoke to the author: "Los Alamos" by Joseph Kanon, published by Broadway Books: A mystery. June 25, 1997: Morning Edition -- Susan Stamberg talked with the author: "Becoming Mae West" by Emily Wortis Leider, published by Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux. June 26, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Honorary Consul" (1973) by Graham Greene, published by Penguin, out-of-print. "The Entertainer" (1972) by Peter Wolfe, published by Southern Illinois University Press. "Time and English Fiction" (1977, Rowman and Littlefield) and "Shadows of the Past in Contemporary British Fiction" (1984, University of Georgia Press) by Leon Higdon, published by Mcmillon. "Light in the Sea" (1989, 1995 edition published by Barnes and Noble), "Pacific and Undersea Journey" (1992, Little and Brown), and "Under the Sea from A-Z" (1991, Crown, with Anne Doubilet) by David Doubilet. June 27, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Charging Ahead: The Business of Renewable Energy and what it means for America" by John Berger, published by Henry Holt. "The UFO Invasion: The Roswell incident, alien abductions, and government cover-ups" by Kendrick Frazier, Barry Karrm abd Joe Nickell, published by Prometheus. "Crash at Corona: The US Military Cover-up of a UFO" (1992) by Don Berliner and Stanton Friedman, published by Marlowe. June 28, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the author: "The Heat Is On" by Ross Gelbspan, published by Addison-Wesley: A look at the problem of global warming. June 28, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling talked with the photographer: "Fast Forward: Growing up in the Shadow of Hollywood" by Lauren Greenfield, published by Alfred Knopf/Melcher Media. June 29, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen spoke to the writer: "Blu's Hanging" by Lois Ann Yamanaka, published by Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux: A novel set in Hawaii about three children trying to survive after their mother's death. June 29, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen talked with the South African writer: "Every Secret Thing: My Family, My Country" by Gillian Slovo, published by Little Brown. June 30, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Kowloon Tong" by Paul Theroux, published by Houghton-Mifflin. "China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Inc.: The Dynamics of a New Empire" by Willem van Kemenade, published by Knopf. June 30, 1997: All Things Considered -- An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. July 2, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Freedman and Southern Society Project" (6-volume series) by Joseph Reidy. "Free at Last: A Documentary History of Slavery, Freedom and the Civil War" (1992) by Leslie Rowland and Ira Berlin, published by New Press. "Families and Freedom: African-American Kinship in the Civil War Era" by Leslie Rowland and Ira Berlin, published by New Press. "The Joy Machine" (1996, Pocket Books), "Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science-Fiction" (1996, Scarecrow Press), and "The Road to Science-Fiction: 6 Volume Anthology" (Whitewolf Publishers) by James Gunn. "Alpha Centauri" by Michael Capobianco and William Barton, published by Avon Books. "Infinity's Shore" (1996) and "The Postman" (1985) by David Brin, published by Bantam Books. July 3, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence" by Pauline Maier, published by Knopf. "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson" by Joseph Ellis, published by Knopf. "The Other Americans: How Immigrants Renew Our Country, Our Economy, and Our Values" by Joel Millman, published by Viking. "American Identities: Contemporary Multicultural Voices" (1994) by Jay Parini and Robert Pack, published by University Press of New England. July 4, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel talked to author: "American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence" by Pauline Maier, published by Knopf. July 5, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon and Daniel Pinkwater talked about the publisher Peter Bedrick Books, which specializes in books for kids who love to learn. July 5, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon spoke with the co-author: "Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape" by Frans de Waal and Frans Lanting, published by University of California Press. July 5, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the author: "No Mercy: a journey to the heart of the Congo" by Redmond O'Hanlon, published by Knopf. July 5, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling talked to the journalist: "Innocent Blood: A Novel" by Christopher Dickey, published by Simon & Schuster. July 6, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Douglas Brinkley critiqued the poetry of John Ashbery. July 6, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Rebecca Presson Mosby reported on the release of the novel: "Girls" by Frederick Busch, published by Random House. Books mentioned on Monitor Radio (R): June 23, 1997: "8 Ball Chicks: A year in the violent world of girl gangsters" by Gini Sikes, published by Anchor Books. June 24, 1997: Review by Bill Marx: "Kowloon Tong" by Paul Theroux, published by Houghton-Mifflin. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: June 23, 1997: "Private Matters" by Janna Malamud Smith, published by Addison-Wesley. REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "Rage for Fame: The Ascent of Clare Booth Luce" by Sylvia Jukes Morris. June 24, 1997: "Brain Droppings" by George Carlin, published by Hyperion Books. "The One Best Way: Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency" by Robert Kanigel, published by Viking. June 26, 1997: "Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life" by Laurence Bergreen, published by Broadway Books: He also wrote the biographies "As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin", "James Agee: A Life", and "Capone: The Man and the Era". June 27, 1997: "All I Want Is A Good Night's Sleep" by Sonia-Ancoli-Israel, published by Mosby-Year Book. June 30, 1997: REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "Publish or Perish: Three Tales of Tenure or Terror" by James Hynes, published by Picador. July 1, 1997: "Remember the Catskills: Tales by a Recovering Hotelkeeper" by Esterita "Cissie" Blumberg, published by Purple Mountain Press. July 2, 1997: "The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report" (Simon and Schuster) and "Coming of Age in the Milky Way" (1988, Morrow) by Timothy Ferris. Best of Fresh Air: "Remember the Catskills: Tales by a Recovering Hotelkeeper" by Esterita "Cissie" Blumberg, published by Purple Mountain Press. COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY JUNE 23--27, 1997 Thursday, JUNE 26 Hour 1-- Roughly speaking: Martin talks with Matthew Boyden, author of "Opera: The Rough Guide," about his new book and how it differs from the many other opera books available today. 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.