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http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-05-23/readers-review-train-dreams-denis-johnson
Readers' Review: "Train Dreams" by Denis Johnson

Readers' Review: "Train Dreams" by Denis Johnson

May 23, 2012

Denis Johnson's novella "Train Dreams" was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. For our May Readers' Review, we discuss this portrait of the American West in the first half of the 20th century. Diane hopes you'll join her and her panel as they discuss "Train Dreams."

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-05-08/robert-caro-passage-power-years-lyndon-johnson
Robert Caro: The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson

Robert Caro: The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson

May 8, 2012

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro has spent nearly four decades researching and writing about President Lyndon Johnson. His fourth book on the LBJ, "The Passage of Power," follows Johnson from 1958 to 1964. Lyndon Johnson was...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-05-02/ruth-richardson-dickens-workhouse-oliver-twist-and-london-poor
Ruth Richardson: "Dickens & the Workhouse: Oliver Twist and the London Poor"

Ruth Richardson: "Dickens & the Workhouse: Oliver Twist and the London Poor"

May 2, 2012

The recent discovery that as a youth Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide. Diane and her guest talk about the campaign to save it from demolition and Dicken's pre-occuptation with the bleak workhouse at the heart of his novel.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-05-01/environmental-outlook-american-canopy-eric-rutkow
Environmental Outlook: "American Canopy" by Eric Rutkow

Environmental Outlook: "American Canopy" by Eric Rutkow

May 1, 2012

How America's trees and forests shaped the nation.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-04-26/paul-french-midnight-peking-how-murder-young-englishwoman-haunted-last-days-old-chi
Paul French: "Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China"

Paul French: "Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China"

April 26, 2012

Historian and China expert uses modern resources to solve a long forgotten murder mystery in the last days of colonial Peking.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-04-26/perspectives-foreign-policy-madeleine-albright-and-bruce-riedel
Perspectives On Foreign Policy - Madeleine Albright and Bruce Riedel

Perspectives On Foreign Policy - Madeleine Albright and Bruce Riedel

April 26, 2012

A look back at America's role on the global stage since World War II and a look forward at how the U.S. can best use its position of power as it navigates conflicts and crises around the world.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-04-17/leslie-maitland-crossing-borders-time-true-story-war-exile-and-love-reclaimed
Leslie Maitland: "Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed"

Leslie Maitland: "Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed"

April 17, 2012

A daughter tells the story of her mother's escape from the Nazis in World War II and what became of the love she left behind in France.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-04-11/new-clues-about-sinking-titanic
New Clues about the Sinking of Titanic

New Clues about the Sinking of Titanic

April 11, 2012

It's been 100 years since the British ocean liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, killing more than 1,500 people. Now, high-definition images made possible by advances in optical technology offer new clues about the ship’s violent descent to the sea floor.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-03-27/michael-rosen-dignity-its-history-and-meaning

Michael Rosen: "Dignity: Its History and Meaning"

March 27, 2012

Dignity plays a central role in current thinking about law and human rights, but there is sharp disagreement about its meaning. Diane and her guest discuss modern conceptions of dignity.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-03-19/jon-gertner-idea-factory-bell-labs-and-great-age-american-innovation

Jon Gertner: "The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation"

March 19, 2012

Bell Labs in New Jersey was to technological innovation in the mid-20th century what Silicon Valley in California is today. An editor at Fast Company magazine describes the environment which fostered 13 Nobel Prize winners and the development of radars, lasers, transistors, satellites and mobile phones.

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