FEATURED CRESCENT CITY CHRONICLES: “How one of the last Louisiana Longs escaped a mental institution and died after winning election to Congress Earl Kemp Long (1895-1960) was the political heir to his brother Huey in Louisiana politics. A country boy who never lost his common touch, he ran for office in every state election between
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This Week on WRBH: Books (6/15 – 6/21)
Starting with this post, we’ll be announcing our books for the coming week every Monday morning. Feel free to leave comments and let us know your thoughts! Best Selling Fiction – LILA by Marilynne Robinson (M-F 11AM-12PM; 9:30PM-10:30PM) Best Seller Non- Fiction – THE INNOVATORS by
LOCAL BOOK: New Orleans After The Civil War: Race, Politics, and a New Birth of Freedom
FEATURED LOCAL BOOK “We often think of Reconstruction as an unfinished revolution. Justin A. Nystrom’s original study of the aftermath of emancipation in New Orleans takes a different perspective, arguing that the politics of the era were less of a binary struggle over political supremacy and morality than they were about a quest for stability
“THE ISLAND OF THE COLORBLIND” written by Oliver Sacks
“THE ISLAND OF THE COLORBLIND” written by Oliver Sacks Featured Daily Dose of Science Monday – Friday @ 8:30-9:00pm “An explorer of that most wondrous of islands, the human brain,” writes D.M. Thomas in The New York Times Book Review, “Oliver Sacks also loves the oceanic kind of islands.” Both kinds figure movingly in
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