September 21, 1992

Boxer, Novelist and Teacher Floyd Salas

Salas is the author of three critically-acclaimed novels. His new book, "Buffalo Nickel," is a novelistic autobiography. Salas's mother died when he was 11 and he was left in the primary care of his two older brothers, Al, a Golden Gloves champion, and Eddy, a college student. Al became involved with drugs and crime; Eddy committed suicide.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 21, 1992: Interview with Beverly Lowry; Interview with Floyd Salas; Review of Madonna's book "Sex."

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September 21, 1992

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Novelist Beverly Uses True Crime to Reflect on the Death of Her Son

Lowry's new non-fiction book, "Crossed Over" was her way to understand the life and death of her son, Peter, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident. The book interweaves Peter's story with that of Karla Faye Tucker, a woman on death row in Texas. Both had happy early childhoods but became troubled teenagers, rebellious, angry and out of control.

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September 21, 1992

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Blonde Ambition Captured by the Camera Lens

Commentator Maureen Corrigan on Madonna's new book of photograph's, "Sex." Corrigan says it does what Madonna does best: gets people to say her name.

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