Books 1881 Videos
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Air Date 04/04/1997Christopher Buckley, editor of Forbes FYI, shares his new book, "Wry Martinis," which collects the best of his recent writings. 13:44 -
Air Date 04/02/1997Novelist Thomas Kelly recounts working in the tunnels and sewers of New York City and writing his novel based on the characters he met. 13:48 -
Air Date 03/31/1997David Remnick discusses present-day Russia in transition and his latest book "Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia." 30:03 -
Air Date 03/27/1997Jennifer Harbury and Senator Robert Torricelli discuss humans rights abuses in Guatemala. 21:09 -
Air Date 03/27/1997Author David Foster Wallace talks about David Lynch, fame, and “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again." 32:35 -
Air Date 03/04/1997Roy Jenkins talks about his latest book, "Gladstone." 20:54 -
Air Date 03/04/1997Screenwriter John Gregory Dunne on his novel, "Monster: Living Off the Big Screen." 21:13 -
Air Date 02/28/1997Editor of Parade magazine Walter Anderson on his book, "The Confidence Course: Seven Steps to Self-Fulfillment." 09:36 -
Air Date 02/27/1997A conversation with the general editors of "The Norton Anthology: African American Literature." 24:53 -
Air Date 02/26/1997Author Michael Blake talks about his book about the last days of General Custer, "Marching to Valhalla." 10:57 -
Air Date 02/25/1997Jonathan Newcomb, the president of Simon & Schuster, talks about the future of electronic publishing. 13:41 -
Air Date 02/24/1997A discussion about the book, "Birth of a Nation'hood: Gaze, Script, and Spectacle in the O. J. Simpson Case." 27:39 -
Air Date 02/21/1997Anthony Haden-Guest on his book, 'True Colors.' 10:46 -
Air Date 02/20/1997Dr. Oliver Sacks talks about his book, "The Island of the Color Blind." 12:25 -
Air Date 02/17/1997Jack Palance talks about his book, "The Forest of Love." 18:57 -
Air Date 02/17/1997Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell on her latest book, "Hornet's Nest." 14:55 -
Air Date 02/12/1997Henry Grunwald on his book, "One Man's America." 35:32 -
Air Date 01/31/1997News anchor and author Jim Lehrer on his latest novel, "White Widow." 27:36 -
Air Date 01/30/1997Samuel P. Huntington describes post-Cold War foreign policy in "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order." 22:04 -
Air Date 01/29/1997Former Senator Alan Simpson reflects on his political career and presents his book, "Right in the Old Gazoo." 29:47 -
Air Date 01/28/1997Writers Dave Berry, Carl Hiaasen, and Elmore Leonard present their new novel, "Naked Came the Manatee." 15:22 -
Air Date 01/21/1997Minister at Harvard University Peter Gomes provides an inclusive interpretation of the Bible in his book, "The Good Book." 24:44 -
Air Date 01/08/1997Founder of Hustler Magazine Larry Flynt talks about the biopic, "The People vs. Larry Flynt" and shares his memoir, "An Unseemly Man." 16:18 -
Air Date 12/25/1996Susan Eisenhower discusses her biography of her grandmother, “Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower.” 15:55 -
Air Date 12/19/1996Author Norman Mailer discusses his return to political writing, considering the presidency in the next millennium. 16:10 -
Air Date 12/18/1996John Richardson talks about his book, "A Life of Picasso 1907-1917: The Painter of Modern Life." 23:49 -
Air Date 12/18/1996John Feinstein on his latest book, "A Civil War: Army vs. Navy." 11:17 -
Air Date 12/16/1996John Edgar Wideman on his book, "The Cattle Killing." 23:53 -
Air Date 12/03/1996Steven Biel, Jack Eaton, Peter Stone and George Tulloch examine the enduring fascination with the Titanic. 20:58 -
Air Date 11/29/1996Edward Jay Epstein on his new book, "Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer." 15:04 -
Air Date 11/29/1996Playwright Neil Simon on his memoir, "Rewrites." 23:15 -
Air Date 11/20/1996A discussion about "The English Patient," with the author of the book and the director of the film. 33:22 -
Air Date 11/19/1996Kurt Vonnegut talks about his 1961 novel "Mother Night," which has been adapted into a movie. 17:08 -
Air Date 11/11/1996Historian Lady Antonia Fraser examines the 1605 Gunpowder Plot in England in her book, "Faith and Treason." 11:43 -
Air Date 11/06/1996Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan discusses social policy and his new book "Miles to Go." 20:18 -
Air Date 10/31/1996A conversation with author Carl Bernstein about his book, "His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time." 21:59 -
Air Date 10/31/1996Author Sally Bedell Smith discusses the life of Pamela Harriman. 22:57 -
Air Date 10/29/1996David Remnick discusses his new book, "The Devil Problem: and Other True Stories." 29:32 -
Air Date 10/25/1996Evolutionary Biologist Stephen Jay Gould on his book, "Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin." 15:56 -
Air Date 10/25/1996Model Cindy Crawford talks about her makeup guidebook, "Cindy Crawford's Basic Face." 18:42 -
Air Date 10/24/1996Author John le Carré shares his new book, "The Tailor of Panama," and discusses the state of Russian politics today. 29:52 -
Air Date 10/21/1996Novelist Scott Turow introduces his latest novel, "The Laws of Our Fathers," which is, in his opinion, the best he's written. 16:23 -
Air Date 10/17/1996A conversation with Lawrence Schiller, author of "American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense." 29:07 -
Air Date 10/08/1996Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young presents his memoir, "An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and Transformation of America." 23:00 -
Air Date 10/07/1996Author Nancy Friday presents her new book, "The Power of Beauty," about how the way we look affects our lives. 12:14 -
Air Date 10/02/1996Frank Sulloway on his book, "Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives." 23:08 -
Air Date 10/01/1996Playwright Neil Simon talks about his memoir, "Rewrites," which chronicles the early stages of his career. 16:38 -
Air Date 09/19/1996Jimmy Breslin on his book, "I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me." 20:08 -
Air Date 09/17/1996Joan Didion gives insight into her latest novel "The Last Thing He Wanted" and her creative process. 16:30 -
Air Date 09/16/1996Joyce Carol Oates on her books, "We Were the Mulvaneys" and "First Love." 13:11 -
Air Date 09/16/1996Paul Hendrickson talks about his book, "The Living and the Dead." 20:57 -
Air Date 09/10/1996Hollywood producer Lynda Obst shares her memoir, "Hello, He Lied," about her climb to the top of Tinseltown. 13:33 -
Air Date 09/05/1996Richard Darman on his book, "Who's in Control?" 20:54 -
Air Date 09/05/1996David Denby on his book, "Great Books." 17:22 -
Air Date 09/04/1996Elmore Leonard discusses his book, "Out of Sight." 15:14 -
Air Date 09/03/1996Art Buchwald shares the second volume of his memoirs, "I'll Always Have Paris," a collection of his most outrageous stories. 21:52 -
Air Date 08/28/1996A discussion about tennis with coach Nick Bollettieri and sports journalist Dick Schaap. 17:04 -
Air Date 08/15/1996Tom Clancy on his latest political thriller, "Executive Orders." 26:36 -
Air Date 08/05/1996Author Anne Rice on her 17th novel, "Servant of the Bones." 24:15 -
Air Date 08/01/1996Brian Moore on his new thriller, "The Statement." 19:49