Books Sandwiched In Podcasts (link to the 2007-2008 season)

Recorded cassette or compact disc (CD) copies of previous book reviews are available in the Library's collection for borrowing. Join us October through May for Books Sandwiched In, sponsored by the Friends of Brighton Memorial Library.

Selections are available online in MP3 format. To receive BSI recordings via podcast, you will need an RSS reader. There are various readers available for free on the web; www.feedreader.com is one example. Once you have a reader, click on the RSS button at the top of the left side of this page. Copy the address of the page that comes up. Paste this address into the search bar of your RSS reader, and voila!, you will receive BSI podcasts!

These recordings can be also accessed by clicking on the MP3 icon below for the desired lecture. The length of these recordings, as well as their size in megabytes, is listed. To play the file, you will need media player software installed on your computer that is capable of playing MP3 files.

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)
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)
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 While 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)
December 7, 2006	The Lost Painting: The Quest For A Carravaggio Masterpiece  by Jonathan Harr An intriguing story of the search for a 16th century treasure.        Reviewed by: Libby Clay, docent at the Memorial Art Gallery Time - 60:00 (28.4Mb)
November 2, 2006	The Colony  by John Tayman        Reviewed by: William Valenti, M.D., founding director of Community Health Network.   Time - 53:53 (25.2Mb)
October 5, 2006	Divided by God : America's Church-State Problem-And What We Should Do About It  by Noah Feldman The role of religion in American public life has become one of the most contentious issues in American politics; Feldman traces these conflicts from their origins at the beginning of our history as a nation and its constitutional origins.           Reviewed by: H.Robert Herman, board member of the Interfaith Alliance, former Family Court Judge, retired partner at Harter, Secrest & Emery   Time - 34:37(16.2Mb)
October 6, 2005	Will in the World  by Stephen Greenblatt A lively exploration of the Elizabethan world of William Shakespeare            Reviewed by: Barbara Pitlick Lovenheim, PhD, Associate Professor, English Dept., MCC.   Time - 45:00 (21.1Mb)
December 1, 2005	Omaha Blues: A Memory Loop by Joseph Lelyveld In this memoir, a prizewinning journalist struggles to rediscover his troubled childhood. Reviewed by: Camy Sorbello, widely published author and instructor at Writers & Books.   Time - 42:51 (20.0Mb)
January 5, 2006	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon In this highly acclaimed novel, a brilliant autistic adolescent sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's poodle. Reviewed by: Susan H. Horwitz, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center.   Time - 46:29 (21.1Mb)
May 4, 2006	The Master, by Colm Toibin A charming work of fiction about Henry James, his life andart. Reviewed by: Sybil Craig, former Chair, History Dept.Allendale-Columbia; former President, Rochester Assoc. for the United Nations (RAUN).   Time - 31:11 (14.6Mb)

  

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