http://wbaa.org Book Reviews by Nick Schenkel, Director of the West Lafayette Public Library. Nick highlights a book that can be found on the shelves of the West Lafayette Public Library. en-us Nick Schenkel, WBAA Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:19:16 GMT Public Podcaster 30 Nick Schenkel no book,review,nick,schenkel,wbaa,west,latayette Book Reviews by Nick Schenkel, Director of the West Lafayette Public Library. Nick highlights a book that can be found on the shelves of the West Lafayette Public Library. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/883865/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/883865.mp3 These are two books by author Edwidge Danticat. She came to the U.S. at the age of 12 from her homeland in Haiti. Danticat is a master story-teller and her medium is the short story. In Haitian folklore, storytellers say Krik! to alert listeners that a story is about to be told. Krak! is the response alerting the teller that they want a good tale told. wbaa Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/883865/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/883865.mp3 00:10:57 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, EDWIDGE, DANTICAT, KRIK, KRAK, CARNEVALE. These are two books by author Edwidge Danticat. She came to the U.S. at the age of 12 from her homeland in Haiti. Danticat is a master story-teller and her medium is the short story. In Haitian folklore, storytellers say Krik! to alert listeners that These are two books by author Edwidge Danticat. She came to the U.S. at the age of 12 from her homeland in Haiti. Danticat is a master story-teller and her medium is the short story. In Haitian folklore, storytellers say Krik! to alert listeners that a story is about to be told. Krak! is the response alerting the teller that they want a good tale told. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/882565/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/882565.mp3 The fifth book in the acclaimed Hinges of History series by Thomas Cahill focuses on the dawn of the modern Western World. wbaa Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/882565/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/882565.mp3 00:17:02 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, CATHOLIC EUROPE, MODERN WORLD, MEDIEVAL EUROPE The fifth book in the acclaimed Hinges of History series by Thomas Cahill focuses on the dawn of the modern Western World. The fifth book in the acclaimed Hinges of History series by Thomas Cahill focuses on the dawn of the modern Western World. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/881432/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/881432.mp3 Pedaling Revolution is a non-fiction work written by seasoned political journalist and avid bicyclist Jeff Mapes. He advocates making our cities biking and pedestrain friendly. wbaa Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/881432/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/881432.mp3 00:14:17 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, PEDALING Pedaling Revolution is a non-fiction work written by seasoned political journalist and avid bicyclist Jeff Mapes. He advocates making our cities biking and pedestrain friendly. Pedaling Revolution is a non-fiction work written by seasoned political journalist and avid bicyclist Jeff Mapes. He advocates making our cities biking and pedestrain friendly. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/879548/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/879548.mp3 This book is written by Nobel Prize winning author J. M. G. Le Clezio. Desert is the story of two people separated in time and space but linked by their visceral connection to the great north African desert. wbaa Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/879548/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/879548.mp3 00:13:18 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, TRANSLATED, LE CLEZIO This book is written by Nobel Prize winning author J. M. G. Le Clezio. Desert is the story of two people separated in time and space but linked by their visceral connection to the great north African desert. This book is written by Nobel Prize winning author J. M. G. Le Clezio. Desert is the story of two people separated in time and space but linked by their visceral connection to the great north African desert. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/878279/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/878279.mp3 In his new book, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves explains how to travel more thoughtfully - to any destination. He shares a series of field reports from Europe, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East to show how his travels have shaped his politics and broadened his perspective. wbaa Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/878279/mp3/2010_schenkel/podcast/488/878279.mp3 00:14:33 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, OPEN MIND In his new book, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves explains how to travel more thoughtfully - to any destination. He shares a series of field reports from Europe, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East to show how his travels have shaped his In his new book, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves explains how to travel more thoughtfully - to any destination. He shares a series of field reports from Europe, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East to show how his travels have shaped his politics and broadened his perspective. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/877637/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/877637.mp3 The creator of the blog Orangette, Molly Wizenberg intersperses personal reflections with her favorite recipes. This debut novel recounts a life with the kitchen as its center. wbaa Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/877637/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/877637.mp3 00:14:09 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, WIZENBERG The creator of the blog Orangette, Molly Wizenberg intersperses personal reflections with her favorite recipes. This debut novel recounts a life with the kitchen as its center. The creator of the blog Orangette, Molly Wizenberg intersperses personal reflections with her favorite recipes. This debut novel recounts a life with the kitchen as its center. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/876732/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/876732.mp3 This is the companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" and it is an illustrated history by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. wbaa Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/876732/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/876732.mp3 00:11:02 no WBAA, PBS. This is the companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" and it is an illustrated history by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. This is the companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" and it is an illustrated history by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/875438/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/875438.mp3 Critic and poet Adam Kirsch has gathered a collection of essays exploring the work of significant contemporary poets. wbaa Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/875438/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/875438.mp3 00:10:13 no WBAA, SCHENKEL. Critic and poet Adam Kirsch has gathered a collection of essays exploring the work of significant contemporary poets. Critic and poet Adam Kirsch has gathered a collection of essays exploring the work of significant contemporary poets. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/874190/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/874190.mp3 Gregory Maguire, author of "Wicked", presents an inspired visual tribute to the work of the legendary writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak. wbaa Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/874190/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/874190.mp3 00:09:39 no SCHENKEL, WBAA Gregory Maguire, author of "Wicked", presents an inspired visual tribute to the work of the legendary writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Gregory Maguire, author of "Wicked", presents an inspired visual tribute to the work of the legendary writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/872470/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/872470.mp3 Award winning author James Villas tells the story of an older 'Southern' lady who takes a road trip back to the places where key events in her life took place. wbaa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/872470/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/872470.mp3 00:10:21 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, VILLAS Award winning author James Villas tells the story of an older 'Southern' lady who takes a road trip back to the places where key events in her life took place. Award winning author James Villas tells the story of an older 'Southern' lady who takes a road trip back to the places where key events in her life took place. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/870451/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/870451.mp3 Authors Dorothy Salvo Davis and W. C. Madden leave no stone unturned as they tell the stories of residents of Lafayette and the surrounding counties, both tales from the past and the present. wbaa Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/870451/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/870451.mp3 00:11:24 no SCHENKEL, WBAA Authors Dorothy Salvo Davis and W. C. Madden leave no stone unturned as they tell the stories of residents of Lafayette and the surrounding counties, both tales from the past and the present. Authors Dorothy Salvo Davis and W. C. Madden leave no stone unturned as they tell the stories of residents of Lafayette and the surrounding counties, both tales from the past and the present. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/868921/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/868921.mp3 British author Iain Pears has written an intricate historical novel which centers on the death of a wealthy financier. The compelling plot pulls us backwards in time and keeps us turning the pages to the end of the book. wbaa Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/868921/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/868921.mp3 00:11:59 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, IAIN British author Iain Pears has written an intricate historical novel which centers on the death of a wealthy financier. The compelling plot pulls us backwards in time and keeps us turning the pages to the end of the book. British author Iain Pears has written an intricate historical novel which centers on the death of a wealthy financier. The compelling plot pulls us backwards in time and keeps us turning the pages to the end of the book. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/866021/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/866021.mp3 Nick Schenkel reviews The Winners Manual For The Game of Life by five-time National Championship Coach Jim Tressel. In this book the Head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team sets out to share a document he gives to each athlete at the beginning of the season. It's called The Winners Manual, a personal playbook for success. wbaa Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/866021/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/866021.mp3 00:12:09 no SCHENKEL, WBAA Nick Schenkel reviews The Winners Manual For The Game of Life by five-time National Championship Coach Jim Tressel. In this book the Head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team sets out to share a document he gives to each athlete at the Nick Schenkel reviews The Winners Manual For The Game of Life by five-time National Championship Coach Jim Tressel. In this book the Head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team sets out to share a document he gives to each athlete at the beginning of the season. It's called The Winners Manual, a personal playbook for success. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/863948/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/863948.mp3 The author is a prize-winning blogger of waiterrant.net, and offers an insider's look at a waiter's life at an upscale New York area restaurant. wbaa Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/863948/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/863948.mp3 00:15:20 no SCHENKEL, WBAA The author is a prize-winning blogger of waiterrant.net, and offers an insider's look at a waiter's life at an upscale New York area restaurant. The author is a prize-winning blogger of waiterrant.net, and offers an insider's look at a waiter's life at an upscale New York area restaurant. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/862890/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/862890.mp3 This book is more than just the story of architecture in the modern age, author Martin Filler takes us into the lives of these masters of building and art as well, sharing with us the internal demons that made so many of their lives so much more than dreams of beauty and function. wbaa Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/862890/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/862890.mp3 00:11:54 no SCHENKEL, WBAA This book is more than just the story of architecture in the modern age, author Martin Filler takes us into the lives of these masters of building and art as well, sharing with us the internal demons that made so many of their lives so much more than This book is more than just the story of architecture in the modern age, author Martin Filler takes us into the lives of these masters of building and art as well, sharing with us the internal demons that made so many of their lives so much more than dreams of beauty and function. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/861244/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/861244.mp3 Author Dr. Frederic Saldmann, is a nationally recognized expert in his native France. He is the managing editor of the journal "Nutrition in Practice" and he's written this book about health risks, posed by a diminished attention to personal hygiene, especially handwashing. wbaa Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/861244/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/861244.mp3 00:13:35 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, SALDMAN Author Dr. Frederic Saldmann, is a nationally recognized expert in his native France. He is the managing editor of the journal "Nutrition in Practice" and he's written this book about health risks, posed by a diminished Author Dr. Frederic Saldmann, is a nationally recognized expert in his native France. He is the managing editor of the journal "Nutrition in Practice" and he's written this book about health risks, posed by a diminished attention to personal hygiene, especially handwashing. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/859470/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/859470.mp3 Author Bill Tancer sifts through extensive data regarding Internet usage and demonstrates how the internet is changing the way we absorb information and how understanding that change can be used to our advantage in business and in life. wbaa Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/859470/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/859470.mp3 00:12:23 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, TANCER Author Bill Tancer sifts through extensive data regarding Internet usage and demonstrates how the internet is changing the way we absorb information and how understanding that change can be used to our advantage in business and in life. Author Bill Tancer sifts through extensive data regarding Internet usage and demonstrates how the internet is changing the way we absorb information and how understanding that change can be used to our advantage in business and in life. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/858146/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/858146.mp3 A speculative narrative about the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor written by Robert Conroy. wbaa Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/858146/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/858146.mp3 00:15:06 no SCHENKEL, WBAA A speculative narrative about the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor written by Robert Conroy. A speculative narrative about the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor written by Robert Conroy. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/856809/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/856809.mp3 Two books about Indiana; one is the history of the Lafayette Fire Department and the other highlights Places to see in Indiana. wbaa Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/856809/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/856809.mp3 00:16:57 no SCHENKEL, WBAA Two books about Indiana; one is the history of the Lafayette Fire Department and the other highlights Places to see in Indiana. Two books about Indiana; one is the history of the Lafayette Fire Department and the other highlights Places to see in Indiana. Nick Schenkel http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/855138/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/855138.mp3 This is the long awaited sequel to Inferno written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. In Inferno, Niven and Pournelle reimagined Dante's hell through the sins of the 20th century. This novel, follows the protagonist back to hell as he tries to liberate the souls unfairly tortured and confined. wbaa Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbaa/.jukebox/media/wbaa/855138/mp3/2009_schenkel/podcast/488/855138.mp3 00:20:31 no SCHENKEL, WBAA, NIVEN, POURNELLE, PITCHFORKS, LAYERS OF HELL This is the long awaited sequel to Inferno written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. In Inferno, Niven and Pournelle reimagined Dante's hell through the sins of the 20th century. This novel, follows the protagonist back to hell as he tries to This is the long awaited sequel to Inferno written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. In Inferno, Niven and Pournelle reimagined Dante's hell through the sins of the 20th century. This novel, follows the protagonist back to hell as he tries to liberate the souls unfairly tortured and confined. Nick Schenkel