Books

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Geraldine Brooks: "Caleb's Crossing" (Rebroadcast)

Geraldine Brooks: "Caleb's Crossing" (Rebroadcast)

September 5, 2011

In 1665 a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard. This little-known fact inspires Geraldine Brooks’ latest novel: imagining love, loss and the struggle to bridge cultural divides.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-09-01/conor-oclery-moscow-december-25-1991

Conor O'Clery: "Moscow, December 25, 1991"

September 1, 2011

He was the Moscow correspondent for the Irish Times when the the Soviet Union fell apart twenty years ago. Conor O'Clery reflects on the end of the communist superpower.

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Shannen Rossmiller: "The Unexpected Patriot"

August 31, 2011

How a mother of three and a Montana municipal court judge became an online terrorist-hunter after 9/11.

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Justin Torres: "We The Animals"

Justin Torres: "We The Animals"

August 30, 2011

Author Justin Torres presents a portrait of the joys and heartbreaks of family. His first novel, based upon his own life,tells the story of three inseparable brothers, their white mother and Puerto Rican father.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-08-25/gary-younge-who-are-we-and-should-it-matter-twenty-first-century

Gary Younge: "Who Are We - And Should It Matter in the Twenty-First Century?"

August 25, 2011

Americans are obsessed with identity -- from our ethnic roots to gay marriage to the President's birth certificate. Identity often determines whom we elect to public office; informs the choices we make to stay safe; and figures in the decision to go to war. A look at how we identify ourselves and why it matters.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-08-24/readers-review-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society-mary-ann-shaffer-and-a
Readers' Review: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Readers' Review: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

August 24, 2011

This month's Readers' Review is a charming book about reading, letters and life on the island of Guernsey during and after World War II.

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Laura Lippman: "The Most Dangerous Thing"

Laura Lippman: "The Most Dangerous Thing"

August 22, 2011

The former Baltimore Sun reporter's newest novel looks at the power of long-kept secrets and childhood regret.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-08-16/steven-brill-class-warfare
Steven Brill: "Class Warfare"

Steven Brill: "Class Warfare"

August 16, 2011

On the frontlines of school reform: A veteran journalist reports on an unlikely coalition of parents, teachers, Republicans and Democrats trying to fix America’s failing schools.

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Jane Fonda: "Prime Time"

August 11, 2011

Jane Fonda talks with Diane about love, health, fitness and friendship. The award-winning actress explains how life's third act can be the most fulfilling.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-08-10/geoffrey-gray-skyjack-hunt-db-cooper

Geoffrey Gray: "Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper"

August 10, 2011

The author of a new book on the nation’s only unsolved skyjacking discusses why the 40-year mystery of D.B. Cooper has become a legend and a curse.

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