Books 1881 Videos
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Air Date 05/16/2011Frederick Kempe introduces his book, "Berlin 1961," in which he describes the mistakes of Kennedy's first year in office. 27:24 -
Air Date 04/28/2011Executive Editor of Random House Jon Meacham focuses on the rerelease Shelby Foote's "The Civil War." 17:28 -
Air Date 04/26/2011Karl Gerth introduces his book, "As China Goes, So Goes the World: How Chinese Consumers are Transforming Everything." 20:44 -
Air Date 04/22/2011Author Alexandra Styron discusses her book, "Reading My Father" about her famous writer father Bill Styron. 11:22 -
Air Date 04/15/2011Chef and restaurateur Gabrielle Hamilton on her memoir, "Blood, Bones and Butter" and her family's influence on her career. 28:19 -
Air Date 04/14/2011Historian Simon Schama, discusses all things British and introduces his new book, "Scribble, Scribble, Scribble." 28:59 -
Air Date 04/07/2011Steven and Cokie Roberts share their book, "Our Haggadah," a guide to celebrating an interfaith Passover. 12:58 -
Air Date 04/01/2011Authors Stanley Fish and Roger Rosenblatt discuss the craft of writing and teaching writing. 20:03 -
Air Date 03/24/2011Julian Schnabel and Rula Jebreal talk about their film, '"Miral," which is loosely based on Jebreal's life. 28:13 -
Air Date 03/11/2011Mandalay Entertainment C.E.O. Peter Guber talks about the importance of storytelling to the success of any enterprise in his book, "Tell to Win." 13:28 -
Air Date 03/09/2011Author Jeff Greenfield looks at alternative histories of American politics in his book, "Then Everything Changed." 20:59 -
Air Date 03/02/2011Author Nassim Taleb talks about deficit reduction and his new book, "The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms." 17:58 -
Air Date 03/02/2011Fmr. Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee discusses unemployment rate, the economy, and his book "A Simple Government." 19:50 -
Air Date 03/01/2011Yale Law professor Amy Chua on her new book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," which has ignited fierce controversy. 37:23 -
Air Date 02/21/2011Author Carlos Fuentes on his latest book, "Destiny and Desire," which follows two men in contemporary Mexico. 19:13 -
Air Date 02/18/2011Author James Kaplan talks about his Frank Sinatra biography, "Frank: the Voice." 09:31 -
Air Date 02/09/2011Journalist Peter Bergen shares his new book about the continuing U.S-Al Qaeda conflict, "The Longest War." 14:21 -
Air Date 01/21/2011An appreciation of the life of writer Reynolds Price. 02:03 -
Air Date 01/14/2011Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy shares his book, "Public Enemies," a correspondence between Lévy and Michel Houellebecq. 16:30 -
Air Date 01/13/2011Singer-songwriter Patti Smith shares her memoir, "Just Kids," a reflection on her long-standing relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe. 34:25 -
Air Date 12/29/2010Writer Salman Rushdie shares his new children's book, which he wrote for his son, "Luka and the Fire of Life." 24:28 -
Air Date 12/29/2010Dance critic Jennifer Homans presents her new book, the first cultural history of ballet, "Apollo's Angels." 23:27 -
Air Date 12/23/2010Duchess of Devonshire Deborah Mitford talks about her memoir, her sisters, and growing up in English society. 22:33 -
Air Date 12/22/2010Investment banker, philanthropist, and cellist James Wolfensohn shares his memoir, "A Global Life." 25:37 -
Air Date 12/17/2010Stephen Cohen recounts stories of prisoners in Stalin's gulags during the Terror in "The Victims Return." 15:46 -
Air Date 12/09/2010Author Stacy Schiff discusses her new biography, "Cleopatra: A Life." 15:03 -
Air Date 12/07/2010Critically acclaimed young novelist Nicole Krauss shares her latest work, "Great House." 15:04 -
Air Date 12/03/2010Author Nora Ephron discusses her latest book, "I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections." 31:44 -
Air Date 11/23/2010Steve Martin introduces his first full-length novel, "Object of Beauty," which is set in New York art world. 29:27 -
Air Date 11/23/2010Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul shares his book, "The Masque of Africa." 11:37 -
Air Date 11/17/2010Journalists Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean on their new book chronicling the financial crisis, "All the Devils are Here." 39:28 -
Air Date 10/27/2010Garry Wills introduces his memoir, "Outside Looking In." 25:31 -
Air Date 10/27/2010Ron Chernow shares his discoveries about the life and character of George Washington from his book, "Washington: A Life." 26:22 -
Air Date 10/21/2010Writer Robert Gottlieb shares his new book, "Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt." 15:07 -
Air Date 10/19/2010Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt introduces her new book, "Even Silence Has an End." 29:05 -
Air Date 10/13/2010Isabel Wilkerson shares her new book—fifteen years in the making—"The Warmth of Other Suns." 24:00 -
Air Date 10/13/2010Israeli author David Grossman presents his new book, "To the End of the Land." 28:49 -
Air Date 09/09/2010Tariq Ramadan from Oxford University describes Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood, and his book "The Quest for Meaning." 27:27 -
Air Date 08/17/2010In "Imperial Bedrooms," Bret Easton Ellis returns to the character of Clay, 25 years after the events of "Less than Zero." 13:46 -
Air Date 08/11/2010Author Martin Amis joins Charlie at the table to share his twelfth novel, "The Pregnant Widow." 36:27 -
Air Date 07/27/2010Author Greg Mortenson reflects on his experience in Afghanistan, the schools he built there, and his book, "Stones into Schools." 26:25 -
Air Date 07/26/2010Roger Angell and David Remnick of The New Yorker share their new book, "The Only Game in Town." 13:50 -
Air Date 07/14/2010Chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless talks about Mexican food and his new book, "Fiesta at Rick's." 13:10 -
Air Date 07/06/2010Journalist Stephen Kinzer shares his new book, "Reset," about building better relationships with Iran and Turkey. 27:44 -
Air Date 07/05/2010Lev Grossman, book critic for Time Magazine, reviews the books being released over the summer, including Suzanne Collins' "Mockingjay." 10:45 -
Air Date 06/30/2010Author Alan Furst discusses his book, "Spies of the Balkans," which takes place in the city of Salonika. 17:28 -
Air Date 06/18/2010Patrick McEnroe analyzes the top players going to Wimbledon, and shares his book, "Hardcourt Confidential." 21:33 -
Air Date 06/10/2010Doris Buffett, sister of Warren Buffett, talks about her philanthropy efforts and a biography written about her life by Michael Zitz, "Giving it... 21:42 -
Air Date 06/07/2010Newsweek correspondent Jonathan Alter analyzes Obama's policy decisions in "The Promise: President Obama, Year One." 17:51 -
Air Date 06/04/2010Author and businessman Wes Moore shares his new book about a man who shares his name, "The Other Wes Moore." 17:01 -
Air Date 06/01/2010Roger Rosenblatt remembers his daughter Amy, who died suddenly, in "Making Toast." 14:51 -
Air Date 05/25/2010Sebastian Junger, bestselling author of "The Perfect Storm," shares his latest work, "War." 19:24 -
Air Date 05/19/2010Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer explains why he left the Village Voice after 42 years. 16:42 -
Air Date 05/19/2010Author Scott Turow on common themes in his novels and the plot of his latest work, "Innocent." 36:36 -
Air Date 05/18/2010Joel Kotkin, Chapman University fellow, shares his new book, "The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050." 17:04 -
Air Date 05/17/2010Environmentalist Bill McKibben shares his book, "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet." 16:47 -
Air Date 05/14/2010Carol Burnett reflects on starting her career in musical comedy and shares her book, "This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection." 21:41 -
Air Date 05/11/2010Author Norris Church Mailer talks about her marriage to Norman Mailer and her book, "A Ticket to the Circus." 18:36 -
Air Date 05/10/2010Pulitzer Prize winner and Harvard biology professor E.O. Wilson shares his new novel, "Anthill." 14:16 -
Air Date 05/07/2010New York Times columnist Anna Quindlen on what she's learned from her children and her new novel, "Every Last One." 17:11