Authorship; Fiction - Authorship; Novelists, American - 20th century - Biography; See, Carolyn - Authorship
Carolyn See discusses her book, “Making a Literary Life.” She begins by explaining that the book's target audiences are aspiring writers and dreamers. She wrote the book in an effort to teach them how to live their dreams. The book is a...
Lovesickness - Fiction; Young women - China - Fiction; Future life - Fiction; Operas, Chinese - Fiction; China - Social life and customs - 17th century - Fiction
Lisa See discusses her book, “Peony in Love.” Martinson begins by talking about the cataclysmic change that occurred in 16th century China when the Manchus took over the country. See then goes on to discuss the opera, “Peony Pavilion,”...
Nuclear warfare - Fiction; Friendship - Fiction; Women - Fiction; Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction
Carolyn See discusses her book, “Golden Days.” She describes a San Francisco guru, Lion Boyce, and his teachings. See explains the organization of the book and the reason why she wrote it. She shares that she was tired of forty men in Russia...
San Xia Dam (China) - Fiction; Antiquities - Collection and preservation - Fiction; Dams - Design and construction - Fiction; Americans - China - Fiction; Police - China - Fiction; Married people - Fiction; Policewomen - Fiction; Yangtze River...
Lisa See discusses her novel, “Dragon Bones.” She begins by explaining that it is the third book in a series that follows the same characters. She talks about her decision to place the story in China near the Three Gorges and the San Xia...
Women detectives - New York (State) - Long Island - Fiction;
Organized crime - Fiction;
Missing persons - Fiction;
Widows - Fiction;
Nassau County (N.Y.) - Fiction;
Long Island (N.Y.) - Fiction
Susan Isaacs discusses her novel, “Long Time No See.” She begins by explaining that this book is a sequel to “Compromising Positions” which follows her main character detective Judith Singer. She talks about how she wanted Judith to grow...
Patricia Schultz discusses her book, “1,000 Places to see Before you Die.” She begins by explaining that it took her several years to put the book together, but she visited each place in the book. She then explores some specific locations in...
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...
Mewshaw, Michael, 1943- - Family; Mewshaw, Michael, 1943- - Relations with women; Novelists, American - 20th century - Biography; Birthparents - Identification
Michael Mewshaw discusses his autobiography, “If You Could See Me Now.” He begins by explaining that he had a girlfriend in college who put her daughter up for adoption, and the girl found him later in life looking for her mother. The...
Ann Harleman discusses her book, “Happiness,” which is a series of fiction short stories. Each short story dives into the characters’ lives, their problems, ultimately unmasking their imperfections. Through the imperfections, the reader is...
Gish Jen discusses her book, “Typical American,” which describes how a family from China migrates to America, and how they adjust to an American lifestyle. The family unites to pursue the American dream, while attempting to hold onto...
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...
Alain Elkann discusses his novel, “Piazza Carignano.” He begins by explaining that his book is about a young Italian man who finds out that his uncle was a Fascist and a Jew. He describes why many Italian Jews went to Concentration Camps. ...
Jay Martin discusses his book, “Who Am I This Time?” He begins by explaining how people can adopt personalities based on fictitious characters they read about or see on television. He talks about how this disorder strongly affects neglected...
Short stories;
Fathers and sons - United States;
Family - United States
Roger Rosenblatt discusses his book, “The Man in the Water.” He begins by explaining that his book is a compilation of essays he wrote on celebrities, politicians, and everyday life. He talks about his relationship with his mentor and with...
Dr. William A. Nolen discusses his book, “Crisis Time.” He begins by explaining that his book helps men deal with having a midlife crisis. He talks about his own midlife crisis at age 50 when his life became so overwhelming he couldn’t see...
Ferraro, Barbara; Hussey, Patricia, 1949-; Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur - United States - History - 20th century; Catholic Church - United States - History - 1965-;
Catholic Church - Doctrines;
Ex-nuns - United States - Biography;
Abortion -...
Barbara Ferraro and Patricia Hussey discuss their book, “No Turning Back.” They begin by explaining that they are both former nuns in the Catholic Church. Ferraro talks about the Church’s taking away of individuality, spirit, femininity,...
Gerber, Merrill Joan - Family;
Authors, American - 20th century - Family relationships;
Mothers and daughters - United States;
Older women - United States;
Cats - United States
Merrill Joan Gerber discusses her book, “Old Mother, Little Cat: A Writer’s Reflection on Her Kitten, Her Aged Mother… and Life.” She begins by explaining that she often writes stories about her family that are both fact and fiction. She...
Public schools - United States - Case studies; Gretchen Whitney High School (Cerritos, Calif.)
Edward Humes discusses his book, “School of Dreams.” He begins by explaining that the book is an exploration of successful American schools. To write the book Edward Humes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, spent a year at Gretchen Whitney...
Lisa Rosenbaum discusses her book, “A Day of Small Beginnings.” She begins by discussing the book’s plot, which starts with the protagonist, Itzik who protects three small Jewish boys from a Polish peasant, only to result in the accidental...
O’Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986; Painters - United States - Biography
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp discusses her book, “Full Bloom.” She begins by discussing why Georgia O’Keeffe made the decision to keep her last name when she got married and how she had such a strong sense of identity. She explains that she...
