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December 19, 2018 Book Nook: Rampage - MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila, by James M. Scott
James M. Scott returned to the program to discuss his latest World War Two history book. Scott gives readers an in-depth look at what occurred in what was once one of the most beautiful cites in Asia during the closing days of the war. Scott believes that the Battle of Manila had not received extensive coverage before now. He takes readers through the events that took place during the war as the Philippines were invaded by the Japanese and the American defenders and their leader, General Douglas
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December 17, 2018 Best of the Book Nook: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
Over the years that I have been hosting the show I have featured quite a variety of biographies. I have had the opportunity to interview the writers of some highly regarded works. I had David McCullough on the program for his biographies of John Adams and the Wright Brothers. Scott Berg appeared to talk about his biography of Woodrow Wilson. In 1999 I had a chance to discuss "Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr." with Ron Chernow. This fascinating book about a man who was once the richest
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December 13, 2018 Book Nook: Don't Hide the Madness, Edited By Steven Taylor
William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg were leading figures in what became known as the Beat Generation. Burroughs was best known as a writer who wrote experimental novels like "Naked Lunch." Ginsberg was well known as a poet. His poem "Howl" was instrumental in overturning the legal definition of obscenity. Late in their lives these two men spent some time together at the Burroughs residence in Lawrence, Kansas. Ginsberg recorded their conversations. An associate of Ginsberg's, Steven Taylor,
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December 10, 2018 Best Of The Book Nook: Lincoln's Photographs - a Complete Album, by Lloyd Ostendorf
The late Lloyd Ostendorf was considered to be one of the leading experts on photographic images of President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln lived during a time when photography was still in its infancy and even though he was the most famous person in America at one time very few genuine photos of Lincoln are known to exist. Ostendorf, a long time resident of Oakwood (OH) had an impressive personal collection of Lincoln photos and whenever a purported and previously unknown photo of Lincoln would turn
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December 05, 2018 Book Nook On The Road: The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity by Sally Kohn
2018 has been a great year for taking this program out on the road to bring you author interviews presented before live audiences. We headed over to the Jewish Community Center in Centerville to record an interview with Sally Kohn for her extraordinary book "The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity." Juliet Fromholt recorded the program for us that night and the project turned out quite well; a great book, a good conversation, a receptive audience, and a fine recording to
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November 30, 2018 Best of the Book Nook: The Hundred Secret Senses, by Amy Tan
Once upon a time Dayton attracted numerous well known authors who came to town for book signing events. Some weeks there would be multiple big name scribes passing through. We almost took it for granted. Almost. A number of factors have contributed to Dayton's relegation to becoming just a literary hub in fond memory only. Suffice it to say that 23 years ago an author with the stature of Amy Tan came through our area on a book tour and she came out to the station in Yellow Springs to appear on
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November 28, 2018 The Best of the Book Nook: Great American Reads
If you watched the PBS program the "Great American Read" then you know about some of the novels that were included on their list of the 100 best loved works of fiction in America. I was pleasantly surprised to see that out of the 30 books that made their list which have been issued since this program went on the air in 1994 a number of the authors of those titles have appeared on this radio show. I decided to put together a special program that features excerpts from three of those books. They
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November 26, 2018 Best of the Book Nook: Monsieur Rene', by Peter Ustinov
In 1998 a small publisher in New York sent me a copy of a new novel by Peter Ustinov. I had admired Ustinov's work as an actor in a number of films but I had never realized that he had done so many other things including the authorship of numerous books. So I contacted his publisher and asked if he would be doing any interviews? I knew it was a long shot but hey, if you don't try how can you ever fail? I assumed that another failure would be mine and sure enough his publicist informed me that
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November 16, 2018 Book Nook: Rambler - a Family Pushes Through the Fog of Mental Illness, by Linda K. Schmitmeyer
Linda Schmitmeyer did a very brave thing; she wrote a memoir detailing her family's decades-long ordeal dealing with her husband's mental illness. Linda, her husband Steve, and their children lived through it and they stayed together as a family. If anything it has made them stronger. This is a powerful and very personal story that will provide strength and inspiration to those who are dealing with their own mental illness or that of a loved one. The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene
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November 14, 2018 Best of the Book Nook: Cimarron Rose, by James Lee Burke
21 years ago an author came through Dayton on book tour. He was traveling with his wife. They were driving from city to city-he doesn't fly. James Lee Burke had just published "Cimarron Rose," the first book in a new series he was writing that featured Billy Bob Holland. I had no idea when Jim walked into the studio that this interview would mark the genesis of what has become a long running conversation. 21 years later I have interviewed James Lee Burke more times than any other author. That
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Listen to the Book Nook with Vick Mickunas for intimate conversations about books with the writers who create them.Vick Mickunas introduced the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO in 1994.…