Historian David Ward discusses his history of the world’s most infamous prison.
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Historian David Ward discusses his history of the world’s most infamous prison.
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Caryl Flinn discusses her new book on the great Ethel Merman, Brass Diva.
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The legendary auteur wastes another half hour with Gary Shapiro on this week’s From The Bookshelf!
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Film director Peter Bogdanovich is this week’s guest. Really!
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Remy Stern’s But Wait There’s More is a fascinating and funny look at the crazy infomercial world. Listen to our funny and fascinating conversation on this week’s show!
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The world lost a fine writer and educator with the death of James D. Houston on April 16, 2009. From the Bookshelf lost a great and dear friend. This week we remember Jim Houston with this interview from last year.
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Debra Gwartney is the guest. Her book, Live Through This, is the harrowing memoir of a mother dealing with two runaway daughters.
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Robin Gerber visits From the Bookshelf to discuss her latest book, a biography of the remarkable Ruth Handler, the woman who created Barbie and built a toy empire.
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Tom Santopietro and Gary review the film career of The Chairman of the Board and discuss Tom’s great new book Sinatra In Hollywood .
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A special archive edition features our interview with James L. Swanson, author of the exciting Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln’s Killer!
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