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Liane speaks with historian Nick Salvatore sal-vuh-TORR-ee) about his new book, "We All Got History: the Memory Books of mos Webber." (Times Books) While doing some research, Salvatore discovered some otebooks in a library vault. They were the diaries of Amos Webber, a black anitor, who chronicled his life from 1854 to 1904. What emerged was a detailed ortrait of life for African Americans in the difficult decades following the ivil War.

WINTER IN TEXAS: Essayist Mike Renfro reflects on the "Blue orther," a chill wind that makes Texas winters unpredictable.

Madeleine Brand of member station WBGO reports that there hasn't been a hike in the values of properties in Newark, New Jersey, for nearly four decades. But that may soon change, leading to an enormous exodus from the state's largest and perhaps most embattled city.

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surrounding blood-pressure drugs known as calcium-channel blockers. Studies have shown that, in some patients, the drug may be harmful. A panel of experts says the newer versions of the drug are safe, but caution against older versions.

WHO'S TREAT IS IT ANYWAY? Roving commentator Bob Garfield went to San Francisco to explore the Rice-A-Roni saga.. and was stunned by what he discovered.

2: Inventor and the man called "the greatest marketer/salesman of the television era," RON POPEIL (Po-PEEL). He's sold everything from the Veg-O-Matic to the Pocket Fisherman on television, amassing over one billion dollars in sales. He's written a new book about how he did it, Ron Popeil: The Salesman of the Century, (Delacorte Press, with Jefferson Graham).

Noah talks with NPR's Andy Bowers in Sarajevo. They discuss the arrest of Bosnian Serb officers and response by Serbs to quit dealing with the Muslim-led Bosnian government and to halt contact with the NATO peace mission, Also, Richard Holbrooke, U-S Assistant Secretary of Sate, is being sent to Sarajevo Sunday to help the sides start talking again.

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Noah talks with Dr. Charles Czeisler (SIZE-ler), Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and senior author of a new study on human response to light. The study, published today in the journal Nature, shows that normal levels of indoor light, not just bright light, can reset the human biological clock. Czeisler says that, thanks to Edison, our bodies are in a permanent state of jet lag.

Conservative Christian leaders met in Memphis this past weekend to talk about their role in the upcoming elections. The movement, which turned out millions of voters in the 1994 elections and has been considered pivotal in some races, appears to be experiencing some growing pains. NPR's Lynn Neary reports that members are divided over the best tack to take in the presidential elections, especially if the Republican nominee is not committed to their strong anti-abortion views.

Noah talks to John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, about his trip to Srebrenica over the weekend. Shattuck describes visiting the warehouse where hundreds of Muslims were believed to have been slaughtered.