David Lebedoff reveals the similarities of two seemingly different writers in "The Same Man: George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh in Love and War." Both men were born in 1903 into a similar class but Waugh coveted high society and celebrity while Orwell lived a penniless existence. Lebedoff's dual biography covers their early lives, education, loves, writing and experiences in World War II. The account of Waugh with Randolph Churchill during the war is priceless. However unalike they were, Lebedoff maintains that both deplored modernity. Discover more about these two brilliant men.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
About Books, November 22, 208
Louis Bayard tells the story of the world's first plain clothes detective in "The Black Tower." The detective's name was Vidocq. He was once a convict, worked in Paris in the first part of the 17th century, and was a master of disguise. In this story he is involved in the mystery of a lost royal, the son of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI. You will love this atmospheric historical novel.
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Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
About Books, November 15, 2008
Hollis Gillespie's "Trailer Trashed: My Dubious Efforts Toward Upward Mobility," is a hilarious collection of essays. The chapters reveal the stories of this former flight attendant who was afraid to fly; her parents who were an often drunk trailer salesman and a missile designer; her sisters, one very good and one rather crazy and her friends: Daniel, Grant and Larry. Hollis' adventures have been optioned to television and in the interview she reveals that Laura Dern may play the lead.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
About Books, November 8, 2008
James Tabor's "Forever on the Mountain" tells the story of one of moutaineering's most controversial diasters. It takes place in 1967 when two climbing groups grudgingly united for a trek up Alaska's Mt. McKinley. Near the peak, they encountered a terrible storm and seven young men died. This book unravels the mystery of what went so badly wrong.
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Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
About Books, November 1, 2008
Jessamyn Conrad's "What You Should Know About Politics...But Don't: a Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues" is the perfect antidote to the plethora of politcal advertisements. After explaining our electoral process, the book presents the background and current debates on issues such as the economy, health care, the environment and energy. You will learn the position of all parties on all issues and be able to choose rationally where your feelings align.
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, October 25, 2008
About Books, October 25, 2008
Kathleen Norris writes eloquently in "Acedia and Me: a Marriage, Monks and a Writer's Life" about the ennui or boredom that haunts artists, monks and her own life. Using monastic writing and personal experience in this frank memoir, she talks about the power that acedia has to limit the capacity for happiness and the ability to work and be part of the community.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Thursday, October 9, 2008
About Books, October 18, 2008
Simon Baatz has written a wonderful true-crime book called "The Thrill Of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago." About eighty years ago, two wealthy young men wanted to commit the perfect murder. Their random and brutal killing of a young boy rocked Chicago and resulted in a trial at which they were represented by Clarence Darrow. Baatz explains the circumstances behind the murder, the details of the investigation and trial and the aftermath. I couldn't put the book down once I read the first page.
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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