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 7/27 - 8/2/1998 July 27, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "All That We Can Be: Black Leadership & Racial Integration The Army Way," by Charles Moskos, published by Basic Books. Moskos is a professor of Sociology at Northwestern University and the architect of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy concerning gays in the military. "One Woman's Army: A Black Officer Remembers the WAC," (Texas A&M, 1989) by Charity Adams Earley. Earley was the highest ranking African American servicewoman in WWII. July 28, 1998: All Thing Considered: Robert Siegel talked with the author. "The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture," by Frank Wilson, published by Pantheon. Wilson is the Medical Director of the Peter F. Otswald Health Program for Performing Artists. July 28, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America," (Yale Press 1989) by Dorothy Wertz. "Birth as an American Right of Passage," (University of California Press 1992) by Robbie Davis-Floyd. Davis-Floyd is also the co-editor of "Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives," (University of California Press 1997). July 30, 1998: All Thing Considered: Linda Wertheimer talked with poetry guide Catherine Bowmen about the work of the poet Maura Stanton. "Life Among the Trolls," by Maura Stanton, published by Carnegie Mellon Press. July 31, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture," by Frank Wilson, published by Pantheon. Wilson is the Medical Director of the Peter F. Otswald Health Program for Performing Artists. July 31, 1998: All Thing Considered: Linda Wertheimer talked with the author of the children's book that won this years Newbery Medal, which is annually awarded for distinguished contributions to the field of children's literature. "Out of the Dust," by Karen Hesse, published by Scholastic Press. August 2, 1998: Weekend All Things Considered: Daniel Zwerdling talked with the author and research veterinarian. "Saving Molly: A research Veterinarian's Choices," by Dr. James Mahoney, published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. August 1, 1998: Weekend Edition: Brooke Gladstone spoke with the author. "Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of Evil," by Ron Rosenbaum, published by Random House. August 1, 1998: Weekend Edition: Brooke Gladstone spoke with the Macon, Georgia police officer and the compiler of a book of the best excuses for speeding. "What's Your Excuse?" by Dominic Andrews (No publication information is yet available for this title.) August 2, 1998: Weekend Edition: Liane Hansen spoke with the poet and photographer. "Resistance to Memory," by Gerard Malanga, published by Arena Editions. The book is a compilation of Malanga's photo-portraits of celebrities taken in the 1970s. August 2, 1998: This American Life: The author spoke with Ira Glass and read from his memoir of growing up in the California suburbs. "Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America's Fall from Grace" (Doubleday, 1996) by David Beers. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: July 27, 1998: "This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing I Own: A Journey to the End of Boxing," by Jonathan Rendall, published by Ecco Press. Rendall is a former boxer and boxing agent. "Strong Women Stay Slim," by Dr. Miriam Nelson, published by Bantam Books. Dr. Nelson's book is about the combined effects of strength training and nutrition to keep weight off. July 28, 1998: "Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison," by Allen Hornblum, published by Routledge. Hornblum is an expert in criminal justice and his book is about the use of prisoners as test subjects for new skin care products from the 1950s thru the mid 1970s at Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia. July 29, 1998: "The Secret Life of Families: Truth Telling, Privacy, and Reconciliation in a Tell All Society," by Evan Imber-Black, published by Bantam. Imber-Black is the director of program development at the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Her previous books include "Rituals for Our Times," (HarperCollins, 1992.) and "Secrets in Families and Family Therapy," (Norton, 1993.). July 30, 1998: "A History of Warfare," (Knopf, 1993) and "The Face of Battle," (Viking, 1976.) by John Keegan. Keegan is a military historian and served as a consultant on the recent eight-part documentary series, "War and Civilization." REVIEW: Maureen Corrigan: "Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov. The most recent edition of this book was published by Vintage. July 31, 1998: "Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature," by Harry Greene, published by University of California Press. Fresh Air Weekend, July 31-August 2, 1998: "This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing I Own: A Journey to the End of Boxing," by Jonathan Rendall, published by Ecco Press. Rendall is a former boxer and boxing agent. 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.