The Leonard Lopate Show: Getting Older in America

The Leonard Lopate Show

Getting Older in America

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Tens of millions of baby boomers are in their 50s and 60s. A geriatrician and a sociologist tell us what America's baby boomers need to know before they become senior citizens. Also: find out what soldiers are reading. We hear about a thwarted aid mission in Afghanistan. Plus, Alice Walker discuses her new book Why War is Never a Good Idea.

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Guests:

Alice Walker

Aid Mission in Afghanistan Gone Wrong

Joel Hafvenstein went to Afghanistan to run an aid program with two goals: to help opium poppy farmers find other ways to earn a living, and to win hearts and minds from the former Taliban government. But his mission went terribly wrong. His new memoir is Opium Season.

Opium Season ...

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Teaching Literature at West Point

Elizabeth D. Samet talks about the links between literature and war, and how reading influences military life. Her new book about teaching English at West Point is Soldier's Heart.

Event: Elizabeth Samet will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, November 29 at 7 pm
192 Books
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Getting Old in America

78 million baby boomers are moving into their 60s, and people are living longer than ever. We look into what America's baby boomers need to know before they become senior citizens. Dr. Jurgen Bludau is a geriatrician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Lillian Rubin is author of 60 on Up: ...

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Alice Walker: Why War is Never a Good Idea

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker wants to teach children about the graphic horrors of war. In her new kids' book, Why War is Never a Good Idea, she writes:

"Though War is Old

It has not

Become wise."

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Leonard Lopate Interviews Several Winners of the New York Times Top 10 List

The New York Times recently announced their list of the 10 best books of 2007. Listen to Leonard Lopate's interviews with several of the authors on the list:

FICTION:

Michael Thomas, Man Gone Down

Per Petterson, Out Stealing Horses

NON-FICTION:

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