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Discussing the book "The New American Poverty," with the author Michael Harrington
May. 1, 1984
Discussing the book "The New American Ghetto" with the author, photographer Camilo Jose Vergara
Dec. 27, 1995
Discussing the book "The Missing" with the author, journalist and editor Andrew O'Hagan
Oct. 31, 1996
Discussing the book "The Long Affair: Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution, 1785-1800 with Conor Cruise O'Brien.
Oct. 24, 1996
Discussing the book "The Light in the Skull : An Odyssey of Medical Discovery" with the author Dr. Ronald Glasser
Jul. 29, 1997
Discussing the book "The Liars' Club: A Memoir" with the author Mary Karr
Jul. 12, 1995
Discussing the book "The lean years: politics in a time of scarcity"
May. 20, 1980
Discussing the book "The lean years: politics in a time of scarcity" with the author Richard Barnett.
Discussing the book "The Last Song of Manuel Sendero" with the author Ariel Dorfman
Mar. 6, 1987
Discussing the book "The Last Empire: DeBeers, Diamonds, and the World" with the author, editor and columnist Stefan Kanfer
Aug. 16, 1993
Discussing the book "The Last Days of the New Yorker" with the author, journalist Gigi Mahon
Jan. 17, 1989
Discussing the book "The Kindness of Strangers: The Life of Tennessee Williams" with the author Donald Spoto
May. 3, 1985
Discussing the book "The Joy of Reading: 210 Favorite Books, Plays, Poems, Essays, Etc.: What's in Them, Why Read Them" with the author and editor Charles Van Doren
Jan. 7, 1986
Discussing the book "The Immigrant World of Ybor City: Italians and their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985" with the Gary Mormino.
Jun. 24, 1987
Discussing the book "The Heart of Rock and Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made" with the author, rock critic Dave Marsh
Nov. 16, 1989
Discussing the book "The Health of China" with the authors, sociologist Ruth Sidel and physician Victor Sidel
May. 21, 1982
Program includes an excerpt of an interview with Dr. George Hatem and a Chinese traditional doctor at Xiyan Hospital.

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