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Monday December 27, 2004

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Week of December 27, 2004

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10:00Gillian Gill: "Nightingales" (Ballantine) (Rebroadcast)

Most of us think of Florence Nightingale as "The Lady with the Lamp" -- a Victorian-era nurse and social reformer. In this new book, we learn more about the family that raised her and the times in which she lived.

Guests

Gillian Gill, has taught at Northeastern, Wellesley, Yale and Harvard and is also the author of biographies of Agatha Christie and Mary Baker Eddy.

11:00Amy Stewart: "The Earth Moved" (Algonquin) (Rebroadcast)

The earthworm may be small, spineless, and blind, but its impact on the ecosystem is profound. A gardening writer tells us everything we've always wanted to know about worms.

Guests

Amy Stewart, author of "The Earth Moved" and "From the Ground Up."

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