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  • Shana Alexander reads from and discusses her book "Very Much a Lady"

    Apr. 6, 1983

    "Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower" is Shana Alexander's account of this true crime. Jean Harris had a 14-year love affair with Dr. Tarnower of the Scarsdale Diet fame. Alexander's book covers Jean Harris' background, her doomed triste and the trial after the tragic event.

  • Jessica Mitford discusses her book "Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business"

    Sep. 14, 1973

    The interview begins with an excerpt of Ken Jackson talking about solitary confinement while in prison. (Fortune Society 1970 Nov. 20. 1967541-3-1). Jessica Mitford an English born author, investigative journalist, and civil rights activist discusses her book "Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business,". Ms Mitford and Studs discuss her finding that prisoners were used as test subjects for drug trials and other medical research, and slave labor. Ms Mitford's book makes the argument that prisons are a governments means to making money from the prisoners they have punished.

  • Alger Hiss

    Discussing the book "Laughing last" with the author Tony Hiss

    Mar. 14, 1977

    Discussing the book "Laughing last" with the author Tony Hiss.

  • Discussing the book "A man's life" with the author Roger Wilkins

    Aug. 30, 1982

    Discussing the book "A man's life" with the author Roger Wilkins.

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