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Karen Bergreen: Following Polly
1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 (WB)
Alice Teakle should be happy. She's rich,
educated and has plenty of friends. But
honestly, she's miserable. So she turns to
Polly Dawson to learn how to be a winner.
Then Polly ends up dead, and guess who is
charged with the crime.
Rachel DeWoskin: Big Girl Small
3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 (WB)
Is the world ready for Judy Lohden?
She's 16, sarcastic and amazingly talented.
She's also stuck in a lousy motel with
every newspaper in the world on her tail
and involved in an incredible scandal at
her high school.
Jack Boxer and Alva Dworkin: Gefreshte
Mayses: Twice Told Tales in English and
Yiddish
2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 (WB) and 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 (OP)
Remember your favorite "Yiddishisms"
with this compilation of short stories.
Includes colorful illustrations and a CD.
Joseph Skibell: A Curable Romantic
10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 (WB)
A Curable Romantic is the inventive and
magical story of Dr. Jakob Sammelsohn,
a shy and lonely man; the brilliant Dr.
Sigmund Freud, who draws him into
the world of psychoanalysis; and Emma
Eckstein, a "cruel, vindictive, haughty, caus-
tic, dismissive, even murderous" woman
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and one of Freud's best-known patients,
with whom Sammelsohn falls in love.
For more on Sigmund Freud, see page 1.
Andrew Gross: Eyes Wide Open
2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 (WB)
Jay Ehrlich's 21-year-old nephew has just
killed himself. Or did he? And Charlie,
the boy's father and Jay's brother, is a
quiet, ordinary man. Or is he? Be pre-
pared to give up sleep, work and every-
thing else once you open this thriller.
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Alicia Oltuski: Precious Objects: A Story
of Diamonds, Family and a Way of Life
11 a.m. (WB) and 7:30 p.m. (OP)
Thursday, Nov. 3
In Precious Objects, Alicia Oltuski offers
a rare glimpse into the secret world of
New York's diamond district. She tells her
own story, which began with her immi-
grant grandparents who worked in the
district, along with a memorable cast of
characters who now inhabit the few blocks
where more than 90 percent of the coun-
try's diamonds are processed.
Gerald S. Nagel: Operation Exodus: The
Inside Story of American Jews in the
Greatest Rescues of Our Time
5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 (WB), pre-
sented by Joel Tauber
Operation Exodus is the thrilling story
of a group of oppressed Jews from the
Soviet Union and a massive United Jewish
Appeal campaign to bring them to safety.
Miles Alpern Levin (z"1): Triumphant
Life: The Miles Levin Story
10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 (WB), pre-
sented by Jonathan E. Levin
During two years filled with cancer
and its treatment, a previously unknown
teen named Miles Levin became an inspi-
rational figure to thousands around the
world. This is the story of a young man who
converted a confrontation with death into
an opportunity for growth and inspired
everyone around him to be grateful for life.
Benjamin G. Frank: A Scattered Tribe:
Traveling the Diaspora from Cuba to
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India to Tahiti & Beyond
6:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 (WB)
Benjamin G. Frank takes readers
around the world to meet the exotic and
fascinating Jewish communities in Tahiti,
Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Cuba, Morocco,
Algeria and Israel.
Charles Fishman: The Big Thirst
6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 (WB)
Water seems to be abundant and end-
lessly available. But is it really? In The Big
Thirst, Charles Fishman considers this vital
natural resource — its use and abuse and
the ways in which places around the world
are already addressing water shortages.
Danielle L. McGuire: At the Dark End
of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and
Resistance — A New History of the Civil
Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to
Black Power
7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 (OP)
In 1994, Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old
mother, was on her way home from church
in Alabama. Suddenly, seven white men
grabbed her and forced her into their car,
where they attacked her and left her for
dead. The head of the local NAACP sent
his best investigator to the scene: Her
name was Rosa Parks.
Peter Godwin: The Fear
8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 (WB)
Robert Mugabe was a monster who
ruled Zimbabwe, and when he lost an
election, he began a horrific campaign
of terror against his own people. Peter
Godwin visited Mugabe's torture bases,
burning villages, death squads and more
in this true story of a country on fire and a
leader gone mad.
Hal Rubinstein: 100 Unforgettable
Dresses
10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 (WB)
Fashion expert Hal Rubinstein reveals
the unknown stories, secrets, intrigue and
insights behind 100 of the most amazing
dresses in recent memory.
Mitchell Bard: The Arab Lobby: The
Invisible Alliance That Undermines
America's Interests in the Middle East
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 (WB)
The Arab lobby is quiet, but its influence
is extraordinary. How has this group come
to have such a hold on American politi-
cians, even when it stands for everything
the United States opposes?
Joseph Braude: The Honored Dead: A
Story of Friendship, Murder and the
Search for Truth in the Arab World
1 p.m. (OP) and 6:30 p.m. (WB)
Thursday, Nov. 10
It appears to be a routine crime: A
young warehouse guard is killed in a
robbery gone wrong. But Joseph Braude
uncovers an incredible true story involv-
ing a radical cleric, an Iraqi Jewish family
and dark secrets.
Marcy Epstein and Nadine Epstein,
editors: Nine Lives: Famous Profiles
of Famous People from the Annals of
Moment Magazine
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 (WB)
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discuss this new book from Moment
magazine that takes a look at nine of the
most interesting Jewish figures in mod-
ern history: Sergey Brin, Tony Kushner,
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Albert Einstein, Jon
Stewart, Bob Dylan, Brian Epstein, Walter
Mosely and Oliver Sachs.
Irwin J. Cohen: Tiger Stadium —
Comerica Park: History & Memories
Noon Sunday Nov. 13 (OP)
The former editor of the Baseball
Bulletin offers a one-of-a-kind history of
the ballparks, ballplayers and the people
behind the scenes.
Dr. Howard Markel: An Anatomy of
Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William
Halsted and the Miracle Drug Cocaine
5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 (WB)
University of Michigan Professor Dr.
Howard Markel's An Anatomy of Addiction
is the story of the most beloved drug
of the second half of the 19th-century,
cocaine, and two of its leading advocates:
brilliant surgeon William Halstead and
father of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud.
For more on Sigmund Freud, see page I.
Al Abrams: Hype & Soul: Behind the
Scenes at Motown
6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 (WB)
Al Abrams was Motown's first employee,
and he saw it all. Hype er Soul opens the
door to a fascinating world of business,
brilliance, creativity, ego, bravery, innova-
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