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William Faulkner
CBS reporter Bill Kurtis discusses the cases that made him reconsider his support of capital punishment in The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice. Then, biographer Jay Parini studies the life and works of William Faulkner with a new book, One Matchless Time. Harold Evans joins us with his tribute to America’s 200-year-strong spirit of invention: They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine. And British food columnist Nigel Slater recalls his formative years in his memoir: Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger.
Bill Kurtis
Bill Kurtis on why he no longer supports capital punishment: The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice.
» Read an excerpt of The Death Penalty on Trial in the Reading Room
Events: Bill Kurtis will be speaking on:
Monday, November ...
» Read an excerpt of The Death Penalty on Trial in the Reading Room
Events: Bill Kurtis will be speaking on:
Monday, November ...
Jay Parini
Jay Parini on the life and times of William Faulkner: One Matchless Time.
Music: Soundtrack to October Sky, music by Mark Isham: "The Search for Auk 13" / "I Was Lucky to Know Him"
Music: Soundtrack to October Sky, music by Mark Isham: "The Search for Auk 13" / "I Was Lucky to Know Him"
Harold Evans
Harold Evans pays tribute to American ingenuity: They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine.
» Read an excerpt of They Made America in the Reading Room
Events: Sir Harold Evans will be in conversation with Barbara Walters about the ...
» Read an excerpt of They Made America in the Reading Room
Events: Sir Harold Evans will be in conversation with Barbara Walters about the ...
Nigel Slater
Food columnist Nigel Slater looks back at a lifelong love affair with food: Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger.
» Read an excerpt of Toast in the Reading Room
Events: Nigel Slater will be reading from and signing books on:
Monday, ...
» Read an excerpt of Toast in the Reading Room
Events: Nigel Slater will be reading from and signing books on:
Monday, ...
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