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Other segments from the episode on October 2, 1989
Action and Adventure Without the Gratuitous Chest-Pounding.
Adventure writer Tim Cahill. Cahill writes in a self-deprecating way about his death-defying experiences around the world. His accounts of adventures in caves, mountains, deserts, and rapids appear in his collections, "A Wolverine is Eating My Leg,"and "Jaguars Ripped My Flesh." He's also a columnist for "Outside Magazine." (re-broadcast of interview first aired April 5, 1989.)
Terrific Documentary About Thelonious Monk Needs "No Chaser."
Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Straight, No Chaser", the new documentary on jazz pianist, Thelonious Monk.
An Accomplished and Unhappy Novel.
Book critic John Leonard reviews Mary Gordon's new novel, "The Other Side."
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