William Stringfellow discusses the book "The Christian Ethic." Includes passages from the book.

Stephen T. Sohmer discusses his first novel, "The Way It Was," a cynical commentary on his generation's struggle to develop stable relationships. In the context of stoic upper-middle-class conservatism, the novel chronicles how discontent can brew into rage beneath the veneer of social expectation.

Joan Peters spent seven years researching history and asking a lot of questions like 'Who were the refugees? and why are they still in the camps?," for her book, "From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab-Jewish Conflict over Palestine." According to Peters, the Middle East does not accept non-Muslim as equals. Peters explained, the Jews are not equals but rather they are 2nd class citizens.

David Mamet discusses his play Glengarry Glen Ross. Includes two scenes from the play recited by both David Mamet and Studs Terkel.

Discussing the book "Contact" (published by Simon & Schuster) with the author, astronomer and science writer Carl Sagan. Starts with clip from Arthur C. Clarke (1856688-3-1).