Books 1881 Videos
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Bill Bradley, Pt. 1
Air Date 01/25/1996Senator Bill Bradley on his memoir, "Time Present Time Past." 16:05 -
Tsutomu Shimomura
Air Date 01/23/1996Computer security expert Tsutomu Shimomura shares his book, "Takedown" about his pursuit of hacker Kevin Mitnick. 10:17 -
'Breaking the News'
Air Date 01/22/1996Journalists Walter Isaacson, Jonathan Alter, Michel Martin, and James Fallows on Fallows' book, "Breaking the News." 21:26 -
Daniel Burstein
Air Date 01/19/1996Daniel Burstein shares his book, "Road Warriors," which examines the social and economic implications of the new era of technology. 12:58 -
Salman Rushdie
Air Date 01/18/1996The "Satanic Verses" author returns to talk about his latest book, "The Moor's Last Sigh." 38:58 -
Stephen Covey
Air Date 01/15/1996Author Stephen Covey on his book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." 18:45 -
Michael Eric Dyson
Air Date 01/11/1996Author and Baptist minister Michael Eric Dyson on his book, "Between God and Gangsta Rap." 16:56 -
Regis Philbin
Air Date 01/10/1996TV personality Regis Philbin reflects on his career and shares his new book, "I'm Only One Man." 38:51 -
Hannah Pakula
Air Date 12/21/1995Hannah Pakula, the author of "The Last Romantic," on her new book, "An Uncommon Woman." 10:59 -
Ralph Martin
Air Date 12/08/1995Author Ralph Martin talks about his new book, "Seeds of Destruction: Joe Kennedy and His Sons." 11:58 -
Mary Tyler Moore
Air Date 12/07/1995Actress Mary Tyler Moore reflects on her life and career in her memoir, "After All." 21:42 -
Isabel Fonseca
Air Date 12/06/1995Author Isabel Fonseca discusses her book, "Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey." 18:35 -
William Bennett
Air Date 12/06/1995Former secretary of education William Bennett reflects on what he sees as an erosion of values in society and a lack of moral education. 35:15 -
Oscar Hijuelos
Air Date 12/05/1995Oscar Hijuelos talks about his latest book, "Mr. Ives' Christmas." 14:38 -
Shana Alexander
Air Date 12/05/1995Journalist Shana Alexander reflects on her childhood with her parents who were influential Jazz Age figures. 14:56 -
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Air Date 12/04/1995A discussion with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin about politics and history. 15:31 -
Jo Franklin
Air Date 12/01/1995Documentary filmmaker Jo Franklin discusses her first novel which is based upon her experiences in the Persian Gulf. 08:50 -
Paul Theroux
Air Date 12/01/1995Paul Theroux discusses travelling the Mediterranean and his latest novel “The Pillars of Hercules.” 12:51 -
Hal Crowther
Air Date 12/01/1995Journalist Hal Crowther discusses “Unarmed but Dangerous,” a collection of his essays. 12:01 -
Susanna Moore
Air Date 11/30/1995Author Susanna Moore remembers growing up in Hawaii and shares her fourth and newest novel, "In the Cut." 21:02 -
Lawrence Grossman
Air Date 11/29/1995Lawrence Grossman, president of Horizons Cable Network, talks about his book, "The Electronic Republic." 10:44 -
Robert Harris
Air Date 11/24/1995Robert Harris introduces his book, "Enigma," which is based on real events during WWII and the breaking of the German enigma code. 13:23 -
Umberto Eco
Air Date 11/24/1995Umberto Eco describes his process writing "The Island of the Day Before." 08:39 -
Charles Kuralt
Air Date 11/24/1995Charles Kuralt talks about leaving his job at CBS News to travel the United States for his book "Charles Kuralt's America." 20:03 -
Robert Massie
Air Date 11/23/1995A conversation with Robert Massie the author of, "The Romanovs: The Final Chapter: The Terrible Fate of Russia's Last Tsar and His Family." 19:16 -
Marlin Fitzwater
Air Date 11/22/1995Former White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater talks about his memoir, "In the Briefing." 18:51 -
Richard Ben Cramer
Air Date 11/20/1995Writer Richard Ben Cramer on his life while between writing books and shares his newest work, "Bob Dole." 17:18 -
Jonathan Kozol
Air Date 11/16/1995Activist Jonathan Kozol shares his latest work, "Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation." 10:00 -
Evan Thomas
Air Date 11/15/1995Evan Thomas of Newsweek describes the four CIA operatives profiled in his book, "The Very Best Men." 13:48 -
Elie Wiesel
Air Date 11/09/1995Elie Wiesel on his memoir, "All Rivers Run to the Sea." 34:02 -
Amy Tan
Air Date 11/09/1995Amy Tan on her new novel, "The Hundred Secret Senses." 19:22 -
Reggie Miller
Air Date 11/08/1995Indiana Pacers basketball player Reggie Miller talks about his book, "I Love Being the Enemy." 13:52 -
Nicholas Pileggi
Air Date 11/02/1995Author Nicholas Pileggi talks about his book, "Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas." 24:58 -
David Herbert Donald
Air Date 11/01/1995Author David Herbert Donald talks "Lincoln." 18:28 -
Norman Mailer
Air Date 10/30/1995Norman Mailer shares his latest book, “Picasso: Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man.” 18:01 -
Robert MacNeil
Air Date 10/25/1995Author Robert MacNeil on his novel, "The Voyage." 17:47 -
John Updike
Air Date 10/24/1995Author John Updike talks about golf and shares the new compilation of his four novels, "Rabbit Angstrom." 16:14 -
bell hooks
Air Date 10/24/1995Feminist and intellectual bell hooks of CUNY shares her new book, "Killing Rage: Ending Racism." 10:38 -
Fox Butterfield
Air Date 10/23/1995Journalist Fox Butterfield of The New York Times shares his new book on violence in America, "All God's Children." 16:03 -
Jeff Madrick
Air Date 10/23/1995Journalist and author Jeff Madrick shares his new book addressing the slowing economy, "The End of Affluence." 19:29 -
'Get Shorty'
Air Date 10/19/1995Director Barry Sonnenfeld and Author Elmore Leonard discuss Barry's film adaptation of Elmore's novel, "Get Shorty." 18:09 -
Gore Vidal
Air Date 10/13/1995Author and essayist Gore Vidal shares the book he said he would never write, his new memoir, "Palimpsest." 28:47 -
Pierre Salinger
Air Date 10/13/1995Pierre Salinger, former White House press secretary, shares his new memoir "P.S.: A Memoir." 24:14 -
Gitta Sereny, Pt. 2
Air Date 10/12/1995Journalist Gitta Sereny discusses the nature of evil, Adolf Hitler, and "Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth." 12:56 -
Anatoly Dobrynin
Air Date 10/11/1995Anatoly Dobrynin, former Soviet ambassador to the United States, on his memoir, "In Confidence." 32:51 -
Kazuo Ishiguro
Air Date 10/10/1995Author Kazuo Ishiguro presents his new novel, "The Unconsoled." 20:04 -
Ed Koch
Air Date 10/05/1995Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch on Rudy Giuliani, O. J. Simpson, and his first novel, "Murder at City Hall." 14:31 -
Gitta Sereny, Pt. 1
Air Date 10/04/1995Gitta Sereny, author of "Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth," discusses the second most powerful man in the Third Reich. 20:25 -
Jeff Greenfield
Air Date 09/27/1995ABC News correspondent Jeff Greenfield on his novel, "The People's Choice." 14:14 -
Michael Crichton
Air Date 09/22/1995Novelist Michael Crichton discusses the themes of genetic manipulation and evolution in "The Lost World," the sequel to "Jurassic Park." 36:26 -
Ernst Gombrich
Air Date 09/22/1995Art historian Ernst Gombrich reflects on his bestselling book, "The Story of Art." 17:10 -
Nicholas Evans
Air Date 09/20/1995Author Nicholas Evans discusses his debut novel, "The Horse Whisperer," which has already seen great success. 15:54 -
William Safire, Pt. 2
Air Date 09/20/1995The conversation continues with author William Safire and his new Cold War spy book, "Sleeper Spy." 23:01 -
Anna Quindlen
Air Date 09/18/1995Author Anna Quindlen, formerly a columnist at The New York Times, shares her new book, "One True Thing." 26:39 -
Thomas Sowell
Air Date 09/15/1995Economist Thomas Sowell reflects on race and affirmative action and introduces his book, "The Vision of the Anointed." 24:29 -
Studs Terkel
Air Date 09/13/1995Author Studs Terkel on his new book, "Coming of Age," made of interviews with people aged 70-90 about the 20th century. 17:57 -
Dorothy Allison
Air Date 09/13/1995Author Dorothy Allison shares her new memoir about her complicated childhood, "Two or Three Things I Know For Sure." 13:51 -
Spike Lee
Air Date 09/12/1995Spike Lee presents his new film, "Clockers," an adaptation of Richard Price's eponymous novel about life in the inner city. 28:31 -
Jack Newfield
Air Date 09/12/1995Journalist Jack Newfield shares his new book, "Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King." 24:18 -
Andrew Sullivan
Air Date 09/11/1995Editor of the New Republic Andrew Sullivan talks about his book, "Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality." 33:31