MembersFavorites: None Visited: None Comment wall | Past eventsThe 'Bitter' Tale Of The Budweiser Family (Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 0am) That trademark brew, Budweiser, is known to the world as the "King of Beers," and the Busch family was once considered practically royalty. Their early success led to a reign that lasted 150 years, but the end, when it came, wasn't so glorious. William Knoedelseder, the author of Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer, spoke with NPR's Guy Raz about the family and their company. (Shortride)… (more)The Thomas Eagleton Affair Haunts Candidates Today (Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 0am) For U.K. Author, Games A 'Smoke And Circuses' Affair (Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 0am) 'Savages' Return In 'The Kings Of Cool' (Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 0am) From Juvie To J.D.: The Story Of A 'Runaway Girl' (Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 0am) Science, The Supernatural Key To 'Night's' Alchemy (Friday, July 6, 2012 at 0am) Pastor Joel Osteen: An Everyday Message, Magnified (Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 0am) Joel Osteen discusses Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week. Osteen is the pastor of the largest church in America: Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His television program reaches more than 10 million households in the U.S. What's made him so popular? Osteen says it has more to do with positive messages than scripture readings. (Shortride) 'Night Circus' Comes To Town With Magic, Mystery (Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 0am) Thomas Friedman On 'How America Fell Behind' (Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 0am) Author Ken Follett Takes On The 20th Century (Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 0am) 'Kook': Life's Lessons Learned On A Surfboard (Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 0am) John Grisham Tackles Writing Suspense For Kids (Friday, June 4, 2010 at 0am) In New Serial Thriller, Everyone's Hands Are Bloody (Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 0am) New Translations For Lovers Of Greek Poet Cavafy (Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 0am) James Patterson On Writing All Those Books (Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 0am) Daniel Mendelsohn, Examining The 'Beautiful' (Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 0am) Transplanted Author Finds Roots in Writing (Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 0am) Grisham's 'Appeal' Tackles Down-and-Dirty Politics (Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 0am) Mysteries' Colorful Characters Reel in Readers (Friday, July 20, 2007 at 0am) Grisham Traces Exoneration of an 'Innocent Man' (Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 0am)  National Book Award Nominee Lily Tuck (Sunday, November 14, 2004 at 0am) Lily Tuck is one of the five National Book Awards finalists — each of them women, each of them writing in New York City. Tuck led the life of a very obscure novelist until she was nominated for The News from Paraguay. Tuck tells Martha Woodroof about her account of two lovers tangled in a mid-19th century war that wiped out 90 percent of Paraguay's male population. (Shortride)  Book Alleges U.S. Knew of Prisoner Abuse in 2002 (Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 0am) Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh was among the first to publish details of the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq. In a new book, Chain of Command, Hersh alleges that the Bush administration knew in the fall of 2002 about abuse at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep. (Shortride) |
