Books 1881 Videos
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Gay Talese
Air Date 01/23/2004Gay Talese discusses following his characters for many years and allowing them to inspire, and sometimes take over, his writing. 34:13 -
David Denby
Air Date 01/13/2004Author David Denby examines his own experience in the stock market in his book, "American Sucker." 23:31 -
David Maraniss
Air Date 12/29/2003Author David Maraniss reflects on researching for his book, "They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967." 20:09 -
Peter Matthiessen
Air Date 12/09/2003Author Peter Matthiessen on his concern for the environment and its inhabitants, as well as his book about Antarctica. 18:30 -
'City Room'
Air Date 12/03/2003Former managing editor of The New York Times Arthur Gelb and journalist Frank Rich on Gelb's new book, "City Room." 23:38 -
Remembering Daniel Pearl
Air Date 12/03/2003Writers Asra Nomani, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and Mariane Pearl remember journalist Daniel Pearl and his shocking death. 27:32 -
Robert Hughes
Air Date 12/02/2003Author Robert Hughes talks about the life and significance of the artist Francisco Goya in his book, "Goya." 13:58 -
Senator Tom Daschle
Air Date 12/02/2003Senator Tom Daschle examines the upcoming presidential election, the war on terrorism, and his book, "Like No Other Time." 38:26 -
Edward Bleier
Air Date 11/27/2003Edward Bleier on his book, "The Thanksgiving Ceremony: New Traditions for America's Family Feast." 09:28 -
Garry Wills
Air Date 11/24/2003Historian Garry Wills explains his new book, "Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power." 23:12 -
Toni Morrison
Air Date 11/21/2003Author Toni Morrison discusses civil rights, gentrification, and her book, "Love, A Novel." 42:35 -
Martin Amis
Air Date 11/18/2003Martin Amis reflects on his feelings after 9/11 and what inspired him to write his first novel in five years, "Yellow Dog." 26:37 -
Gore Vidal
Air Date 11/18/2003Gore Vidal discusses his new book on the history of American democracy, "Inventing a Nation." 26:49 -
Reynolds Price
Air Date 11/14/2003Professor Reynolds Price on the ethics of Jesus Christ and his new book, "A Serious Way of Wondering." 18:19 -
Jon Meacham, Pt. 1
Air Date 11/14/2003Managing editor of Newsweek Jon Meacham shares his new book, "Franklin and Winston." 18:28 -
Sally Mann
Air Date 11/12/2003Photographer Sally Mann introduces her book of photography, "What Remains." 18:25 -
Robert Shiller
Air Date 11/12/2003Robert Shiller talks about unemployment, what's happening on Wall Street, and his book, "The New Financial Order." 20:07 -
Winston S. Churchill III
Air Date 11/12/2003Winston S. Churchill III looks back on his Grandfather Winston Churchill's speeches and shares his book, "Never Give In!." 14:02 -
Steven Bochco
Air Date 11/10/2003Co-creator of "NYPD Blue" Steven Bochco talks about what he experienced while writing his first novel, "Death By Hollywood." 18:40 -
Norman Mailer
Air Date 11/06/2003Norman Mailer talks about his book of poems and drawings, "Modest Gifts" and his views on the war in Iraq. 27:22 -
Garry Kasparov
Air Date 11/05/2003Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov assesses the political situation in Russia and talks about competing against computer simulators. 31:12 -
John Keegan
Air Date 11/04/2003Defense Editor for the Daily Telegraph John Keegan explores stories about the use of intelligence during war for his book. 26:08 -
Jhumpa Lahiri
Air Date 10/29/2003Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri gives insight into her creative process writing the novel "The Namesake." 25:50 -
Jonathan Schell
Air Date 10/22/2003Author and visiting fellow at Yale Law Jonathan Schell shares his new book, "The Unconquerable World." 29:45 -
Joan Didion
Air Date 10/15/2003Joan Didion talks about her strong attachment to California, her favorite movies, and what she regrets not learning. 12:14 -
Gail Collins
Air Date 10/09/2003NY Times journalist, Gail Collins introduces "America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines." 12:52 -
Jack Welch
Air Date 10/09/2003Former Chairman and C.E.O. of GE, Jack Welch, talks about what he's doing now and the business world today. 40:25 -
Michael Lemonick
Air Date 10/07/2003Author Michael Lemonick introduces his book, "Echo of the Big Bang," and shares his opinion on intelligent life in the universe. 12:39 -
Remembering Edward Said
Air Date 10/02/2003Musical Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Daniel Barenboim remembers his great friend Edward Said. 18:55 -
Steve Martin
Air Date 09/30/2003Steve Martin shares his novel, "The Pleasure of My Company," a story about an obsessive compulsive and the trouble he gets into. 16:58 -
Madeleine Albright
Air Date 09/17/2003Madeleine Albright reflects on her memoir "Madam Secretary." 39:24 -
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Air Date 09/05/2003Philosopher and author Bernard-Henri Lévy on his new book, "Who Killed Daniel Pearl." 22:17 -
Raymond Strother
Air Date 08/19/2003Political Consultant Raymond Strother discusses the Democratic presidential candidates, and shares his book, "Falling Up." 17:10 -
Eugenia Zukerman
Air Date 08/19/2003Eugenia Zukerman reflects on her inspiration for her latest work, "In My Mother's Closet." 08:08 -
Dr. Armand Nicholi, Jr.
Air Date 08/18/2003Dr. Armand Nicholi shares his book, "The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life." 28:29 -
Tom Clancy
Air Date 08/18/2003Tom Clancy presents his novel, "The Teeth of the Tiger," about a government agency that trains assassins. 24:13 -
Howard and Susan Kaminsky
Air Date 08/06/2003Authors Howard and Susan Kaminsky talk about their writing process and "The Storyteller." 13:26 -
Rupert Holmes
Air Date 08/04/2003Author Rupert Holmes talks about his mystery novel, "Where the Truth Lies." 16:36 -
Celia Sandys
Air Date 07/22/2003Author Celia Sandys examines the legacy of her grandfather, Winston Churchill, in her book, "We Shall Not Fail." 12:32 -
Tony Schwartz
Air Date 07/18/2003Tony Schwartz talks about energy, his corporate athlete training system, and his book, "The Power of Full Engagement." 15:13 -
Candace Bushnell
Air Date 07/16/2003Candace Bushnell on her book, "Trading Up" which continues the story of her character Janey Wilcox, an aging supermodel. 09:15 -
Clyde Prestowitz
Air Date 07/14/2003Clyde Prestowitz, president of the Economic Strategy Institute, puts his new book, "Rogue Nation," into context. 34:05 -
Derek Bok
Air Date 07/03/2003Lawyer Derek Bok focuses on his new book, "Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education." 26:22 -
Margaret Carlson
Air Date 07/03/2003Time columnist Margaret Carlson shares her new book, "Anyone Can Grow Up: How George Bush and I Made It to the White House." 26:33 -
Leon R. Kass
Air Date 07/01/2003Biochemist Leon R. Kass discusses stem cell research and shares his book, "The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis." 38:14 -
'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'
Air Date 06/20/2003A panel discusses the Harry Potter books and the latest volume in the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." 31:31 -
James Patterson
Air Date 06/17/2003Author James Patterson introduces his latest novel, “The Lake House.” 11:43 -
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Air Date 06/17/2003William F. Buckley, Jr., founder and former editor in chief of National Review, discusses his new novel, “Getting It Right." 22:54 -
'Living History'
Air Date 06/09/2003Chris Matthews and Margaret Carlson review Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoir, "Living History." 17:19 -
Jonathan Alter
Air Date 06/09/2003Jonathan Alter comments on Hillary Clinton's personal revelations about her husband's infidelities in her memoir, "Living History." 10:45 -
Bernard Lewis
Air Date 06/05/2003Bernard Lewis discusses the continuing instability in the Middle East and introduces his book, "The Crisis of Islam." 26:17 -
Roger Angell
Air Date 05/29/2003The New Yorker's Roger Angell talks about sports writing and his new book, “Game Time: A Baseball Companion.” 15:08 -
Summer Books
Air Date 05/27/2003A panel of journalists review some of the most anticipated summer books. 20:59 -
Jane Juska
Air Date 05/26/2003Author Jane Juska talks about her new book, "A Round-Heeled Woman." 11:06 -
John Feinstein
Air Date 05/23/2003Sportswriter John Feinstein on his new book, "Open," and female golfer Annika Sorenstam playing on the PGA tour. 18:12 -
Michael Lewis
Air Date 05/23/2003Writer Michael Lewis shares his new book, "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game." 14:26 -
Sidney Blumenthal
Air Date 05/20/2003Former aide to President Clinton Sidney Blumenthal shares his new book, "The Clinton Wars." 27:30 -
Ed Viesturs
Air Date 05/12/2003Ed Viesturs shares photos from his book, "Himalayan Quest: Ed Viesturs Summits All Fourteen 8,000-Meter Giants." 10:50 -
Milton Bearden
Air Date 05/06/2003Milt Bearden, former CIA agent, shares stories of Cold War espionage from his book, "The Main Enemy." 33:21 -
Emmanuel Todd
Air Date 04/29/2003Historian Emmanuel Todd shares his book, "After The Empire: An Essay on the Decomposing System." 12:19