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Author and physician ABRAHAM VERGHESE (Ver-GEEZ, sounds like Bear with a "V") An Indian raised in Ethopia, Abraham Verghese arrived in the United States in 1980 as a rookie doctor. Upon completing an internship in infectious diseases, Dr. Verghese accepted a position in the rural, Appalachian town of Johnson City, Tennessee. The year was 1985 and AIDS had begun to ravage large metropolitan areas. Within the year, Dr. Verghese was treating his first case of AIDS in this rural outpost. Baffled by the arrival of the disease, he looked closer and discovered that his patients had not contracted HIV in Johnson City, rather they were choosing to return home to die. These men were seen as outsiders, not unlike the Indian Dr. Verghese, in this small town. In his memoir "My Own Country," (Simon & Schuster) Dr. Verghese captures the diversity of his patients and his own experience treating AIDS in rural America.

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Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the new novel, "Shelter" by Jayne Anne Phillips.

Writer and Naturalist-in Residence at the Utah Museum of Natural History TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS. She was described by "Newsweek" as "one of the West's most striking new writers." Born a Utah Mormon, Williams has written several books about the environment and the West, such as "Coyote's Canyon" and "Earthly Messengers." Her book, "Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place," concerned her mother's unsuccessful battle with cancer and the flooding of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge by the rising Great Salt Lake waters. It also asserts that the seven cancer deaths in her family probably resulted from atomic testing in Nevada in the fifties and sixties. (Published by Random House.) (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 10

Singer/Songwriter ELVIS COSTELLO. In the late 1970s he burst out of Britian's pop-music scene with a sound and attitude never seen before. He was the angry young-man with a fresh sound. He's known for making connections between different musical communities. He's collaborated with Paul McCartney, Ruben Blades, Aimee Mann of "'til Tuesday," David Was of "Was (Not Was)," and T. Bone Burnett. The last time COSTELLO was on the show, he had been working with the Brodsky Quartet (known for its interpretations of music by Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven and Bartok) on the release, "The Juliet Letters," (Warner Bros.) Now COSTELLO is back with his original band, "The Attractions," and with producer Nick Lowe. Their latest release is "Brutal Youth," (Warner Bros).

2: Novelist and Poet, JAMES DICKEY. Now 70, the author of the famed novel "Deliverance" and many volumes of poetry has released his third work of fiction, "To the White Sea" (Houghton Mifflin): a taut tale told in bare language of one pilot's survival in the waning days of World War II.

Actor MORGAN FREEMAN. He's one of stage and screen's most acclaimed actors, for his ability to emerse himself in different roles. He's originated the role of the chauffeur in the Broadway production of "Driving Miss Daisy." Later he revived the role in the movie version, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. FREEMAN's other movies include, "Glory," "Clean and Sober," "Lean on Me," and "The Bonfire of the Vanities." FREEMAN is making his directing debut with the new film, "Bopha," based on a South African play

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews, "In the Name of the Father," starring Daniel Day-Lewis.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Blink" the new film directed by Michael Apted, starring Madeline Stowe and Adain Quinn.