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 12/8 - 12/21/1997 December 8, 1997: Morning Edition -- John Biewen profiled horse trainer Buck Brannaman of Sheridan, Wyoming and mentioned the books: "The Horse Whisperer" (1995) by Nicholas Evans, published by Delacorte Press. "The Man Who Listens to Horses" by Monty Roberts, published by Random House. December 8, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Affluent Society" (1958) by John Kenneth Galbraith, published by Houghton. "The Future of Capitalism: How Today's Economic Forces Shape Tomorrow's World" (1996, William Morrow), "Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe and America" (1992, William Morrow), and "Zero Sum Society" (1980, Basic Books) by Lester Thurow. December 10, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Politics of Proverbs: From Traditional Wisdom to Proverbial Stereotypes" (University of Wisconsin Press) and "A Dictionary of American Proverbs" (1996, Oxford University Press) by Wolfgang Mieder. "Speaking Freely: A Guided Tour of American English from Plymouth Rock to Silicon Valley" by Anne Soukhanov, published by Oxford University Press: She also edited "American Heritage Dictionary" published by Houghton Mifflin. December 10, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards talked to the actor/novelist: "The Hottest State" by Ethan Hawke, published by Vintage Books. December 10, 1997: All Things Considered -- Alan Cheuse gave his holiday recommendations: "Matters of Chance" by Jeannette Haien, published by HarperCollins. "We Were the Mulvaneys" by Joyce Carol Oates, published by Plume. "Bernard Malamud, The Complete Stories" with an introduction by Robert Giroux, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. "A Treasury of African-American Christmas Stories" by Bettye Collier Thomas, published by Henry Holt. "Lessons from the Wolverine" by Barry Lopez, illustrated by Tom Pohrt, published by University of Georgia Press. "The Slave Trade" by Hugh Thomas, published by Simon and Schuster. "The Perfect Storm" by Sebastian Junger, published by W.W. Norton. "The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets" with CD, by Helen Vendler, published by Harvard University Press. Everyman-EMI Music Companion Series with CDs: Bach -- by Peter Washington, Mozart -- by Andrew Steptoe, The Piano -- by Jeremy Siepmann. "The Girl Who Dreamed Only of Geese" by Howard Norman, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, published by Harcourt/Brace. "The Illuminated Rumi" translation and commentary by Coleman Barks, illustrations by Michael Green, published by Broadway Books. December 10, 1997: All Things Considered -- Elizabeth Arnold spoke to the author: "The Sky The Stars The Wilderness" by Rick Bass, published by Houghton Mifflin: He has a novel coming out next spring. December 11, 1997: All Things Considered -- Elizabeth Arnold talked to the Tim Cahill who contributed to the volume: "The Best of Outside: The First 20 Years", published by Villard Books. December 12, 1997: Early Morning Edition -- Carl Kasell spoke to the biographer: "The way you wear your hat: Frank Sinatra and the lost art of livin'" by Bill Zehme, published by HarperCollins. December 12, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age" by Lillian Hoddeson and Michael Riordan, published by Norton. December 12, 1997: All Things Considered -- Elizabeth Arnold spoke to the author: "Fifth Avenue: The Best Address" by Jerry Patterson, published by Rizzoli. December 13, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon talked to the biographer: "Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature" by Lina Lear, published by Henry Holt. December 14, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Jacki Lyden spoke to the author: "First Dogs -- American Presidents and Their Best Friends" by Brooke Janis, published by Algonquin. December 14, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Doreen McCallister profiled the tap-dancer, choreographer, and director: "Footnotes: A Memoir" by Tommy Tune, published by Simon and Schuster. December 14, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Jacki Lyden talked to the editor: "The Springs of Affection: stories of Dublin" by Maeve Brennan, edited by William Maxwell, published by Houghton Mifflin. December 14, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the author: "The Undertaking" by Thomas Lynch, published by W.W. Norton. December 15, 1997: All Things Considered -- Elizabeth Arnold spoke to author Tim Gautreaux who is featured in the anthology: "Best American Short Stories 1997" published by Houghton Mifflin. December 15, 1997: All Things Considered -- Lenore Skenazy predicted that "cute cat books" are on the way out in popularity. December 16, 1997: Morning Edition -- Alex Chadwick spoke to the author about the announcement that the military will inoculate all members with an Anthrax vaccine: "The Eleventh Plague: the politics of biological and chemical warfare" by Leonard Cole, published by W.H. Freeman. December 16, 1997: Morning Edition -- Alex Chadwick talked to the author: "Letters of a Nation" by Andrew Carroll, published by Kodansha International. December 16, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Pickett's Charge in History and Memory" by Carol Reardon, published by University of North Carolina Press. "Telling the Truth About History" (1994) by Joyce Appleby, Lynn Hunt and Margaret Jacob, published by W.W. Norton. December 16, 1997: All Things Considered -- An interview with poet and musician Ilyas Malayev. December 18, 1997: Morning Edition -- Charlotte Renner (Maine Public Radio) reported on how a group in Portland is distributing free copies of the novel after a state supreme court ruling: "Bastard Out of Carolina" (1992) by Dorothy Allison, published by Dutton. December 18, 1997: Morning Edition -- Alex Chadwick spoke to the author: "A March to Madness" by John Feinstein, published by Little, Brown. December 18, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians" by Mark Grimsley, published by Cambridge University Press: He co-edited "The Collapse of Confederacy", published by University of Nebraska Press. "Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character" (1995) by Jonathan Shay, published by Simon and Schuster. "Hitler's Silent Partners: Swiss Banks, Nazi Gold, and the Pursuit of Justice" by Isabel Vincent, published by William Morrow. December 18, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel talked to the sports writer: "Bald As I Wanna Be" by Tony Kornheiser, published by Villard Books. December 19, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New World" by Lee Silver, published by Avon Books. December 19, 1997: All Things Considered -- An Alan Cheuse Book Review: "The Illusionist" by Dinita Smith, published by Scribner. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: December 8, 1997: "The Message and the Kingdom" by Richard Horsley and Neil Silberman, published by Grosset/Putnam. "Bizarro #9" and "Bizarro Among the Savages" by Dan Piraro, published by Andrews McMeel. December 9, 1997: "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson" by Joseph Ellis, published by Knopf: His other books include "Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams". REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "Nightmare on Main Street" by Mark Edmundson, published by Harvard University Press: A book about America's obsession with Gothic. December 10, 1997: "Jane Austen: A Life" by Claire Tomalin, published by Knopf. "Tibet: My Story" by Jetsun Pema, published by Element. December 12, 1997: "Where the Wild Things Are" (1963, HarperCollins), "In the Night Kitchen" (1970, HarperCollins), and "Inside Over There" (1981, Harper & Row) by Maurice Sendak. Best of Fresh Air, December 12-14, 1997: "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson" by Joseph Ellis, published by Knopf: His other books include "Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams". December 15, 1997: "Presences: A Bishop's Life in the City" by Paul Moore, published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. "Holidays On Ice" by David Sedaris, published by Little, Brown: He also wrote "Barrel Fever" and "Naked". December 16, 1997: "Teenage Confidential: An Illustrated History of the American Teen" by Michael Barson, illustrated by Steven Heller, published by Chronicle Books. December 17, 1997: "The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade: 1440-1870" by Hugh Thomas, published by Simon & Schuster. Best of Fresh Air, December 19-21, 1997: "Holidays On Ice" by David Sedaris, published by Little, Brown: He also wrote "Barrel Fever" and "Naked". Books Featured on This American Life, December 19, 1997: Stories read from "Holidays on Ice" by David Sedaris, published by Little, Brown. COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY DECEMBER 15 -- DECEMBER 21, 1997 Wednesday, DECEMBER 17 Hour 2-- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) composed serious classical music, but he is better remembered as the man who pioneered the "symphonic" film score during the 1930s and 1940s. Martin talks with Brendan Carroll, author of "The Last Prodigy: A Biography of Erich Korngold" about this Oscar-winning composer's life and musical legacy. (Amadeus Press) 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.