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Other segments from the episode on January 12, 1988
"The Making of the Atomic Bomb."
Writer Richard Rhodes. His book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is a detailed account of the origins and early development of nuclear weapons. The book won the 1987 National Book Award for non-fiction, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Little Richard's Soul Imitators.
Rock historian Ed Ward plays songs by several top soul stars who got their start imitating Little Richard.
A "Real" Novel and Social Critique.
Book critic John Leonard reviews Downriver by Loren D. Estleman, the new mystery novel, the eighth in a series, featuring Amos Walker.
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