This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Monitor Radio Early Edition, The People's Pharmacy and Soundings. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 6/3 - 6/9 1996 June 3, 1996: Elaine Korry talks about the book as part of an on-going series about divorce: "The Good Marriage" by Judith Wallerstein, published by Warner Books. June 3, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "Active Faith: How Christians Are Changing the Soul of American Politics" by Ralph Reed, published by Free Press. "America's Dream" by Esmeralda Santiago, published by HarperCollins. "Mangoes, Bananas, and Coconuts" by Hilmice Novas, published by Arte Publico. June 3, 1996: An Alan Cheuse Book Review and Linda Wertheimer spoke to the novelist: "Babel Tower" by A.S. Byatt, published by Random House. June 4, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "Here's the Deal: The Buying and Selling of a Great American City" by Ross Miller, published by Knopf. June 5, 1996: Noah Adams talked with the author: "The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives" by Steve Delsohn, published by HarperCollins. June 5, 1996: Commentator and children's book author Daniel Pinkwater discussed how his wife became involved with illustrating his books. June 5, 1996: Linda Wertheimer spoke with the writer: "Trout: An Illustrated History" by James Prosek, published by Knopf. June 6, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "In Defense of Government: The Fall and Rise of Public Trust" by Jacob Weisberg, published by Scribner. June 7, 1996: Talk of the Nation: "Where Does the Weirdness Go? Why quantum mechanics is strange, but not as strange as you think" by David Lindley, published by Basic Books. "Driving Force: The Natural Magic of Magnets" by James Livingston, published by Harvard University Press. June 8, 1996: Susan Stamberg talked with the writer: "The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers" by Elizabeth Benedict, published by Story Press. June 8, 1996: Susan Stamberg spoke with a caterer who helped create the book: "In the Kitchen with Bill" by Anonymous, published by . June 8, 1996: Susan Stamberg talked to the diplomat's son: "Visas for Life" by Yukiko Sugihara, published by Edu-Comm Plus: The story of Chiune Sigihara who granted visas to Jews in Lithuania to save them from the Holocaust. June 8, 1996: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the journalist: "No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court" by Edward Humes, published by Simon and Schuster. June 8, 1996: Liane Hansen talked to the military historian: "The Ultimate Spy Book" by H. Keith Melton, published by DK Publishing. Books mentioned on Monitor Radio (R): June 5, 1996: "Tragic Failure: Racial Integration in America" by Tom Wicker, published by William Morrow: An examination of why the inclusion of blacks in national politics has done little to help the lives of average African-Americans. June 7, 1996: "The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism" by Stanley Cloud and Lynne Olson, published by Houghton-Mifflin. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: June 4, 1996: "Blake: A Biography" by Peter Ackroyd, published by Knopf. June 5, 1996: "Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy" by Kristin Luker, published by Harvard University Press. "Mother Said" by Hal Sirowitz, published by Crown Publishers: A collection of poetry. June 6, 1996: "Babel Tower" by A.S. Byatt, published by Random House: She also wrote two books preceding this in a series: "The Virgin in the Garden" and "Still Life", as well as "Possession". June 7, 1996: "Striptease" by Carl Hiaasen, published by Warner (pb). "Savages" by Joe Kane, published by Knopf: He is also the author of "Running the Amazon". Maureen Corrigan offered part one of her summer reading round-up: "Neanderthal" by John Darton (Random House), "Firestorm" by Nevada Barr (Putnam), "The World at Night" by Alan Furst (Random House), "Ruined by Reading" by Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Beacon). Book mentioned on Soundings, June 9, 1996: "The Information" by Martin Amis, published by Vintage. Book review listings are available on the internet via anonymous ftp (sunsite.unc.edu /pub/academic/literature/book-reviews) and by gopher to sunsite.unc.edu under the NEWS! option. This text is Copyright (c) 1996 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.