Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Isabel Allende: "My Invented Country" (Harper Collins) (Rebroadcast)

10 a.m. (ET)

With memories as a roadmap and nostalgia as a guide, best-selling author Isabel Allende takes us on a tour of a place based on Chile but rooted in her imagination. She explores how the politics, myth, and magic of her homeland have shaped...

Bill Minutaglio: "City on Fire" (HarperCollins)

11 a.m. (ET)

In 1947, a massive explosion ripped through the thriving port of Texas City, Texas, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands. Veteran journalist and presidential biographer Bill Minutaglio writes about this nearly forgotten...

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