This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Early Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Best of Fresh Air, This American Life, The Linda Belans Show, and The People's Pharmacy. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 9/15 - 10/5/1997 September 15, 1997: All Things Considered -- Margo Adler reported on the author collaboration: "Battleground Berlin: CIA vs. KGB in the Cold War" by David Murphy, Sergei Kondrashev, and George Bailey, published by Yale University Press: One author is a former chief of CIA operations in Berlin and another was a KGB German expert. September 16, 1997: All Things Considered -- An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "The Mirror" by Lynn Freed, published by Crown Publishers: A story of a young woman trying to find her way in 1920s South Africa. September 16, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer talked to the author: "The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism" (1994) by Russell Roberts, published by Prentice Hall. September 17, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards spoke to Anne Garrels about why the book will not be published in Great Britain: "The Royals" by Kitty Kelley, published by Warner Books. September 18, 1997: All Things Considered -- Karen Witowsky reported on a plan to put a gold mine in the region made famous by the book. We also heard an excerpt from the book: "A River Runs Through It" (1976) by Norman Maclean, published by Pennyroyal Press. September 18, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer spoke with senior editor Jesse Schiedlower about the newest edition: "Webster's College Dictionary", published by Random House. September 19, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer spoke with senior editor Jesse Schiedlower about the second volume: "Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang", published by Random House. September 20, 1997: Weekend Edition -- A mention of the agency's 50th anniversary cookbook while celebrating the anniversary with a skit. September 20, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon talked with the author: "The New Doublespeak: why no one knows what anyone's saying anymore" (1996) by William Lutz, published by HarperCollins. September 21, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Michael Goldfarb spoke with the writer: "The Mad, the Bad and the Innocent: The Criminal Mind on Trial -- Tales of a Forensic Psychologist" by Barbara Kirwin, published by Little Brown. September 21, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling talked to the historian: "Americans at War" by Stephen Ambrose, published by University Press of Mississippi. September 21, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling spoke to Diana Eck about the new CD-ROM she helped compile: "On Common Ground: World Religions in America" published by Columbia University Press. September 22, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards spoke to the author: "The NPR Classical Music Companion: terms and concepts from A to Z" by Miles Hoffman, published by Houghton Mifflin. September 22, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Reading Faces: Window to the Soul?" by Leslie Zebrowitz, published by Westview Press. September 22, 1997: All Things Considered -- An Alan Cheuse Book Review followed by an interview with the author, conducted by Robert Siegel: "Timequake" by Kurt Vonnegut, published by Putnam. September 22, 1997: All Things Considered -- Liane Hansen talked to the novelist: "The Angel of Darkness" by Caleb Carr, published by Random House. September 23, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards spoke to Dr. Jerold Lucey about SIDS and they mentioned the book: "The Death of Innocents" by Richard Firstman and Jamie Talan, published by Bantam Books. September 23, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards talked to the author and historian: "Flood Tide" by Clive Cussler, published by Simon & Schuster. September 23, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Trends: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century" by Gerald Celente, published by Time Warner Books. "Drawing Life: Surviving the Unabomber" by David Gelernter, published by The Free Press. "Downsize This!: Random Threats from an Unarmed American" by Michael Moore, published by HarperPerennial. September 23, 1997: All Things Considered -- Liane Hansen spoke to the Navy officer: "More Than a Uniform: A Navy Woman in a Navy Man's World" by Winifred Quick Collins and Herbert Levine, published by University of Texas Press. September 24, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Napoleon Bonaparte" by Alan Schom, published by HarperCollins. September 24, 1997: All Things Considered -- Liane Hansen talked to the author: "CookWise: The Hows and Whys of Cooking Revealed" by Shirley Corriher, published by William H. Morrow. September 25, 1997: Early Morning Edition -- Carl Kasell talked with the author: "Covering the Bases: the most unforgettable moments in baseball in the words of the writers and broadcasters who were there" by Benedict Cosgrove, published by Chronicle Books. September 25, 1997: Morning Edition -- Jacki Lyden looked back on the life and career of William Faulkner on the 100th anniversary of his birth. September 25, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "All Souls' Rising" (1995) by Madison Smartt Bell, published by Pantheon. "Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown V. Board of Education" (1996) by Gary Orfield, published by New Press. September 25, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel spoke with the co-author: "Bombshell" by Joe Albright and Marcia Kunstel, published by Times Books. September 26, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel chatted with the writer: "Keys to the City" by Joel Kostman, published by DK INK: 12 short stories about being a locksmith in New York. September 26, 1997: All Things Considered -- Liane Hansen talked with the Irish poet: "A Fragile City" by Michael O'Siadhail, published by Dufour Editions. September 27, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon spoke to the author: "Daughter of the Queen of Sheba" by Jacki Lyden, published by Houghton Mifflin: A memoir of growing up with a mother suffering from mental illness. September 28, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Michael Goldfarb and Diane Roberts talked about the legacy of William Faulkner. September 28, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Michael Goldfarb spoke with the historian: "On History" by Eric Hobsbawm, published by The New Press: He also wrote "The Age of Extremes", "The Age of Revolution", and "The Age of Empire" among other works. September 29, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards talked with the historian: "The Death of the Banker" by Ron Chernow, published by Vintage Books. September 29, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer spoke with the author about the death of playwright Murray Bennett: "Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of Casablanca: Bogart, Bergman, and World War II" by Aljean Harmetz, published by Hyperion Press. September 29, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel talked to the paleontologist: "Questioning the Millennium" by Stephen Jay Gould, published by Harmony Books. September 30, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Caring for Your Aging Parents" (1995) by Donna Cohen and Carl Eisdorfer, published by Tarcher/Putnam. "Your Money: It's a Family Affair" (1996) by Joan Gruber, published by Odenwald Press. October 1, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Modern Algeria: The Origins and Development of a Nation" (1992, Indiana University Press) and "Islamism and Secularism in North Africa" (1994, St. Martin's Press) by John Ruedy. October 1, 1997: All Things Considered -- An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "Underworld" by Don DeLillo, published by Scribner. October 1, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel spoke to historian Benjamin Braude about the allegations that the book "City of Light", a travelogue written by an Italian Jewish trader who went to China before Marco Polo, is a fake. The book was scheduled to be published by Little, Brown, but its future is now in doubt. October 2, 1997: Morning Edition -- John McChesney spoke to the author: "Drawing Life: Surviving the Unabomber" by David Gelernter, published by The Free Press. October 2, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Who Are the Promise Keepers" by Ken Abraham, published by Doubleday. "Eternal History: The Trouble Between Theocracy and Democracy" by Fred Clarkson, published by Common Courage Press. "Turning Right: The Making of the Rehnquist Supreme Court" (1992) by David Savage, published by John Wiley. October 2, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer spoke to the Boston politician: "While the Music Lasts" by William Bulger, published by Faber & Faber. October 3, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Red Star in Orbit" (1981) by James Oberg, published by Random House. October 3, 1997: All Things Considered -- Grant Ferrit reported on the British publication of the revised "Diana: Her True Story" by Andrew Morton. October 4, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- David Hutto's poem "When Autumn Comes" was read by Betty Brewer. October 5, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Jacki Lyden talked to the author: "Walking in the Shade, 1949-62" by Doris Lessing, published by HarperCollins. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: September 16, 1997: Authors Ann Marie Oliver and Paul Steinberg discussed their forthcoming book about the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas (to be published by Oxford University Press). September 17, 1997: "The Cat Who Cried for Help" by Nicholas Dodman, published by Bantam Books: He also wrote "The Dog Who Loved Too Much". "Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure" by Paul Auster, published by Henry Holt: A memoir by the novelist and screenwriter. September 18, 1997: "L.A. Confidential" (1990) by James Ellroy, published by Mysterious Press: The novelist recently published a memoir about his mother's murder, called "My Dark Places". September 19, 1997: "Music Minus One" by Jane Shore, published by Picador: A poetry collection. Best of Fresh Air, September 19-21, 1997: "L.A. Confidential" (1990) by James Ellroy, published by Mysterious Press: The novelist recently published a memoir about his mother's murder, called "My Dark Places". September 22, 1997: "The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems" by Robert Pinsky, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (pb). September 23, 1997: "Reading in the Dark" by Seamus Deane, published by Knopf: He also edited the Norton "Field Day Anthology", a definitive guide to Irish literature. "The Body Project" by Joan Jacobs Brumberg, published by Random House: A history of how women define themselves and their bodies. September 24, 1997: "Sinatra! The Song Is You: A Singer's Art" by Will Friedwald, published by Da Capo Press: He also wrote "Jazz Singing". REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir" by Elizabeth Ehrlich, published by Viking. September 25, 1997: "I Make My Own Rules" by LL Cool J, published by St. Martin's Press. September 26, 1997: "True Blue: The Real Stories Behind NYPD Blue" (1995) by David Milch and Bill Clark, published by William Morrow and Company. Best of Fresh Air, September 26-28, 1997: "The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems" by Robert Pinsky, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (pb). "I Make My Own Rules" by LL Cool J, published by St. Martin's Press. October 2, 1997: "Underworld" by Don DeLillo, published by Scribner: He also wrote novels such as "White Noise", "End Zone", and "Great Jones Street". "Book" by Whoopi Goldberg, published by Rob Weisbach Books. Best of Fresh Air, October 3-5, 1997: "Underworld" by Don DeLillo, published by Scribner: He also wrote novels such as "White Noise", "End Zone", and "Great Jones Street". Book mentioned on This American Life, September 19, 1997: "Easy Street" (1981) by Susan Berman, published by Bantam Book: A memoir by the daughter of Jewish gangster and co-founder of modern Las Vegas, Davie Berman. Book mentioned on The People's Pharmacy, September 27, 1997: "What Every Woman Needs to Know About Menopause" (1996) by Mary Jane Minkin and Carol Wright, published by Yale University Press. COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY SEPTEMBER 15 -- SEPTEMBER 19, 1997 Friday, SEPTEMBER 19 Hour 1-- Friends 'til the end: PT commentator Harlow Robinson, author of an upcoming book about the letters of Sergei Prokofiev, discusses the unlikely and enduring friendship the composer had with fellow Russian Vladimir Duselsky--who emigrated to the United States, changed his name to Vernon Duke, and wrote hit songs such as "April in Paris" and "Taking a Chance on Love." COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY SEPTEMBER 29--OCTOBER 3, 1997 Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 30 Hour 1-- Brahms meets the Schumanns: PT commentator Jan Swafford, author of a forthcoming biography of composer Johannes Brahms, describes a meeting that would change the composer's life--his first encounter with Robert and Clara Schumann in Dusseldorf, Germany on this date in 1853. COMING UP ON NPR's WEEKEND PT--OCTOBER 4 AND OCTOBER 5 Saturday, OCTOBER 4 Hour 2-- Brahms meets the Schumanns: Commentator Jan Swafford, author of a forthcoming biography of composer Johannes Brahms, describes a meeting that changed the composer's life--his first encounter with Robert and Clara Schumann in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1853. 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. 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