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Books and Music on The Afternoon Magazine
American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, by Joan Biskupic (Sarah Crichton Books Farrar, Straus and Groux)
Interview date: Friday, December 11, 2009
Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits, by Linda Gordon (W. W. Norton & Company)
Interview date: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Gray Land: Soldiers on War, by Barry Goldstein (W. W. Norton & Company)
Interview date: Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq, by Christina Asquith (Random House)
Interview date: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Less is More: Embracing Simplicity for a Healthy Planet, a Caring Eonomy and Lasting Happiness, by Cecile Andrews (New Society Publishers)
Interview date: Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World, by Wendy Smith (Hyperion)
Interview date: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present, by Hank Stuever (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Interview date: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Soul of a Dog: Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm, by Jon Katz (Villard)
Interview date: Monday, November 23, 2009
Everything But the Coffee: Learning About America from Starbucks, by Bryant Simon (University of California Press)
Interview date: Friday, November 20, 2009
In My Father's Shadow: A Daughter Remembers Orson Welles, by Chris Welles Feder (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)
Interview date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resillinet Kids While Staying Coll, Calm and Connected, by Susan Stiffleman (Morgan James)
Interview date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Water Giver: The Story of a Mother, a Son, and Their Second Chance, by Joan Ryan (Simon & Schuster)
Interview date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records, by Jon Hartley Fox (University of Illinois Press)
Interview date: Friday, November 13, 2009
Genetic Rounds: A Doctor's Encounters in the Field that Revolutionized Medicine, by Robert Marion (Kaplan Publishing)
Interview date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Herblock: The Life and Work of the Great Political Cartoonist, by Haynes Johnson and Harry Katz (The Herb Block Foundation and the Library of Congress in association with W. W. Norton & Company)
Interview date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Barns of Illinois, by Larry and Alaina Kanfer (University of Illinois Press)
Interview date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist, by Thomas Levenson (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Interview date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Robert Allerton: The Private Man & the Public Gifts, by Martha Burgin and Maureen Holtz (The News-Gazetter)
Interview date: Monday, November 09, 2009
The Khaarijee: A Chronicle of Friendship and War in Kabul, by J. Malcolm Garcia (Beacon Press)
Interview date: Thursday, November 05, 2009
Lies My Mother Never Told Me: A Memoir, by Kaylie Jones (William Morrow)
Interview date: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words, by John Bemelmans Marciano (Bloomsbury)
Interview date: Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Why cant U teach me 2 read? Three Students and a Mayor Put Our Schools to the Test, by Beth Fertig (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Interview date: Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress, by Candacy A. Taylor (Cornell University Press)
Interview date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
You Were Always Mom's Favorite! Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives, by Deborah Tannen (Random House)
Interview date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly, by James E. McWilliams (Little, Brown And Company)
Interview date: Monday, October 26, 2009
Equal: Women Reshape American Law, by Fred Strebeigh (W. W. Norton & Company)
Interview date: Friday, October 23, 2009
The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience, by Kirstin Downey (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)
Interview date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Healing the Wounds: Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations, by David M. Noer (Jossey-Bass)
Interview date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Canine and Feline Behavior and Training: A Complete Guide to Understanding Our Two Best Friends, by Linda P. Case (Delmar Cengage Learning)
Interview date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Joy of Pickling: 250 Flavor-Packed Recipes for Vegetables and More from Garden or Market, by Linda Ziedrich (The Harvard Common Press)
Interview date: Friday, October 16, 2009
The Joy of Jams, Jellies, and Other Sweet Preserves: 200 Classic and Contemporary Recipes Showcasing the Fabulous Flavors of Fresh Fruits, by Linda Ziedrich (The Harvard Common Press)
Interview date: Friday, October 16, 2009
The Curse of the Labrador Duck: My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction, by Glen Chilton (Simon & Schuster)
Interview date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Elephants in Our Bedroom: Stories, by Michael Czyzniejewski (Dzanc Books)
Interview date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us About Humanity, by G. A. Bradshaw (Yale University Press)
Interview date: Monday, October 12, 2009
Dreaming in Hindi: Coming Awake in Another Language, by Katherine Russell Rich (Houghton Mifflin)
Interview date: Friday, October 09, 2009
Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness, by Lyanda Lynn Haupt (Little, Brown and Company)
Interview date: Thursday, October 08, 2009
The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm, by Terra Brockman (Agate)
Interview date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Images of America: Urbana, by Ilona Matkovszki and Denis Roberts (Arcadia Publishers)
Interview date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Dime Novel Desperadoses: The Notorious Maxwell Brothers, by John Hallwas (University of Illinois Press)
Interview date: Monday, September 28, 2009
Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance, by Tracy Kidder (Random House)
Interview date: Friday, September 25, 2009
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Chicago White Sox, by Mark Gonzales (Triumph Books)
Interview date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Winds of Dune, by Brian Herbert (Tor)
Interview date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Informers, by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, translated by Anne McLean (Riverhead Books)
Interview date: Monday, September 21, 2009
The Winds of Dune, by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Tor/Forge)
Interview date: Monday, September 21, 2009
A Guide to Art at the University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign, Robert Allerton Park, and Chicago, by Muriel Scheinman (University of illinois Press)
Interview date: Friday, September 18, 2009
A Guide to Art at the University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign, Robert Allerton Park, and Chicago, by Muriel Scheinman (University of Illinois Press)
Interview date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
George Gershwin: An Intimate Portrait, by Walter Rimler (University of illinois Press)
Interview date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Dreaming in Hindi: Coming Awake in Another Language, by Katherine Russell Rich (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Interview date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Losing the News: The Future of the News That Feeds Democracy, by Alex S. Jones (Oxford University Press)
Interview date: Friday, September 11, 2009
My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson, by Jessica DuLong (Free Press)
Interview date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and LIfe on a Sustainable Farm, by Terra Brockman (Agate)
Interview date: Thursday, September 03, 2009
Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States, by Andrew Coe (Oxford University Press)
Interview date: Thursday, September 03, 2009
Purebread & Homegrown: America's County Fairs, by Drake Hokanson & Carol Kratz (Terrace Books)
Interview date: Wednesday, September 02, 2009
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009 A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers, by Richard nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press)
Interview date: Friday, August 28, 2009
The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide: How to Find Hope and Rewarding Work, Even When "There Are No Jobs", by Richard N. Bolles (Ten Speed Press)
Interview date: Friday, August 28, 2009
A Survival Guide to Debt: How to Overcome Tough Times & Restor Your Financial Health, by Mitchell Allen (Greenleaf Book Press Group)
Interview date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being, by Esther M. Sternberg (The Belknap Press of Harvard University)
Interview date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Consequential Strangers: The Power of People Who Don't Seem to Matter...But Really Do, by Melinda Balu and Karen L. Fingerman, Ph.D. (W. W. Norton & Company)
Interview date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Emily's Ghost: A Novel of the Bronte Sisters, by Denise Giardina (W. W. Norton & Company)
Interview date: Thursday, August 20, 2009
The Evolution of Obesity, by Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin (The Johns Hopkins University Press)
Interview date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Inside Assisted Living: The Search for Home, by J. Kevin Eckert, Paula C. Carder, Leslie A. Morgan, Ann Christine Frankowski, Erin G. Roth (The Johns Hopkins University Press)
Interview date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Do-Over! In Which a Forty-Eight-Year-Old Father of Three Returns to Kindergarten, Summer Camp, the Prom, and Other Embarrassments, by Robin Hemley (Little, Brown And Company)
Interview date: Friday, August 14, 2009
Flayaway: How a Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings, by Suzie Gilbert (Harper)
Interview date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Equal: Women Reshape American Law, by Fred Strebeigh (W. W. Norton & Company)
Interview date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Why Don't Students Like School? A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What it Means for the Classroom, by Daniel JT. Willinlgham (Jossey-Bass)
Interview date: Monday, August 10, 2009
First Dogs: American Presidents and Their Best Friends, by Roy Rowan (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)
Interview date: Friday, August 07, 2009
The Crying Tree: A Novel, by Naseem Rakha (Broadway Books)
Interview date: Thursday, August 06, 2009
Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-Torn Village, by James Maskalyk (Spiegel & Grau)
Interview date: Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions, by Susan R. Barry (Basic Books)
Interview date: Tuesday, August 04, 2009
The Book Shopper: A Life in Review, by Murray Browne (Paul Dry Books)
Interview date: Monday, August 03, 2009
Prevention of Bug Bites, Stings, and Disease, by Daniel Strickman, Stephen P. Frances, Mustapha Debboun (Oxford University Press)
Interview date: Friday, July 31, 2009
The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World, by Michelle Goldberg (The Penguin Press)
Interview date: Friday, July 31, 2009
Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines, by Richard A. Muller (W. W. Norton & Company)
Interview date: Thursday, July 30, 2009
Why Dirt Is Good, by Mary Ruebush (Kaplan Publishng)
Interview date: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Capture the Flag: A Politcal History of American Patriotism, by Woden Teachout (Basic Books)
Interview date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs, by Stephen S. Ilardi (Da Capo)
Interview date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism, by Matt Mason (Free Press)
Interview date: Friday, July 17, 2009
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother Y Other Botanical Atrocities, by Amy Stewart (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)
Interview date: Thursday, July 16, 2009
A Weed By Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants We Don't Want, by Nancy Gift (Beacon Press)
Interview date: Thursday, July 16, 2009
The Embers: A Novel, by Hyatt Bass (Henry Holt and Company)
Interview date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
