This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, This American Life. A date of publication is only given if the book was not published in 1999. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 9/6-9/19, 1999 September 6, 1999: Talk of the Nation: "In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, is the Key to Future Prosperity" by Eamonn Fingleton, published by Houghton Mifflin. "Nerds: A Brief History of the Internet" by Steven Segaller, published by TV Books, 1998. September 6, 1999: All Things Considered: A 1959 Sinclair recording was played "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair, published in a recent edition from Bantam Classics, 1981. September 7, 1999: Talk of the Nation: "The Parrot's Lament and Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence and Ingenuity" by Eugene Linden, published by Dutton. "Extra Life: Coming of Age in Cyberspace" by David Bennahum, published by Basic Books, 1998. September 7, 1999: All Things Considered: The author discussed the situation in East Timor "A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia's Search for Stability" by Adam Schwartz (2nd edition forthcoming from Westview Press). September 8, 1999: Talk of the Nation: "The American Congress" by Stephen Smith, published by Houghton Mifflin. Smith is also the author of "Politics or Principle: Filibustering in the U.S. Senate" (Brookings Institution, 1997). September 9, 1999: All Things Considered: Robert Siegel talked to the author "Every Pitcher Tells A Story" by Seth Swirsky, published by Times Books. September 10, 1999: All Things Considered: An Alan Cheuse review "O, Careless Love" by Susan Dodd, published by William Morrow. September 11, 1999: All Things Considered: Jacki Lyden talked to the author "A Book of Reasons" by John Vernon, published by Houghton Mifflin. September 12, 1999: Weekend Edition: The author discussed his new book "Bagombo Snuff Box" by Kurt Vonnegut, published by Putnam. September 12, 1999: All Things Considered: Jacki Lyden spoke to the author "Broke Heart Blues" by Joyce Carol Oates, published by Dutton. September 9, 1999: Talk of the Nation: "Away Games: The Life and Times of a Latin Ballplayer" by Marcos Breton, published by Simon & Schuster. September 14, 1999: Talk of the Nation: "Radical Reform in Yeltsin's Russia: Political, Economic and Social Dimensions" by Lynn Nelson, published by M.E. Sharpe, 1995. Nelson is also the author of "Property to the People: The Struggle for Radical Economic Reform in Russia" (M.E. Sharpe, 1994). "Collision and Collusion: The Strange Case of Western Aid to Eastern Europe" by Janine Wedel, published by St. Martin's, 1998. September 15, 1999: Talk of the Nation: "Destroying the World to Save It: Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and the New Global Terrorism" by Robert Jay Lifton, published by Metropolitan Books. September 16, 1999: Morning Edition: Dan Charles reported on DDTduring " Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson (reprint edition from Houghton Mifflin, 1994). September 16, 1999: Talk of the Nation: "Mandela: the Authorized Biography" by Anthony Sampson, published by Knopf. "Letters from Robben Island" by Ahmed Kathrada, forthcoming from Michigan State University Press. "Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson, published by Crown. September 16, 1999: All Things Considered: Robert Siegel spoke to the author "The Road To Mars" by Eric Idle, published by Pantheon Books. September 17, 1999: Talk of the Nation: "Hurricanes: Their Nature and Impact on Society" by Roger Pielke, published by John Wiley and Sons, 1998. September 18, 1999: Weekend Edition: Scott Simon spoke to the author "Morning, Noon and Night" by Spalding Gray, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. September 19, 1999: Weekend Edition: Liane Hansen spoke to the author "Blues for all the Changes" by Nikki Giovanni, published by William Morrow. September 19, 1999: Weekend Edition: Liane Hansen spoke to the author "Why They Kill" by Richard Rhodes, published by Knopf. September 19, 1999: All Things Considered: The author read an essay about writing "Other People's Houses" by Vona Groarke, published by The Gallery Press of Dublin. Books profiled on Fresh Air with Terry Gross September 6, 1999: "Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors" by Ray Manzarek, published by Putnam, 1998. "Follow the Music: The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture" by Jac Holzman, published by First Media Books, 1998. September 8, 1999: "Andy Kaufman Revealed!" by Bob Zmuda, published by Little, Brown & Co. September 9, 1999: "Celebration U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave New Town" by Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins, published by Henry Holt & Co. September 10, 1999: "Organizing from the Inside Out" by Julie Morganstern, published by Owl Books, 1998. "Cracking India" by Babsi Sidhwa (reprint edition from Milkweed Editions, 1992). September 14, 1999: "Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America" by Philippe Wamba, published by Dutton. "Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything" by James Gleick, published by Pantheon. September 16, 1999: "Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Its Inventor" by Tim Berners-Lee, published by Harper San Francisco. September 17, 1999: "'Tis" by Frank McCourt, published by Scribner. Book review listings are available on the internet (http://metalab.unc.edu/wunc) or via anonymous ftp (metalab.unc.edu /pub/academic/literature/book-reviews). 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