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 8/3 - 8/9/1998 August 3, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life," by John Norquist, published by Perseus Books. "The Scapegoat Generation: America's War on Adolescents," (Common Courage Press 1996) by Michael Males. August 4, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "Power in Motion: Capital Mobility in the Indonesian State," (Cornell University 1996) by Jeffrey Winters. "Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and The West," by David Lopez, Jr., published by University of Chicago Press. Lopez is a Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann-Arbor. August 5, 1998: All Thing Considered: An Alan Cheuse Review. "Katschen & the Book of Joseph," by Yoel Hoffman, published New Directions Press. Cheuse found the new novel by the Israeli experimental writer compelling and moving. August 5, 1998: Talk of The Nation: "The American Way of Death," (Knopf 1963) and "The American Way of Death Revisited," (Knopf 1998) by Karen Leonard. August 6 1998: Talk of The Nation: "When Madness Comes Home: Help and Hope for the Families of the Mentally Ill," by Victoria Secunda, published by Hyperion. "Little Things Shared: Lasting Connections Between Family and Friends," by Susan Newman, published by Crown. "Family Reunion Handbook: A Guide for Reunion Planners," (1998) and "Fun & Games for Family Gatherings," (1996) by Tom Ninkovich, both published by Reunion Research Press. August 7 1998: Talk of The Nation: "Strange Brains and Genius: The Secret Lives of Eccentric Scientists and Madmen," by Cliff Pickover, published by Plenum. "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth," by Paul Hoffman, published by Hyperion. August 7, 1998: All Thing Considered: Alan Cheuse reread and commented on a 1962 book on the battle of Guadacanal that is the basis for a new movie. "The Thin Red Line," (1962) by James Jones. The latest edition is available from Delta Books. August 7, 1998: Morning Edition: Brian Naylor talked with the author. "A Monk Swimming," by Malachy McCourt, published by Hyperion. August 8, 1998: Weekend Edition: Scott Simon interviewed the author about his life's work and his work on a new anthology. "The Time of Our Time," by Norman Mailer, published by Random House. August 8, 1998: Weekly Edition: Brooke Gladstone spoke with the author. "Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of Evil," by Ron Rosenbaum, published by Random House. August 9, 1998: Weekend All Things Considered: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the editor of a collection of African American travel writing. "A Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African American Travel Writing," edited by Farah Griffin and Cheryl Fish, published by Beacon Press." August 9, 1998: Weekend Edition: Liane Hansen spoke with the Yale law professor and author. "The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction," by Ahkil Reed Amar, published by Yale University Press. August 9, 1998: Weekend Edition: Liane Hansen interviewed the chief project scientist for the Mars Pathfinder mission and author of the foreword and commentary for a new book. "Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet," by Paul Raeburn, published by National Geographic. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: August 3, 1998: "Other People's Dirt: A Housecleaner's Curious Adventures," by Louise Rafkin, published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. August 4, 1998: "Just Checking: Scenes From the Life of an Obsessive-Compulsive," by Emily Colas, published by Penguin-Pocket Books. Emily Colas first book is a memoir of her life as an obsessive-compulsive. August 5, 1998: "Rebuilding the Indian," by Fred Haefele, published by Riverhead Books. Haefele's book is a memoir about restoring a 1941 Indian Chief motorcycle. August 6, 1998: "Florence Harding: The First Lady, the Jazz Age, and the Death of America's Most Scandalous President," by Carl Sferrazza Anthony, published by Morrow. August 7, 1998: "Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans : Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro," by Tim McCarver, published by Villard. REVIEW: Maureen Corrigan: "The Fall of a Sparrow," by Robert Hellenga, published by Scribner. Hellenga is also the author of "The Sixteen Pleasures," (Soho 1994). Fresh Air Weekend, August 8-9, 1998: "Florence Harding: The First Lady, the Jazz Age, and the Death of America's Most Scandalous President," by Carl Sferrazza Anthony, published by Morrow. 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.