De Kock, Eugene; Police - South Africa - Biography; Reconciliation - Political aspects - South Africa; Death squads - South Africa; Political violence - South Africa; Political persecution - South Africa; Torture - South Africa; Human rights -...
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela discusses her book, “A Human Being Died that Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness.” Gobodo-Madikizela talks about her meetings with Eugene de Kock, the apartheid regime death squad head. She describes the...
Kevin Clash discusses his book, “My Life as a Furry Red Monster: What Being Elmo Has Taught Me About Life, Love, and Laughing Out Loud." Clash talks about his parents’ support of his interest in puppetry and his work with Elmo on Sesame...
Gabriel Pelino discusses his book, “American Daddy.” He begins by explaining the difference between being a father and being a daddy and how important it is to be an active part of your children’s lives. He discusses the effect divorce and...
Leadership; Management; Work environment; Success in business - Psychological aspects
Nancy Widmann discusses her book, “I Didn’t See It Coming.” She begins by explaining how she and the co-authors of the book, Elaine Eisenman and Amy Kopelan, were all suddenly fired from their jobs in the business world. She talks about...
Executive ability;
Executives;
Success in business
Barry H. Harrin discusses his book, “A Manager’s Guide to Guerilla Warfare.” He begins by explaining that he was a manager at AT&T and also served in the Vietnam War. He talks about how he had to learn to manage his co-workers after he got...
Female friendship - Fiction;
Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction;
Television programs - Fiction
Teddi Sanford and Mickie Silverstein discuss their novel, “Number One Sunseet Boulevard.” They begin by explaining that their book is about two women who are co-anchors of a cable television show. They talk about the competition between women...
Gay men - United States - Psychology;
Gay men - Mental health - United States;
Gay men - Sexual behavior - United States;
Psychoanalysis and homosexuality - United States;
Psychosexual development - United States
Dr. Richard Isay discusses his book, “Being Homosexual.” He begins by explaining that his book provides a psychoanalytical approach to discussing homosexuality. He describes several studies that question whether homosexuality is a genetic...
Blacklisting of entertainers - United States; Screenwriters
Ben and Norma Barzman discuss their book, “Rich Dreams.” The Barzmans talk about Ben's previous writings and explain the reasons for writing their book. They say they left Hollywood in 1949 to go to England to help individuals that had been...
Teenagers - Maine - Biography; Camps - Maine; Maine - Biography
Mindy Schneider discusses her book, “Not a Happy Camper.” Schneider describes her time at camp and her dream of meeting a boy and getting kissed. She talks about the rigid, structured camp in Maine and a bunkmate. Schneider tells a story of...
Joe Namath discusses his book, “Football for Young Players and Parents.” He begins by explaining that being a success in sports starts with having good coaches and good parents along with being a good listener. The book is geared towards...
Rikki Klieman discusses her book, “Fairy Tales Can Come True: How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny,” co-authored with Peter Knobler. Klieman says she loved being a trial lawyer and being in the courtroom. She also shares that she had wanted...
Capitalism - United States; Capitalism - Moral and ethical aspects - United States; Capitalism - Social aspects - United States
William Greider discusses his book, “The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy.” He says that priceless elements in people’s lives are being driven out by prices being placed on everything. Greider talks about the...
Interviews - United States; Talk shows - California; Radio broadcasting - California
Larry Mantle discusses his book, “This is AirTalk.” He begins by sharing that he is a fourth generation Angelino and what it was like being raised by young parents. Mantle discusses his life and career as a radio talk show host for KPCC, for...
Motion pictures - Production and direction; Cinematography; Bettman, Gil, 1948-
Gil Bettman discusses his book, “First Time Director.” He begins by saying how important being affirmative and having a set creative goal is when directing your first film. He talks about how Steven Spielberg’s first few directing jobs were...
Jordan, William, 1944-; Darwin (Cat); Human-animal relationships - Anecdotes; Pet owners - Psychology
William Jordan discusses his book, “A Cat Named Darwin.” He begins by talking about how a stray cat would constantly appear around his apartment until Jordan eventually adopted him. He discusses the change of heart a person can have when...
Ed Victor discusses his book, “The Obvious Diet.” He begins by explaining that he believes weight loss is simple, as long as people are able to stick to a healthy meal plan. He talks about moving to London as a graduate student and the...
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust - Psychology; World War, 1939-1945 - Jews - Rescue; Altruism; Motivation (Psychology)
Samuel and Pearl Oliner discuss their book, “The Altruistic Personality.” Samuel begins by telling his childhood story of how he narrowly escaped being captured by Gestapo police in Poland with the help of a family friend. They explain that...
Peter Greenberg discusses his book, “The Travel Detective Flight Crew Confidential: People Who Fly for a Living Reveal Insider Secrets and Hidden Values in Cities and Airports Around the World.” In the book, Greenberg gives the inside scoop on...
McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980; Motion picture actors and actresses - United States - Biography
Neile McQueen Toffel discusses her book, “My Husband, My Friend.” She begins by explaining that she was a dancer on Broadway when she met actor Steve McQueen, and the two became married. She talks about how she had to treat her husband...
Terrorism - United States - Fiction;
Conspiracy - Fiction
Jess Walter discusses her novel, “The Zero.” She begins by talking about her main character who is paid to clean up at Ground Zero after the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. She discusses how America stopped remembering the violent parts of...
