Leo Damrosch's Tocqueville's Discovery of America let's the reader accompany Tocqueville and his friend, Beaumont, on their nine month journey through the United States of 1831-32. Ostensibley here to inspect our prison system, the adventurous young men used the opportunity to checkout many other aspects of our society. Among much else, they found our manners rather barbaric, couldn't understand the social freedom of unmarried women, and found Ohio to be the essence of the "new America."
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
About Books, July 10, 2010
Krista Tippett is well-known to WVIK listeners as the host of Speaking of Faith. Today she visits with me about her book, Einstein's God, a selection of interviews from her radio program.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, July 2, 2010
About Books, July 3, 2010
Michael O'Brien writes about an interesting adventure in Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon. Mrs. Adams is the wife of John Quincy Adams. She and her young son set off from St. Petersburg on a 2000 mile trip by horse and carriage to meet her husband in Paris. This was unheard of in 1815 and it did a lot to boost the confidence of this future first lady.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, June 25, 2010
About Books, June 26, 2010
AbrahamVerghese's Cutting for Stone is a story of love and betrayal, medicine and healing, parents and children, brothers and twins. Beginning is Addis Ababa, where the author is from, and moving on to New York, Marion and Shiva Stone's story unfolds. I guarantee once you begin you will not be able to put the book down. It is truly a work of art.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, June 18, 2010
About Books, June 19,2010
Ellen Fitzpatrick brings back many memories in "Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation." In the aftermath of John Kennedy's assassination over 800,000 letters were received. They all were read and answered by volunteers. Many are archived but have received little attention from scholars until now. Fitgerald has selected about 250 letters to share. She even has contacted the senders and includes a short sketch about each.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, June 11, 2010
About Books, June 12,2010
Thomas Asbridge's The Crusades is the result of six years of researh. It is a comprehensive look at war in the holy land from two points of view: Muslim and Christian. Among the things you'll discover are the reasons for the crusades, where the word came from, how religions justified violence in the name of God, who were the men who led the armies and what the long term effect of these struggles are to this day.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Saturday, June 5, 2010
About Books, June 5, 2010
Rebecca Skloot is a science journalist. Her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, tells the story of an African American woman whose cancer cells were harvested by doctors without her knowledge. These cells lived and multiplied and were instrumental in many medical breakthroughs. Henrietta's family discovered the truth twenty years after their mother's death and the impact is profound. This is an amazing book about family, poverty, education and lack of education, medical ethics, and cultural differences.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
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