Books Sandwiched In Podcasts (2007)


December 6, 2007

All Governments Lie! The Life and Times of Rebel Journalist I. F. Stone by Myra MacPherson
Reviewed by: Mel Braverman, activist and retired Xerox Manager.
Time - 43.51 (20.5Mb)

November 1, 2007

The Devil in the White City  by Erik Larson
A story of an unorthodox mobile library in Africa.
Reviewed by: Detective Andrew Minchak, Brighton Police Crime Scene Investigator
Time - 50.23 (23.6Mb)

October 4, 2007

The Camel Bookmobile  by Masha Hamilton
A story of an unorthodox mobile library in Africa.
Reviewed by: Bill Pontius, Executive Director, Friends of the Rochester Public Library
Time - 47.29 (22.2Mb)

September 25, 2007

30th Anniversary of Books Sandwiched in
Roots  by Alex Haley
A 1977 bestseller
Reviewed by: Karen Morris, Brighton Town Justice
Time - 69:00 (32.5Mb)

May 3, 2007

Arthur and George  by Julian Barnes
In this novel, Arthur Conan Doyle investigates a gross miscarriage of justice.    
Reviewed by: Deborah Rossen-Knill, Director of the College Writing Program and Senior Lecturer in English at the U of R.
Time - 43:51 (20.5Mb)

March 1, 2007

Small Island  by Andrea Levy
A story of class, race, and prejudice in 1948 London. 
    
Reviewed by: Tim Madigan, Professor of Philosophy, St. John Fisher College; President, Rochester Branch, The English-Speaking Union.
Time - 41:16 (19.3Mb)

January 4, 2007

My Sister's Keeper  by Jodi Picoult
This novel depicts the impact of a child's severe illness on family dynamics.
  
    
Reviewed by: Mark Nickels, MD, U of R Medical Center. Dr. Nickels will explore the interface between medicine and psychiatry as it effects transplant patients.
Time - 46.01 (28.4Mb)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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