Books 1881 Videos
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Stephen Jay Gould
Air Date 10/22/1997Stephen Jay Gould on his new book, "Questioning the Millennium." 14:44 -
Caleb Carr
Air Date 10/22/1997Caleb Carr on his novel "The Angel of Darkness." 17:01 -
David Breashears
Air Date 10/16/1997Filmmaker and mountaineer David Breashears presents "Everest: Mountain Without Mercy." 29:13 -
Jeff Shesol
Air Date 10/15/1997Historian Jeff Shesol presents his new book, "Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud That Defined a Decade." 19:25 -
Paul Auster
Air Date 10/14/1997Paul Auster discusses his new memoir, "Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure." 15:34 -
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Air Date 10/13/1997Doris Kearns Goodwin reflects on her childhood and love of baseball in her memoir, "Wait Till Next Year." 17:32 -
John Updike
Air Date 10/06/1997Author John Updike shares his 18th novel, "Toward the End of Time," which examines the way we age. 15:54 -
William Bennett
Air Date 10/01/1997Former Secretary of Education William Bennett discusses his book, "Our Sacred Honor" about advice from the founding fathers. 31:08 -
Gavin de Becker
Air Date 09/19/1997Author Gavin de Becker shares his new book, "The Gift of Fear," about human intuition and safety. 12:04 -
James Salter
Air Date 09/19/1997Author James Salter reflects on his long and winding career and shares his new memoir, "Burning the Days." 23:28 -
Kirk Douglas
Air Date 09/17/1997Actor Kirk Douglas presents his book, "Climbing the Mountain," a reflection on the past decade of his life which has been marked by tragedy and... 15:52 -
Eugenia Zukerman
Air Date 09/16/1997Eugenia Zukerman talks about her book, "Coping with Prednisone." 14:47 -
'Road Kill'
Air Date 09/10/1997Musician Willie Nelson and author Kinky Friedman talk about their friendship and their book, "Road Kill," which is based on real events. 24:52 -
Adaptation: From Novel to Film
Air Date 09/08/1997Writers Dan Wakefield, Kurt Vonnegut, and Bruce Jay Friedman have a discussion about the unique experience of having their work adapted to fit on... 21:31 -
Howard Schultz
Air Date 09/08/1997Chairman and C.E.O. of Starbucks Howard Schultz shares his book, "Pour Your Heart Into It." 11:44 -
Life of Dorthy Dandridge
Air Date 08/15/1997Biographer Donald Bogle and actors Ruby Dee and Cicely Tyson reflect on the life of actor, singer, and dancer Dorothy Dandridge. 21:08 -
Charles Frazier
Air Date 08/15/1997Author Charles Frazier on his book "Cold Mountain," about the journey home of a Civil War Confederate deserter. 32:25 -
Peter Mayle
Air Date 08/13/1997Peter Mayle talks about his novel "Chasing Cezanne" which examines the world of stolen art. 14:44 -
Paul Monette Panel
Air Date 08/12/1997Filmmaker Monte Bramer and producer Lesli Klainberg share their new film, "Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End." 11:50 -
Erica Jong
Air Date 08/06/1997Author Erica Jong on her book, "Inventing Memory: A Novel of Mothers and Daughters." 10:53 -
Sebastian Junger
Air Date 08/05/1997Journalist Sebastian Junger looks back at his exciting career and talks about his book, "The Perfect Storm." 20:42 -
Remembering William Burroughs
Air Date 08/04/1997Publisher Morgan Entrekin and director Robert Wilson reflect on William Burroughs, an icon of the Beat Generation. 08:11 -
Cathleen Black
Air Date 07/31/1997The president of Hearst Magazines reflects on the turnaround of the book and magazine industry. 14:20 -
Naomi Wolf
Air Date 07/25/1997Naomi Wolf on her book, "Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood." 24:10 -
Richard Ford
Air Date 07/21/1997Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford presents his most recent work, "Women with Men." 16:38 -
Peter Balakian
Air Date 07/18/1997Peter Balakian examines the Armenian genocide in 1915 by the Ottoman Turks and shares his book, "Black Dog of Fate, A Memoir." 14:36 -
'Booknotes'
Air Date 07/08/1997A conversation about the concept behind the book, "Booknotes." 32:19 -
Pauline Maier
Air Date 07/04/1997Historian Pauline Maier explains how the Declaration of Independence was written and why it has become so sacred. 20:43 -
Stuart Stevens
Air Date 06/27/1997Travel writer and political consultant Stuart Stevens presents his new book, "Feeding Frenzy." 17:02 -
Alice Walker
Air Date 06/27/1997Writer and activist Alice Walker presents her new book, "Anything We Love Can Be Saved." 13:05 -
David Brock
Air Date 06/26/1997Journalist David Brock describes his evolution as a journalist, his book about Hillary Clinton, and why he is no longer the right-wing hit man. 22:16 -
Summer Books Panel
Air Date 06/25/1997Authors Calvin Trillin and Fran Lebowitz join Sybil Steinberg, senior editor of Publisher's Weekly, to share their summer reading picks. 18:42 -
Michael Drosnin
Air Date 06/25/1997Journalist Michael Drosnin shares his book the "Bible Code," in which he reveals a code in the Bible predicts modern day events. 10:43 -
'Bible Code' Rebuttal
Air Date 06/25/1997Theologian Shaul Magid and writer Benjamin Wittes refute claims made in Michael Drosnin's "Bible Code." 10:45 -
Isabella Rossellini
Air Date 06/13/1997Actor and author Isabella Rossellini discusses her memoir, "Some of Me." 17:34 -
Hunter S. Thompson
Air Date 06/13/1997Author Hunter S. Thompson on "The Proud Highway," which uses his own letters as a young adult to present his perception of the 1960s. 35:00 -
David Ignatius
Air Date 06/04/1997David Ignatius talks about his novel, "A Firing Offense." 16:18 -
Frank McCourt
Air Date 06/02/1997Author Frank McCourt shares his memoir, "Angela's Ashes," which recounts his impoverished childhood in Ireland. 16:32 -
Ward Just
Air Date 05/29/1997Ward Just on his novel, "Echo House." 28:45 -
'Into the Storm'
Air Date 05/27/1997A conversation about the book, "Into the Storm: A Study in Command." 23:48 -
Reynolds Price
Air Date 05/21/1997Author Reynolds Price on his book, "The Collected Poems," which gathers his poems during his battle with spinal cancer. 18:01 -
Spike Lee
Air Date 05/16/1997Director Spike Lee on his memoir, "Best Seat in the House," on being a lifelong fan of the New York Knicks. 27:41 -
John Templeton
Air Date 05/14/1997Global investor John Templeton on his book, "Worldwide Laws of Life." 26:06 -
Albert French
Air Date 05/13/1997Albert French introduces his novel, "Patches of Fire: A Story of War and Redemption." 12:06 -
Gita Mehta
Air Date 05/12/1997Author Gita Mehta discusses the complexity and diversity of India and her latest book, “Snakes and Ladders.” 16:18 -
Michael Pollan
Air Date 05/07/1997Writer Michael Pollan reflects on the time he spent building a cabin in the woods and shares his book, "A Place of My Own." 11:15 -
Pete Hamill
Air Date 05/07/1997Newly appointed editor in chief of the New York Daily News, Pete Hamill talks about his new role and his novel, "Snow in August." 21:07 -
David Horowitz
Air Date 05/01/1997David Horowitz--author of "Destructive Generation"--talks about his book, "Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey." 19:34 -
Kathryn Harrison
Air Date 04/28/1997Kathryn Harrison reflects on her controversial memoir, "The Kiss," which recounts her family's difficult dynamic and her affair with her father. 26:30 -
Biographers Panel
Air Date 04/28/1997Biographers R.F. Foster, Sam Tanenhaus, and James I. Robertson, Jr.discuss their work, as well as the art and meaning of the biography. 14:13 -
Norman Mailer
Air Date 04/22/1997Writer Norman Mailer on his book, "The Gospel According to the Son," a novel written from the perspective of Jesus Christ. 23:35 -
Robert Reich
Air Date 04/21/1997Robert Reich talks about his memoir, "Locked in the Cabinet." 24:25 -
Peter Maas
Air Date 04/18/1997Author Peter Maas on "Underboss: Sammy The Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia." 29:13 -
Ian McHarg
Air Date 04/14/1997Landscape architect Ian McHarg talks about his career and his new autobiography, "A Quest for Life." 12:01 -
Jill Krementz
Air Date 04/14/1997Jill Krementz talks about photographing writers in her new book, "The Writer's Desk." 13:44 -
Tanya Tucker
Air Date 04/11/1997Country singer Tanya Tucker recounts stories from her memoir, "Nickel Dreams." 16:42 -
Basketball and Writing
Air Date 04/10/1997Phil Jackson and author Charley Rosen discuss basketball and Rosen's novel, "The House of Moses All-Stars.” 17:38 -
A. N. Wilson
Air Date 04/08/1997A. N. Wilson on his book, "Paul: The Mind of the Apostle." 15:30 -
Remembering Allen Ginsberg
Air Date 04/07/1997A look back at the late poet, Allen Ginsberg. 01:26 -
Andrew Sullivan
Air Date 04/04/1997Andrew Sullivan, senior editor at The New Republic, introduces his new book, "Same-Sex Marriage: Pro & Con." 16:04