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November 20, 2006 Last Aired March 4, 2007
Architecture of Democracy

Allan Greenberg talked with Professor Rybczynski about his book Architecture of Democracy: The Founding Fathers' Vision for America, published by Rizzoli. They discussed the deep connection …
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September 7, 1999 Last Aired December 10, 2005
A Clearing in the Distance

Witold Rybczynski talked about his biography, A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmstead and America in the Nineteenth Century, published by Scribner. The book describes the life and…
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May 12, 1999 Last Aired July 17, 2005
A Clearing in the Distance: Speech

Witold Rybczynski talked about his biography, "A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmstead and America in the Nineteenth Century". The book describes the life and career of Olmsted, …
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September 13, 2000 Last Aired October 22, 2000
One Good Turn

Witold Rybczynski talked about his book One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw, published by Scribner Books. The book examines the historical development and pract…
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May 6, 2000 Last Aired July 8, 2000
J. Anthony Lukas Prize

Winners of the 2000 Lukas Prize discussed the craft of writing narrative non-fiction and how they approached the research for their books. The prize was named for Pulitzer Prize-winning auth…
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