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Monday December 24, 2007

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Week of December 24, 2007

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10:00David Michaelis: "Schulz and Peanuts" (Harper) (Rebroadcast)

Charles Schulz knew from early on that he'd one day be a cartoonist. A new biography examines the life of the artist who created Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and Charlie Brown. The man behind the most successful cartoon strip of all time.

Guests

David Michaelis, author of "N.C. Wyeth: A Biography," among other books.

11:00Judith Viorst: "Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days" (Free Press) (Rebroadcast)

The best-selling author describes the joys and challenges of intergenerational living when her youngest son, Alexander, moves back home with his own family while their own house is being renovated.

Guests

Judith Viorst, author of many books for adults and children, including "Too Young to be Seventy," "Grown-up Marriage," "Necessary Losses," "Just in Case," and "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day."

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