This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Fresh Air Weekend, This American Life, The Linda Belans Show, and The People's Pharmacy. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 7/20 - 7/26/1998 July 20, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "1898: Birth of the American Century," by David Traxel, published by Knopf. "The Bull Moose Years: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party," (Kennikat Press, 1978) by John Gable. July 21, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "Change in Continuity in the 1996 Election," by David Rohde, published by Congressional Quarterly Press. July 21, 1998: All Thing Considered: An Alan Cheuse Review. "Vanitas," by Joseph Olshan, published by Simon & Schuster. Olshan's new novel focuses on the love lives of some disparate characters, and ultimately treats the issues of the presence of death in life, and the possibility of restoration and rejuvenation. July 22, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "The Times Square Story," by Geoffrey O'Brien, published by Norton. O'Brien is also the author of "The Phantom Empire," (Norton 1993) and is the Editor-in-Chief of The Library of America. "Readings," by Sven Birkirts, forthcoming from Graywolf Press in 1999. Birkirts is also the author if "The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age," (Faber & Faber 1994). July 23, 1998: Talk of The Nation: Part 3 of the Book Club series on Puerto Rico. "The Chin Kiss King," by Ana Veciana-Suarez, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. "The House on the Lagoon," (Plume 1996) by Rosario Ferre. July 24, 1998: Talk of The Nation: Science Friday. "Future Perfect: How Star Trek Conquered the Planet," by Jeff Grunwald, published by Viking. "Beyond Star Trek: Physics from Alien Invasion to the End of Time, by Lawrence Krauss, published by Basic Books. Krauss is also the author of "The Physics of Star Trek," (Basic Books 1995) and is Chairman of the Department of Physics at Case Western Reserve University. July 26, 1998: Weekend Edition: Liane Hansen interviewed the author. "A Common Good: The Friendship of Robert F. Kennedy and Kenneth P. O'Donnell," by Helen O'Donnell, published by Random House. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: July 21, 1998: "Professional Voice: The Science and Art of Clinical Care," by Dr. Robert Sataloff, published by Singular Publishing Group. Dr. Sataloof is part of the emergency clinic for singers who experience vocal problems at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. July 22, 1998: "Lolita: The Book of the Film," by Stephen Schiff, published by Applause. Fresh Air Weekend, July 24-26, 1998: "Professional Voice: The Science and Art of Clinical Care," by Dr. Robert Sataloff, published by Singular Publishing Group. 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) 1998 by WUNC Radio (WUNCRADIO@UNC.EDU) and Don Sechler (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.