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March 10, 2008

Monday morning review: "Then We Came to the End" and "Last Night at the Lobster"

11:36 AM Mon, Mar 10, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

The fact that it will be Monday afternoon before this sees publication indicates that yes, it's a typical workday here in editorville.

Life at work -- and grousing about it -- happens to be the theme of the last two novels I picked up. One is set at a struggling ad agency in a Chicago high-rise. The other is set at a failing chain restaurant in New England. Paired together, they say a lot about working life today.

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The week on "Think"

7:30 AM Mon, Mar 10, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

Here are the authors scheduled on the Dallas-based KERA program this week:


Noon Monday: Former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, author of "A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity"

1 p.m. Former U.S. Sen. David Boren, author of "A Letter to America"

Noon Tuesday: Dr. Dennis McCullough, author of "My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing 'Slow Medicine,' the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones."

1 p.m.: Jim Motavalli, author of "Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery."

Noon Wednesday: Robert Bryce, author of "Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of 'Energy Independence'."

1 p.m. Denise Shiffman, "The Age of Engage: Reinventing Marketing for Today's Connected, Collaborative, and Hyperinteractive Culture."

1 p.m. Thursday: Joshua Kendall, author of "The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creations of Roget's Thesaurus."

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