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The Woman at the Washington Zoo
Maureen Orth was interviewed about Marjorie Williams' book The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate, published by PublicAffairs. The book is a collection of Marjorie Williams' columns about Washington and about life. The final section of columns is about how Ms. Williams dealt with her fatal cancer. The book was edited by her husband, Timothy Noah.
Type: Media
The World on Sunday
Nicholson Baker was interviewed about a book he co-wrote, The World on Sunday: Graphic Art in Joseph Pulitzer's Newspaper (1898-1911), published by Bulfinch. The book was co-written with his wife, Margaret Brentano.
Type: Media
Attack the Messenger
Craig Crawford was interviewed about his book Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media, published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. The book describes the author's view of an ongoing struggle between the press and the government.
Type: Media
The West's Last Chance
Tony Blankley was interviewed about his book, The West's Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations? published by Regnery Publishing. It outlined the possibility of Europe surrendering to militant Islamic fundamentalists, and what the United States can do to prevent it.
Type: Media
When Cats Reigned Like Kings
Georgie Anne Geyer was interviewed about her book When Cats Reigned Like Kings: On the Trail of the Sacred Cats, published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. She discussed the role of cats in ancient societies. She explained her outfit, which contained a necklace with pendants of cats from China.
Type: Media
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading
Maureen Corrigan was interviewed about her book Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books, published by Random House, in which she describes how books shaped her life.
Type: Media
Sister in the Band of Brothers: Embedded in Iraq
Ms. Skiba was interviewed about her book Sister in the Band of Brothers: Embedded with the 101st Airborne in Iraq, published by University Press of Kansas. She talked about her experience as a journalist during the war in Iraq.
Type: Media
Lincoln's Other White House
Elizabeth Smith Brownstein was interviewed about her book Lincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency, published by John Wiley and Sons. In the book, she compiled a detailed portrait of President Lincoln's sojourns in the Soldiers' Home, a country residence on the grounds of a veterans' asylum three miles north of the White House, where he and his family spent several months a year from 1862 to 1864. She also chronicled President Lincoln's interactions with both the free black household staff and escaped slaves housed in nearby camps.
Type: Media
Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862
Hank Cox was interviewed about his book Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862, published by Cumberland House Publishing. It chronicles how President Lincoln dealt with an Indian rebellion in Minnesota.
Type: Media
First Families: The Impact of the White House
Bonnie Angelo was interviewed about her book First Families: The Impact of the White House on Their Lives, published by William Morrow. The book tells the story of the wives and children of the presidents and discusses how the experience of living in the White House shaped the rest of their lives.
Type: Media