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Commentator DAGOBERTO GILB comments on his book tour.

It's been almost six years since the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a death sentence against writer SALMAN RUSHDIE. Since then he's lived in hiding, continuing to write, and to make a few semi-public appearances. His book, "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," published in 1990 was a fairy tale written for his son. His new book is collection of stories about the line that divides East and West, migrancy, exile, and the notion of home, "East, West" (Pantheon). Terry also talked with RUSHDIE in 1990 and 1992. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

For many homeless people who contract HIV, it's likely their last days will be in a homeless shelter or a hospital surrounded by strangers. But, in Washington D.C. - there exists an alternative for a few men who are ready and willing to take it...Joseph's House. This community of formerly homeless men with AIDS learn to live together AND to die together here as a family - something that many of them haven't had for most of their lives. Daniel Zwerdling takes us for a visit to Joseph's House.

Film director FRED SCHEPISI hails from Australia. Along with directors Peter Weir and Bruce Beresford he was considered one of the leaders of the "Australian New Wave." His film, "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith," was the first Australian film ever accepted in competition in the Cannes Film Festival, and his first film distributed in the U.S. (in 1980). SCHEPISI went on to direct "Plenty," "Roxanne," "A Cry in the Dark," "The Russia House," and "Six Degrees of Seperation." His latest film "I.Q." stars Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, and Walter Matthau

Professor of English, and Director of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University, GERALD EARLY. He reflects on the meaning of Motown music to whites and blacks.

2: From the new documentary "Twitch and Shout," the associate producer/narrator LOWELL HANDLER. HANDLER is a photojournalist and has Tourette's Syndrome. The film is about people with TS. HANDLER has traveled the world photographing people with TS. A photojournalism story HANDLER published in Life magazine caught the idea of the film's director, who then approached HANDLER about doing the documentary.

2:British actress VANESSA REDGRAVE. She's appeared in over 50 films, including "Morgan!", "Blow Up", "Julia" and "Howards End". Her stage work has included Shakespeare, Checkhov, Noel Coward and Tennessee Williams. She comes from a celebrated theater family, and her daughters (Natasha and Joely Richardson) are both actresses. VANESSA REDGRAVE is also well known for her political activism, including support for Nuclear Disarmament and Palestinian causes. Her memoirs have just been published by Random House.

Writer and economist DENISE CHONG, author of "The Concubine's Children" (Viking). The book is a history of her family, beginning with her grandmother, May-Ying, a concubine brought to Canada by CHONG's wealthy grandfather. May-Ying had two daughters in China, and CHONG's mother in Canada -- three sisters who hadn't met until Chong persuaded her mother to take the trip to China when she was writing this book. "Publisher's Weekly" says "this suberbly told saga of family loyalties and disaffections reads...like a novel.

WILLIAM GREIDER (GRY-der) is a political reporter for Rolling Stone Magazine. His most recent contribuion is titled, "Why the Rich Get Richer." Greider speaks with Terry about his most recent article, the status of our economy, and the just announced interest rate hike. Greider is also author of two best-selling books "Secrets of the Temple :How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country" (Simon & Sch and "Who Will Tell the People: the Betrayal of American Democracy." (Simon & Sch

2: Physician and author KENNETH ISERSON. ISERSON wanted to promote organ and tissue donation, so he wrote a book about what happens to dead bodies. It's called "Death to Dust" (Galen Press). ISERSON believes that death is the pornography of our culture, because after-death activities are shrouded in secrecy. His book explores the mundane--burial choices and advance directives--and the arcane--head shrinking, cannibalism and cryonic preservation.