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Speaking of Writers

40 books in the library with interviews on this podcast.

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Steve Richards interviews authors on Speaking of Writers. The veteran broadcaster welcomes writers from different levels of public recognition. Local and regional authors appear alongside bestselling names. The show centers on conversation with the people behind books. Its range offers a mix of literary discovery and familiar writers.

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Cover of The Sack of Detroit: General Motors and the End of American Enterprise

The Sack of Detroit: General Motors and the End of American Enterprise

byKenneth Whyte

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Cover of The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe

The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe

byKevin Gutzman

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Cover of To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945

To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945

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Cover of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

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Cover of First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

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Cover of The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War

The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War

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Cover of The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A Baker III

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A Baker III

byPeter BakerandSusan Glasser

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Cover of King Richard: Nixon and Watergate–An American Tragedy

King Richard: Nixon and Watergate–An American Tragedy

byMichael Dobbs

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Cover of American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

byMaureen Callahan

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Cover of Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers

Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers

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Cover of Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival

Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival

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Cover of Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity

Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity

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Cover of The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media–from the Founding Fathers to Fake News

The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media–from the Founding Fathers to Fake News

byHarold Holzer

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Cover of Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World

Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World

byChris WallaceandMitch Weiss

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Cover of His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

byJonathan Alter

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Cover of James Monroe: A Life

James Monroe: A Life

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Cover of Mussolini’s War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse: 1935-1943

Mussolini’s War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse: 1935-1943

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Cover of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution

The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution

byLindsay M. Chervinsky

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Cover of The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchhill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchhill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz

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Cover of In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown

In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown

byNathaniel Philbrick

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Cover of Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism

Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism

byJoel Richard Paul

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Cover of Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich and the Rise of the New Republican Party

Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich and the Rise of the New Republican Party

byJulian Zelizer

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Cover of Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell

Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell

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Cover of The Ambassador: Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James’s 1938-1940

The Ambassador: Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James’s 1938-1940

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Cover of Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe

Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe

byKeith O'Brien

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Cover of The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America’s Future

The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America’s Future

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Cover of Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership

Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership

byEdward J. Larson

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Cover of Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine Cartels from the Jungles to the Streets

Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine Cartels from the Jungles to the Streets

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Cover of Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas

Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas

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Cover of The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

byProfessional Book Nerds,Speaking of WritersandThe Can’t Make This Up History Podcast

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Cover of Churchill: Walking with Destiny

Churchill: Walking with Destiny

byAndrew Roberts

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Cover of Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants

Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants

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Cover of Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood

Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood

byColin Woodard

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Cover of Last Mission to Tokyo: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raiders and Their Final Fight for Justice

Last Mission to Tokyo: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raiders and Their Final Fight for Justice

byMichel Paradis

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Cover of The House of Kennedy

The House of Kennedy

byJames Patterson

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Cover of Big Dirty Money: Making White Collar Criminals Pay

Big Dirty Money: Making White Collar Criminals Pay

byJennifer Taub

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Cover of Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington

Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington

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Cover of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

byDavid W. Blight

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Cover of Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family

Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family

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Cover of The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom

The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom

byAbraham LincolnandH.W. Brands

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