GARY SHAPIRO’S FROM THE BOOKSHELF

From the Bookshelf is produced with support from radio station KSQD in Santa Cruz California.  Host Gary Shapiro brings you interviews with best selling authors of fiction and nonfiction, graphic novelists, actors, photographers, and singer-songwriters discussing their works.  Visit us on Facebook! Your comments are welcome. Email us at gary@rattlebrain.com.

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  • Beautiful: The Life Of Hedy Lamarr

    Beautiful: The Life Of Hedy Lamarr
    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Beautiful: The Life Of Hedy Lamarr
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    Stephen Michael Shearer on his book Beautiful: The Life Of Hedy Lamarr

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  • Country Legend Rodney Crowell

    Country Legend Rodney Crowell
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Country Legend Rodney Crowell
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    It is a real honor to welcome Rodney Crowell, the legendary country performer and songwriter to the show. His latest project is a brilliant memoir called Chinaberry Sidewalks.

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  • The Life & Art Of Busby Berkeley

    The Life & Art Of Busby Berkeley
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    The Life & Art Of Busby Berkeley
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    Jeffrey Spivak on the great dance director Busby Berkeley.

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  • Kay Thompson by Sam Irvin

    Kay Thompson by Sam Irvin
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Kay Thompson by Sam Irvin
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    Actress, singer, songwriter, nightclub star and creator of Eloise, Kay Thompson is the subject. Film maker and biographer Sam Irvin is the guest!

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  • Jeff Conner’s Classics Mutilated

    Jeff Conner’s Classics Mutilated
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Jeff Conner’s Classics Mutilated
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    Jeff Conner introduces us to ctrl-alt-lit and Classics Mutilated. A classic mashup of classic and monster lit!

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  • The Monkees Tale

    The Monkees Tale
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    The Monkees Tale
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    Eric Lefcowitz has spent years chronicling The Monkees. Now he spends a half an hour talking to Gary Shapiro about them, and about his book Monkee Business. The Monkees had everything-a popular TV show, hit records, and adoring fans. Everything but control over their careers. Author Eric Lefcowitz chronicles the kaleidoscopic journey of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, following each of the four Monkees, together and apart, from 1965 to the present day. A must-read for music fans, Monkee Business is the definitive biography of a rock and roll legend.

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  • Robert Hilburn on Presley, Dylan, Lennon and More.

    Robert Hilburn on Presley, Dylan, Lennon and More.
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Robert Hilburn on Presley, Dylan, Lennon and More.
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    Rock Critic Robert Hilburn has interviewed all of the legends of Rock & Roll. Now the former music critic for the LA Times talks to Gary Shapiro!

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  • Perry Mason: A TV Milestone

    Perry Mason: A TV Milestone
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Perry Mason: A TV Milestone
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    Professor Thomas Leitch discusses the popular TV series Perry Mason. It is a fun conversation!

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  • David Eisenhower on General Eisenhower

    David Eisenhower on General Eisenhower
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    David Eisenhower on General Eisenhower
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    David Eisenhower visits From the Bookshelf to discuss his memoir of his grandfather, President Dwight David Eisenhower.

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  • Kaplan Talks Sinatra

    Kaplan Talks Sinatra
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Kaplan Talks Sinatra
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    James Kaplan returns to talk about his mammoth biography of Frank Sinatra. Over 700 pages, and it’s only part one!

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