Books Sandwiched In Podcasts (2008)

December 4, 2008	They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Alephonsion Deng., Benson Deng, Benjamin Ajak: with Judy A. Bernstein. Riveting memoir of three lost boys and their flight from the massacre of Sudan's civil war. Reviewed by: Angelique Stevens, Assistant Director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project at Monroe Community College. Time - 43:18 (19.8Mb)
November 6, 2008	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Jeffrey Khaled Hosseini An engrossing novel that spans thirty years of Afghanistan's history and cultural changes Reviewed by: Lois Tucker, Retired Transition Program Coordinator of Alternatives for Battered Women. Time - 48.43 (23.4Mb)
October 2, 2008	The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. by Jeffrey Toobin.An absorbing look into the politics and personalities of the United States Supreme Court.Reviewed by: The Honorable Nancy E. Smith, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department. Time - 47:50 (22.4Mb)
May 1, 2008	The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon A mystery set in Alaska, an alternative Jewish homeland. Reviewed by: Phyllis Kasdin, Special Programs Director, JCC. Time - 43:41 (20.4Mb)
April 3, 2008	Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson A sensitive relationship between a young writer and the village octogenarian. Reviewer: Mildred Boylan, former faculty member, St. John Fisher; Times-Union reviewer
March 6, 2008	The Glass Castle  by Jeannette Walls A memoir of surviving a horrendous childhood.Reviewed by: Paul Caccamise, former administrator, Monroe County Dept. of Social Services; v-P, Life-Span, Time - 54:49 (25.0Mb)
February 7, 2008	The Reluctant Fundamentalist  by Mohsin Hamid Reviewed by: Dr. Carl Davila, Presidential Fellow and Visiting Asst. Prof. of History and Anthropology, SUNY Brockport. Time - 44:37 (20.9Mb)
January 3, 2008	Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen & David Oliver Relin Reviewed by: Joe Flaherty, Founder & director, Writers & Books. Time - 42:06 (19.7Mb)

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