Diane Ackerman

2 Appearances
Naturalist; Author

Videos 2

Diane Ackerman
BooksAir Date 02/11/1992
Naturalist Diane Ackerman on her book, "The Moon by Whale Light."
Francis Fukuyama; Diane Ackerman; Lynne Thigpen
Entertainment, Science, HistoryAir Date 02/11/1992
Francis Fukuyama on his book, "The End of History and the Last Man"; Diane Ackerman on "The Moon by Whale Light"; actor Lynne Thigpen.

Arnold Rampersad
Books, Sports, Health
Air Date 06/14/1993
Arnold Rampersad of Princeton on the book "Days of Grace," which he wrote with the late tennis player Arthur Ashe. 14:39
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James Clavell
Books
Air Date 06/21/1993
Author James Clavell shares his bestselling novel "Gai-Jin," the third book in his Asian Saga. 20:55
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Patrick Tyler; Elie Wiesel; 'War Torn'
World, Politics, Books, Society, History, Media
Air Date 11/27/2002
Patrick Tyler on Saudi Arabia; author Elie Wiesel; journalists introduce "War Torn: Stories of War From the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam." 53:30
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Pauline Maier; American Jewish Culture
Society, History, Religion
Air Date 07/04/1997
Historian Maier on the Declaration of Independence. A debate on whether American Jews have lost their Jewish culture and ethnicity. 53:57
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Rudolf Jaenisch
Politics, Health, Science
Air Date 08/03/2005
The MIT biologist comments on the bill to increase federal funding for stem cell research and President Bush's promise to veto. 10:00
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