Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 1, 1996: Interview with Alan Berlow; Interview with David Quammen; Review of Everything But the Girl's album 'Walking Wounded.'

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INT. 1: Author and journalist and NPR reporter, ALAN BERLOW. His new book is "Dead Season: A Story of Murder and Revenge on the Philippine Island of Negros" (Pantheon Books). The book evolves from an investigation into a massacre of a peasant family to a series of interrelated crimes. BERLOW also examines the broader problems facing the Phillipines and the impact of American colonialism and imperialism. INT. 2: Science writer, DAVID QUAMMEN. His new book is "The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions" (Scribner). During his eight years of research, QUAMMEN studied the biogeography of islands around the world. His travels introduced him to plants and animals previously unimagined. QUAMMEN is a two-time recipient of the National Magazine Award for his science essays and other work in Outside magazine. REV. : Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "Walking Wounded" by the English duo, Everything But the Girl. (Atlantic)