Listening To America [Paperback]

Linda Wertheimer (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 1996

No one listens to America better than National Public Radio, and for a quarter of a century NPR has broadcast an ongoing conversation about the boisterous life of our nation. Now Linda Wertheimer has collected the best parts of that conversation; the result is a wonderfully engaging book that recalls and reveals our recent history as never before. The year 1995 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of NPR's founding. Wertheimer was present at the creation, so she is ideally qualified to cull the best interviews and commentaries from each year. Her selections allow us to revisit the major news stories of our time - Watergate, the fall of Saigon, the Iranian hostage crisis, the rise of Ronald Reagan, the AIDS epidemic. Here too are vivid illuminations of America's rich cultural life, such as when Goodman Ace celebrates Groucho Marx, Vertamae Grosvenor reflects on the murder of John Lennon, and Red Barber meditates on the expression "suck-egg mule."

Product Details

• Paperback: 438 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books (April 4, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395791537
• ISBN-13: 978-0395791530
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,834,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This was a very well written book that gave the reader an immediacy and intimate view of recent historical events. I found it informative and enjoyable. She brought the reader with her to the events with insightful observations and created a book that was a joy to read.