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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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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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Tom Santopietro on The Voice
/RSS FeedTom 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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James L. Swanson: Manhunt
/RSS FeedA 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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Animals Make Us Human
/RSS FeedTemple Grandin is this week’s guest. She discusses her new book Animals Make Us Human, and what it’s like to be portrayed on film by Claire Danes!
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Alex the Parrot
/RSS FeedDr. Irene M. Pepperberg discusses her work with Alex, an African Grey Parrot who could not only talk, but also understand what he was saying and why he was saying it. Visit The Alex Foundation.
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Robert Wagner
/RSS FeedRobert Wagner listens intently while I regale him with stories of my past. (Kidding! Dr. Evil’s Number Two does all the regaling.)
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Anthony Rudel on the Origins of Radio
/RSS FeedAnthony Rudel discusses his informative little book on the history of radio.
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Animation Historian Jerry Beck
/RSS FeedJerry Beck returns to discuss the latest DVD cartoon sets that he has curated, as well as a host of lovely new publications he has written.
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Steven Rinella Returns
/RSS FeedOur friend Steven Rinella returns to From the Bookshelf to discuss his latest book American Buffalo. Entertainment Weekly says of this book, “ The story of our country, Rinella shows, is inextricably intertwined with the story of this animal. A–”
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Alphabet Juice from Roy Blount Jr.
/RSS FeedHumorist Roy Blount Jr. joins us this week to discuss his new book and other stuff. It’s fun! Check out Roy’s website www.royblountjr.com
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