Lorraine Diehl and Marianne Hardart, great-granddaughter of Automat co-founder Frank Hardart, trace the history of one of America’s most beloved institutions on its 100th anniversary, The Automat. Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner takes listeners calls about the English language and recommends the best reference books for all grammar quandaries. Plus, Laura de Coppet and Alan Jones go behind the scenes and reveal how the art world really works, The Art Dealers. And filmmaker Anand Patwardhan discusses his documentary about India’s nuclear race, War and Peace.
Patricia T. O’Conner
Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner takes listeners calls about the English language and recommends the best reference books for all grammar quandaries.
Patricia T. O'Conner's Essential Bookshelf
Need help with your verbal skills? Word maven Patricia T. O'Conner recommends some of her favorite reference books.
The Elements of Style ...
Patricia T. O'Conner's Essential Bookshelf
Need help with your verbal skills? Word maven Patricia T. O'Conner recommends some of her favorite reference books.
The Elements of Style ...
Laura de Coppet and Alan Jones
Laura de Coppet and Alan Jones go behind the scenes and reveal how the art world really works, The Art Dealers:The Powers behind the Scene Tell how the Art World Really Works.
Music:Bach Brandberg Concerto No. 3 in G Major
Cantata Herz and Mund und Tat und Leben
Music:Bach Brandberg Concerto No. 3 in G Major
Cantata Herz and Mund und Tat und Leben
Lorraine Diehl and Marianne Hardart
Lorraine Diehl and Marianne Hardart, great-granddaughter of Automat co-founder Frank Hardart, trace the history of one of America’s most beloved institutions on its 100th anniversary, The Automat: The History Recipes and Allure of Horn and Hardart’s Masterpiece.
Check out The Automat exhibit at the Museum of the City ...
Check out The Automat exhibit at the Museum of the City ...
Anand Patwardhan
Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan discusses his documentary about India’s nuclear race, War and Peace.
Music: Heat and Dust soundtrack tracks 13
Music: Heat and Dust soundtrack tracks 13
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