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SCOTT REMEMBERS AUTHOR RICHARD CONDON, AUTHOR OF "THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE" AND "PRIZZI'S HONOR," WHO DIED THIS WEEK. WE PLAY AN EXCERPT FROM A 1987 INTERVIEW IN WHICH CONDON TALKS ABOUT BEING STUTTERER.

Danny interviews Chicano author Victor Martinez, who novel, "Parrot in the Oven," won this year's prestigious National Book Award for young fiction. Martinez recounts his struggle to become a writer and reads excerpts from his book.

Shlaim is the author of the new book, The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World. Shlaims book is a revisionist interpretation of Isreals policy toward the Arab world, based on newly released documents, and on interviews with policymakers and participants in events.

Stephen Colbert's late-night comedy news show, The Colbert Report, tackles prominent issues with a decidedly irreverent spin. This interview originally aired Oct. 9, 2007.

NPR's Andrea Seabrook interviews actor Willem Dafoe about his new movie The Clearing and his other roles on screen and stage.

Liane Hansen interviews David Burnham, author of a new ook that takes a look at the U.S. Justice department. It's called "Above the aw: Secret Deals, Political Fixes, and Other Misadventures of the U.S. epartment of Justice." (Scribner)

- Daniel talks with Phoebe Marr of the National Defense University about Iran's involvement in terrorist activities worldwide. Yesterday in an interview with NPR, Defense Secretary William Perry said Iran may have been involved in the bombing of a US barracks last month in Dahran, Saudi Arabia.

Former Iowa Democratic Senator Harold Hughes died this week. He overcame alcoholism and went on to distinguished career in politics. We'll hear an excerpt from an interview with Hughes in which he describes how his sucessful struggle against alcohol taught him how to forgive.

She is the author of the book, The Lovely Bones which will be coming out in paperback. Sebold is also the author of the memoir Lucky. Both books have been persistent bestsellers. This interview first aired July 10, 2002.

With writer Penny Valentine, Wickham recently published Dancing with Demons: The Authorized Biography of Dusty Springfield. Wickham was a close friend of Springfield's, and managed her for more than a decade. This interview first aired January 2, 2002.