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Lebanese-born author and journalist HANAN AL-SHAYKH. Her novel "The Story of Zahra" (Anchor Books) has just been published in the United States. Several Arab countries have banned the book since its original publication 14 years ago. The Story of Zahra tells of a contemporary Lebanese woman struggling with life in her family and her war-ravaged native city of Beirut. AL-SHAYKH'S novel "Women of Sand and Myrrh" was published in the United States last year

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the new memoir by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Colored People."

Singer MARIANNE FAITHFULL got her start in the English music scene of 1964, when she dated Mick Jagger and had the hit song, "As Tears Go By." In the following years she had a drug addiction that almost killed her, before recovering in 1985 and releasing new albums. Her memoir, "Faithfull: An Autobiography" (Little Brown), tells her story of highs and lows with music and drugs. REV.: Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Eric Clapton's new release, "From the Cradle."

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Rock and roll songwriting team JERRY LEIBER and MIKE STOLLER. They're responsible for many of the greatest hits in rock history, among them "Hound Dog," "Yakity Yak," and "Stand By Me." Rhino records has a collection of their songs, called "There's A Riot Goin' On." And their songs have been published in the "Lieber & Stoller Songbook" (Warner Books). (Rebroadcast from December 19,

Writer and profesor MARY JO WEAVER. She teaches Religious and Women's Studies at Indiana University. Her new book is, "Springs of Water in a Dryland: Spiritual Survival for Catholic Women Today," (Beacon Press). It's about the "double bind" that many Catholic women find themselves in, of either living within a institutionalized church structure that is oppressive, or rejecting a church which is a source of spiritual enrichment. In her book WEAVER argues that it is possible for a woman to be a feminist and remain Catholic. WEAVER is also the author of "New Catholic Women: A Contemporary Challenge to Traditional Religious Authority."

2: STEWART UDALL served three terms in Congress, and as Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He is the author of a new book, "The Myths of August", (Pantheon) which chronicles his struggle as one of the first lawyers to represent thousands of Americans who were injured or killed by the testing of atomic weapons. Udall spent years investigating and litigating cases filed by Southwestern families who had been harmed by atmospheric testing of atomic bombs, and by families of Navajo men who developed lung cancer after mining Uranium for the Government. His book, which has been heralded by "The New York Times" condemns the Government for deeming nuclear testing safe, and ignoring the damage done by downwinds nuclear fallout.

Author PETER GURALNICK has written the first of a two part biography of Elvis Presley, retelling the story of the King's childhood "soberly, thoroughly and unsensationally" (says the ALA Booklist). "Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley" (Little Brown) tells much of the story through quotes both from Elvis and people who knew him then. It attempts to portray Elvis' human side, rather than the mythical figure he has become.

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