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Williams Adler Discusses A Family Drug Empire.

Writer Williams Adler. His first book, Land of Opportunity: One Family's Quest For The American Dream In The Age of Crack (Atlantic Monthly Press) tells the story of the Chambers brothers. The brothers moved to Detroit from Mississippi in the mid-80's in search of economic freedom and found it by setting up the biggest drug business in the city. It was run like a Fortune 500 company with quality control, discounts, employee bonuses and a dress code. William Ferris calls the book a "chilling view of the urban drug scene and the black experience [which] should be read by every American." (Originally aired 5/3/95) (Interview by Barbara Bogaev

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Richard Rhodes Discusses the Cold War Battle for the Hydrogen Bomb.

Author and Historian Richard Rhodes discusses the Cold War battle for the Hydrogen Bomb. His latest book is Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (Simon & Shuster August 1995) Using recently declassified files in the United States and the Soviet Union he details the escalation of the Superpower arms race. He won a Pulitzer Prize for chronicling the Manhattan Project in The Making of the Atomic Bomb. He is the author of several other books including Nuclear Renewal: Common Sense about Energy, A Hole in the World, Sons of Earth, and Looking for America.

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An Amazing Performance by Leon Fleisher.

Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the recent performance of American pianist Leon Fleisher. Thirty years ago he suffered a disabling repetitive stress syndrome injury. Since then, he's played almost exclusively with the Left Hand. This recent performance featured Fleisher attempt a Mozart concerto with both hands. 12

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Crack Cocaine and the "Quest for the American Dream"

William Adler is author of, Land of Opportunity: One Family's Quest For The American Dream In The Age of Crack. It tells the story of the Chambers brothers, who moved to Detroit from Mississippi in the mid-80's in search of economic freedom. They found it by setting up the biggest drug business in the city -- complete with quality control, discounts, employee bonuses and a dress code.

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