This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Early Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Best of Fresh Air, This American Life, The Linda Belans Show, and The People's Pharmacy. NPR(TM) BOOK REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 11/3 - 11/30/1997 November 3, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer spoke with the author: "The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine" (1994) by Eric Cassell, published by Oxford University Press. November 4, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Crystal Frontier: A Novel in Nine Stories" by Carlos Fuentes, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux: He also wrote "Terra Nostra" (1975), "The Death of Artemio Cruz" (1964) and "The Old Gringo" (1985). November 5, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" by Lynn Zimmer and John Morgan, published by Lindesmith Center. November 5, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda spoke to the author: "Perfect Agreement" by Michael Downing, published by Counterpoint. November 6, 1997: Morning Edition -- Alex Chadwick talked to the author: "Release 2.0: A Design for Living in The Digital Age" by Esther Dyson, published by Broadway Books. November 6, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Grave Matters: A Lively History of Death Around the World" by Nigel Barley, published by Henry Holt: He also wrote "The Duke of Puddledock" and "The Innocent Anthropologist". November 6, 1997: All Things Considered -- An obituary for Birtish philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin. November 7, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Derailed: What Went Wrong and What to Do About America's Passenger Rail Trains" by Joseph Vranich, published by St. Martin's Press. November 7, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel talked to the author: "The Commissar Vanishes" by David King, published by Metropolitan Books. November 8, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Neal Conan talked to the author: "Stars in Blue: Movie Actors in America's Sea Services" by James Wise and Anne Rehill, published by Naval Institute Press. November 9, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling talked to the creator of Magnetic Poetry: "The Magnetic Poetry Book of Poetry: An Anthology of Magnetic Poems from the Refrigerator Doors of America" by Dave Kapell and Sally Steenland, published by Workman Publishing. November 9, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling spoke to the former Ambassador: "Rogue Ambassador" by Smith Hempstone, published by University of the South Press. November 10 & 11, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards spoke to the historian: "Citizen Soldiers: The U-S Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany" by Stephen Ambrose, published by Simon & Schuster. November 10, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Evidence in a Nutshell: State and Federal Rules" by Paul Rothstein, published by West Publishers. "Everything You Need to Know about Latino History" (1994, Plume/Penguin) and "Mangoes, Bananas, and Coconuts" (Putnam) by Himilce Novas. "Latin American Cooking Across the USA" by Himilce Novas and Rosemary Silva, published by Knopf. November 11, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Dark Side of Camelot" by Seymour Hersh, published by Little, Brown and Co: He also wrote "The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House" and "The Target is Destroyed: What Really Happened to Flight 007 and What America Knew About It". November 11, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel talked to the journalist: "Azerbaijan Diary: a rogue reporter's adventures in an oil-rich, war-torn, post-Soviet republic" by Thomas Goltz, published by M.E. Sharpe. November 11, 1997: All Things Considered -- Dean Olsher talked to the author: "Patches of Fire: A story of war and redemption" by Albert French, published by Anchor Books. November 12, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage" by Michael Wolfe, published by Grove/Atlantic: He also wrote "The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca" (1993, Grove/Atlantic). "Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN" (1996) by Phyllis Bennie, published by Interlink Publishing Group. "The Reluctant Sheriff: The United States After the Cold War" by Richard Haass, published by Brookings Institution Press. November 12, 1997: All Things Considered -- A discussion of the book: "A Blessing on the Moon" by Joseph Skibell, published by Algonquin. November 12, 1997: All Things Considered -- Marcia Brandwynne spoke to the author: "Alaska: A Photographic Journey Through the Last Wilderness" by John Pezzenti, published by Penguin Studio. November 13, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "A Feeling for Books: The Book-of-the-Month Club, Literary Taste and Middle-Class Desire" (1996) by Janice Radway, published by University of North Carolina Press. "Popular Culture and High Culture: An Analysis and Evaluation of Taste" (1994) by Herbert Gans, published by Basic Books. November 13, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel spoke with the author: "Bridges: A History of the World's Most Famous and Important Spans" by Judith Dupre, published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. November 14, 1997: All Things Considered -- A reading from the book "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. November 14, 1997: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel talked to the author: "The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History" by Don Oberdorfer, published by Addison Wesley. November 14, 1997: All Things Considered -- An obituary for published James Laughlin, founder of the New Directions publishing house. November 15, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Neal Conan spoke to the writer: "The World's Most Dangerous Places" by Robert Young Pelton, published by Fielding Worldwide Publishing. November 15, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling talked with the author: "Recipes from paradise: life and food on the Italian Riviera" by Fred Plotkin, published by Little, Brown. November 16, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen spoke with the author: "Writing the Range: Race, Class and Culture in the Women's West" by Elizabeth Jameson and Susan Armitage, published by University of Oklahoma Press. November 16, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen spoke to the authors: "The Real Life of Laurence Olivier" by Roger Lewis, published by Applause Books. "Raph Richardson: An Actor's Life" updated version, by Gary O'Connor, published by Applause Books. November 16, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Anne Garrels spoke to the best-selling Russian mystery author Lt. Colonel Marina Alexexeyeva (sp?). November 16, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling talked to the editors: "Requiem" by Tim Page and Horst Faas, published by Random House. November 17, 1997: Morning Edition -- Judy Miller compared the original "The Joy of Cooking" to the recently released updated version. November 17, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom" by Leonard Marcus, forthcoming. "Owl Moon" (1987, Philomel), "The Devil's Arithmetic" (1988, Viking), "Young Merlin Trilogy: Passager, Hobby, and Merlin" (1996-97, Harcourt Brace) by Jane Yolen. "Seven Brave Women" by Betsy Hearne, published by Greenwillow. November 17, 1997: All Things Considered -- Marcia Brandwynne spoke with the author: "Soviet Policy Toward the Middle East Since the Invasion of Afghanistan" by Robert Freedman, publisher not available. November 17, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer talked to the writer: "The Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth II" (1996) by Ben Pimlott, published by Wiley. November 18, 1997: Morning Edition -- Rene Montagne reported on the author's lawsuit against the company making the film "Amistad": "Echo of Lions" (1989) by Barbara Chase-Riboud, published by Morrow. November 18, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Wasted: The Plight of America's Unwanted Children" by Patrick Murphy, published by Ivan R. Dee. November 18, 1997: All Things Considered -- Marcia Brandwynne talked to the author: "Making the Most of Your Money" by Jane Bryant Quinn, published by Simon and Schuster. November 19, 1997: Morning Edition -- Laura Sydell (WNYC) reported on the National Book Award winners: "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. "American Sphinx" by Joseph Ellis, published by Knopf. "Effort at Speech" by William Meredith, published by TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press. November 19, 1997: All Things Considered -- Marcia Brandwynne talked to the author: "The Bankers: The Next Generation" by Martin Mayer, published by Truman Talley Books. November 19, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer talked with the author: "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A.S. Byatt, published by Random House. November 20, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Iliad" by Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo, published by Hackett Publishing. "Due Consideration: Controversy in an Age of Medical Miracles" by Arthur Caplan, published by Wiley and Sons. November 20, 1997: All Things Considered -- A remembrance for the author: "Rock & Roll: An Unruly History" by Robert Palmer, published by Harmony Books. November 20, 1997: All Things Considered -- An Alan Cheuse Review: "If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now" by Sandra Tsing-Loh, published by Riverhead Books. November 21, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Medicine of ER" by Harlan Gibbs, published by Basic Books. November 21, 1997: Morning Edition -- Tom Shales reviewed the movie based on the book: "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (1994) by John Berendts, published by Random House. November 21, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer talked to the author: "Roasting: A Simple Art" (1995) by Barbara Kafka, published by Morrow. November 22, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon spoke to the editors: "Imagining the Twentieth Century" edited by Charles C. Stewart and Peter Fritzsche, published by the University of Illinois Press. November 22, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon spoke to the historian: "Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964" by Michael Beschloss, published by Simon and Schuster. November 22, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling talked to the primary author of the study: "Different Drummers: How Teachers of Teachers View Public Education" by Steve Farkas of Public Agenda (www.publicagenda.org). November 23, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen spoke to the writer: "My Brother" by Jamaica Kincaid, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. November 23, 1997: Weekend Edition -- An appreciation for poet David Ignatow. November 24, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The 11th Plague: The Politics of Biological and Chemical Weapons" by Leonard A. Cole, published by W.H. Freeman and Co. November 24, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer and poet guide Catherine Bowman spoke about the poet: "Annals of Chile" by Paul Muldoon, published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. November 26, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible" by Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom, published by Simon and Schuster. November 26, 1997: All Things Considered -- Wade Goodwyn reported on the plight of the author: "Travels with Lizbeth" (1993) by Lars Eighner, published by St. Martin's Press. November 27, 1997: Morning Edition -- Bob Edwards spoke with the author: "The American Century Cookbook" by Jean Anderson, published by Clarkson N. Potter Publishers. November 27, 1997: Morning Edition -- Alex Chadwick spoke with the authors: "Lobscouse & spotted dog: which it's a gastronomic companion to the Aubrey/Maturin novels" by Anne Chotzinoff Grossman and Lisa Grossman Thomas, published by W.W. Norton. November 27, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "The Idea Brokers" (1991) by Jim Smith, published by The Free Press. "The Man Who Ate Everything and Other Gastronomic Feats, Disputes, and Pleasurable Pursuits" by Jeffrey Steingarten, published by Knopf. November 28, 1997: Talk of the Nation: "Island of the Colorblind" by Oliver Sacks, published by Knopf. November 28, 1997: All Things Considered -- An Alan Cheuse Review: "Cromartie V. the God Shiva Acting Through the Government of India" by Rumer Godden, published by Morrow Books. November 28, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer spoke to the author: "The New Joy of Cooking" by Ethan Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker, Irma Rombauer, and Maria Guarnaschelli, published by Scribner. November 28, 1997: All Things Considered -- Linda Wertheimer talked to the author: "Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel" by Arthur Golden, published by Knopf. November 29, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon and Daniel Pinkwater talked about children's literature as Christmas presents. No titles were given. November 29, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Scott Simon spoke with the author: "Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned" by Walter Mosley, published by W.W. Norton. November 29, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- Daniel Zwerdling talked to the biographer: "George Washington: A Life" by Willard Sterne Randall, published by Henry Holt. November 29, 1997: Weekend All Things Considered -- A report on the publication of Richard von Weizaecker's memoirs. The former West German president defended his father at the war-crimes tribunal. November 30, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Steven Stark reflected on the effect of the book: "The Dark Side of Camelot" by Seymour Hersh, published by Little, Brown and Co. November 30, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen spoke to the author: "The Agony of Algeria" by Martin Stone, published by Columbia University Press. November 30, 1997: Weekend Edition -- Liane Hansen toured the Steinway factory with the author: "88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway Piano" by Miles Chapin, published by Clarkson Potter. Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: November 3, 1997: "Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery -- an Illustrated History" by Dayton Duncan, published by Knopf. November 4, 1997: "Cash" by Johnny Cash, published by Harper. November 5, 1997: "Requiem" by Horst Faas and Tim Page, published by Random House. "Living Buddha, Living Christ" (1995) by Thich Nhat Hanh, published by Riverhead: He also wrote "Peace is in Every Step", "Being Peace", and "The Miracle of Mindfulness". November 6, 1997: "A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America" by David Shipler, published by Knopf: He also wrote "Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land". Best of Fresh Air, November 7-9, 1997: "Cash" by Johnny Cash, published by Harper. REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "Rough Justice" by Lisa Scottoline, published by HarperCollins. November 10, 1997: "Beneath Mulholland: Thoughts on Hollywood and Its Ghosts" by David Thomson, published by Knopf. November 11, 1997: "Into Thin Air" by John Krakauer, published by Villard. November 12, 1997: "My Life and an Era" edited by John Hope and John Whittington Franklin, published by Louisiana State University Press. "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Negro Americans" (6th edition, 1993) by John Hope Franklin, published by McGraw-Hill. November 13, 1997: "Making the Most of Your Money" by Jane Bryant Quinn, published by Simon and Schuster. November 14, 1997: A review of the movie based on "The Wings of the Dove" by Henry James. "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy, published by Random House. Best of Fresh Air, November 14-16, 1997: "Into Thin Air" by John Krakauer, published by Villard. November 17, 1997: "The WASP Cookbook" by Alexandra Wentworth, published by Warner. November 18, 1997: "The Measure of Our Days: New Beginnings at Life's End" by Jerome Groopman, published by Viking. "Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now" by Valerie Steele, published by Yale University. November 19, 1997: "The New Nixon Tapes" by Stanley Kutler, published by The Free Press. REVIEW by Maureen Corriagn: "Matters of Choice" by Jeannette Haien, published by HarperCollins. November 20, 1997: "Sold Out" by Bill McCartney, published by Word Publishing: The author is the founder of Promise Keepers. November 21, 1997: "Clint Eastwood: A Biography" by Richard Schickel, published by Knopf. "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (1994) by John Berendts, published by Random House. "The Rainmaker" (1995) by John Grisham, published by Doubleday. "Rock & Roll: An Unruly History" by Robert Palmer, published by Harmony Books. Best of Fresh Air, November 21-23, 1997: Reviews of the movies based on: "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (1994) by John Berendts, published by Random House. "The Rainmaker" (1995) by John Grisham, published by Doubleday. November 24, 1997: "Cookwise" by Shirley Corriher, published by William Morrow. "The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, and Science of Good Cooking" by Madeleine Kamman, published by William Morrow. November 25, 1997: "Proud to Be: My Life, the Air Force, the Controversy" by Kelly Flinn, published by Random House. Best of Fresh Air, November 28-30, 1997: "Paradise Fever: Growing Up in the Shadow of the New Age" by Ptolemy Tompkins, published by Avon. "The Secret Life of Plants" (1973) by Peter Tompkins, published by Harper & Row. "The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, and Science of Good Cooking" by Madeleine Kamman, published by William Morrow. Books Featured on This American Life, November 8, 1997: A reading from "How To Improve Your Personality" (1942) by Roy Newton, published by McGraw-Hill. COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY NOVEMBER 10 -- NOVEMBER 14, 1997 Wednesday, NOVEMBER 12 Hour 1-- Solti by Solti: Conductor and PT commentator Marin Alsop reviews "Memoirs" by Sir Georg Solti, the late conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. (Published by Alfred Knopf) Friday, NOVEMBER 14 Hour 1-- A Copland House Party: Today marks the 97th birthday of the late American composer Aaron Copland, and, to honor the occasion, PT visits his home in Cortlandt, New York for a special concert. Martin Goldsmith hosts the event and talks with Copland biographer Vivian Perlis about the composer's life and musical legacy. We'll also hear music by Copland and Leonard Bernstein performed by pianist Michael Boriskin, flutist Carol Wincenc, violinist Elmar Oliveira, and clarinetist David Oppenheim. COMING UP ON NPR's WEEKEND PT--NOVEMBER 15 AND NOVEMBER 16 Saturday, NOVEMBER 15 Hour 2-- Party Time in the Windy City: Daniel Barenboim celebrates his birthday today, and in this hour we'll feature him conducting Maurice Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe" Suite No. 2 with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. We'll also hear conductor and PT critic Marin Alsop review the "Memoirs" of another musical maestro from Chicago, the late Sir Georg Solti. (Published by Alfred Knopf) COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY NOVEMBER 17 -- NOVEMBER 21, 1997 Friday, NOVEMBER 21 Hour 2-- Brahms Biographer Tells All: Throughout 1997, PT has marked the 100th anniversary of the death of composer Johannes Brahms with monthly contributions by commentator Jan Swafford that explore the relationship between the composer's life and music. Today his book, "Johannes Brahms: A Biography," is published. Swafford talks with Martin about his chronicle of the life of one of the 19th century's true musical masters. COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY NOVEMBER 24--NOVEMBER 28, 1997 Tuesday, NOVEMBER 25 Hour 1-- Brahms Biographer Tells All, Part 1: Throughout 1997, PT has marked the 100th anniversary of the death of composer Johannes Brahms with monthly contributions by commentator Jan Swafford that explore the relationship between the composer's life and music. His book, "Johannes Brahms: a Biography" was published last week, and, in the first of a two-part interview, he talks about his chronicle of the life of one of the 19th century's true musical masters. Wednesday, NOVEMBER 26 Hour 1-- Brahms Biographer Tells All, Part 2: Martin continues his discussion with biographer Jan Swafford about the life and music of Johannes Brahms. Thursday, NOVEMBER 27 Hour 1-- Food, Glorious Food: No Thanksgiving would be complete without dinner, and we design an off-beat menu using recipes cooked up by a quartet of musicians: cellist Nathaniel Rosen, violinist Pamela Frank, flutist Ransom Wilson, and conductor Joann Falletta. And, to top off the meal, we'll hear each of them in performance. (Recipes from "Culinary Harmony" by David Rezits, distributed by DIR Publishers) 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). 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