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Discussing the book "Final Harvest: An American Tragedy" with author and journalist Andrew Malcolm
Jun. 17, 1986
Discussing the book "Fidel: A Critical Portrait" with Tad Szulc
Nov. 18, 1986
Discussing the book "Far From Home: Life and Loss in Two American Towns" with journalist and author Ron Powers
Jul. 11, 1991
Discussing the book "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965" with Juan Williams
Jan. 23, 1987
Discussing the book "Ernie's War: The Best of Ernie Pyle's World War II Dispatches" with David Nichols
Sep. 30, 1986
Discussing the book "Enthusiasms" (published by Crown Books) with author and journalist Bernard Levin.
1984
*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 
Discussing the book "Echo House" with the author Ward Just
May. 7, 1997
Discussing the book "Dr. Kookie, You're Right!" with the author, journalist Mike Royko
Oct. 27, 1989
Discussing the book "Don't Shoot, We are your Children!" with the author Anthony Lukas
Apr. 15, 1971
Discussing the book "Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families" with the author Tony Lukas
Mar. 30, 1986
Discussing the book "Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families" with the author Tony Lukas
Oct. 4, 1985
Discussing the book "Citizen Cohn" with the author, journalist Nicholas Von Hoffman
Mar. 25, 1988
Discussing the book "Children of Cain: Violence and the Violent in Latin America" with author, journalist Tina Rosenberg
Jan. 6, 1991
Discussing the book "Certain Trumpets: The Call of Leaders" with author, journalist, and historian Garry Wills
May. 23, 1994
Discussing the book "At Home in the Loop: How Clout and Community Built Chicago's Dearborn Park" with Lois Wille
Jun. 23, 1997

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