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Journalist/Rock Historian DANIEL WOLFF has written a new biography, You Send Me: The Life and Times of Sam Cooke (Morrow) WOLFF was aided in his research by many people who were close to Cooke. One of them, S.R. CRAIN, a co-founder of the Soul Stirrers (Sam Cooke) and later Cooke's manager, is also interviewed. Susan Richardson of Rolling Stone describes WOLFF'S book as "alive, springing off the page to engage you like the latest box office draw." WOLFF has also written about pop and gospel for Vogue, Musician , The Nation and many other publications

ENTERTAINMENT: LUMIERE: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE NEW CANADIAN FILM "EXOTICA," DIRECTED BY ATOM EGOYAN. THE FILM HAS WON THE INTERNATIONAL CRITICS' PRIZE AT THE CANNES (KAHN) FILM FESTIVAL. AND... 100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, FRENCHMEN LOUIS AND AUGUST LUMIERE (loo-mee-AIR) FIRST CAPTURED WORKERS ON FILM WITH THEIR WOODEN CINEMATOGRAPH CAMERA IN LYON, FRANCE. THIS WEEK, 38 FILM DIRECTOR FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD GATHERED TO RE-ENACT THAT FIRST FILM. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH TIERRY FRAYMAUX (TERRY Fray-MOO), THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE LUMIERE (loo-mee-AIR) INSTITUTE IN LYON (lee-OAN), FRANCE.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that two Americans being held by Iraq for alledgedly tresspassing on Iraqi soil, were convicted today and sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Jacki talks with Washington Post reporter Nora Boustany who has in Algeria. Boustany reports violence in Algeria is increasing as the people there struggle to find their identity and place in the world.

***** (SCOTT) NPR'S JULIE McCARTHY IN TOKYO *****

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH SIMON HOGGART OF THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER IN LONDON ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

NPR'S RICHARD HARRIS REPORTS ON THE ALARMING DECLINE IN POPULATION OF SOME OF AMERICA'S PRETTIEST SONGBIRDS.

Madeleine Brand reports on a public education controversy in New Jersey. The state's high court recently ruled that there is a gross disparity between poor urban and rich suburban public schools. The state is trying to restore equity by cutting back the amount of money is spends on suburban schools. Urban school superintendants fear the money saved from the rich won't wind up in the hands of the poor.

Rock Historian ED WARD looks back at Ike Turner''s career before Tina, when he secured his place in American Pop music history.

PAULA DOBBYN OF MEMBER STATION KTOO IN JUNEAU, ALASKA, REPORTS ON THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE IDITAROD, A GRUELLING 1,000-MILE SLED-DOG RACE FROM ANCHORAGE TO NOME, WHICH BEGINS TODAY.