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    Sultana

    Alan Huffman appeared on “The Diane Rehm Show” to talk about his book Sultana: Surviving the Civil War, Prison, and the Worst Maritime Disaster in American History (Collins; March 24, 2009).…

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    A Well-Regulated Militia

    Saul Cornell was a guest on WAMU’s “Diane Rehm Show” to talk about his book, A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America, published by Oxford Uni…

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    Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress

    John Cole, co-editor of the Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress, published by Bernan Press, appeared on “The Book Guys” radio show to talk it. The book covers the history of the Library …

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    Safire's Political Dictionary

    William Safire appeared on on “The Book Guys” radio show to talk about the revised edition of his book Safire’s Political Dictionary, issued in paperback by Oxford University Press. Former p…

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    The Art of Making Money

    Jason Kersten appeared on the “Diane Rehm Show” to talk about his book The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter (Gotham; June 11, 2009). The book recounts the criminal ex…

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    Thomas Jefferson's Library Tour and Radio Show

    Mark Dimunation led a tour of Thomas Jefferson’s library at the Library of Congress. Congress purchased President Jefferson’s library in 1815 to replace books that had been destroyed by fire…

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    Challenges for the Obama Administration

    The BBC World Service held a town hall discussion of the issues facing President-Elect Barack Obama after his inauguration. Topics included the current global financial crisis, events in Gaz…

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    Campaign 2008 and the Youth Vote

    Panelists talked about the role of young people in the 2008 election, and their views and political media use. Topics included new media technology in the campaigns and how it helped galvani…

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    Mark Dimunation

    Daniel De Simone and Mark Dimunation were interviewed about the Library of Congress’s efforts to reconstruct President Thomas Jefferson’s library. The Jefferson Library was originally donate…

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    The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America

    Ray Suarez appeared on the Diane Rehm Show to talk about his book, The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America, published by Rayo. He discussed the current relationship between religion …

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    Collected Books: The Guide to Values

    Mr. and Mrs. Ahearn, co-authors of Collected Books: The Guide to Values, 2002 Edition, published by Putnam, talked about book collecting, rare books, and first editions with Mr. Cuthbert and…

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    Born Loser: A History of Failure in America

    Scott Sandage appeared on the “Diane Rehm Show” to talk about his book Born Loser: A History of Failure in America, published by Harvard University Press. It takes a look at the notion of f…

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    Reagan's Path to Victory

    Author Kiron Skinner was a guest on WAMU’s Diane Rehm Show to talk about the book she co-edited with Annelise Anderson and Martin Anderson, Reagan’s Path to Victory: The Shaping of Ronald R…

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    The European Dream

    Author Jeremy Rifkin appeared on the Dianne Rehm radio show to talk with guest host Steve Roberts about Mr Rifkin’s book, The European Dream: How Europe’s Vision of the Future Is Quietly Ec…

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    An Hour Before Daylight

    President Carter talks about his autobiography An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood, published by Simon & Schuster. In this book Jimmy Carter re-creates his Depression-era bo…

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    My Life

    Former President Clinton appeared on the Diane Rehm Show to talk about his autobiography, My Life, published by Alfred A. Knopf. He discussed his childhood, the war in Iraq, and read an essa…

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    A Pretext for War

    Author James Bamford appeared on the Diane Rehm Show to talk about his latest book A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America’s Intelligence Agencies, published by Doubleday. T…

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    Confessions of a Tax Collector

    Author Richard Yancey was a guest on the Diane Rehm Show. He and Rehm talked about his book, "Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man’s Tour of Duty Inside the IRS", published by HarperColl…

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    So Many Books, So Little Time

    Author Sara Nelson talked about her book, So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading, with The Books Guys Host Mike Cuthbert and Co-Host Allan Stypeck. In the book, publish…

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    The Book Guys Radio Show Simulcast

    Nicholas Basbanes appeared on the “The Book Guys” radio show to discuss his book, "A Splendor of Letters: The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World". The book examines the preservatio…

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