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Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast

Authors from around the world discuss their book with host Jim Foster. "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" aired for over two decades on radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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19:32

Patron: The Higher Power of Lucky

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/10/31

In "The Higher Power of Lucky," Author Susan Patron writes an illustrated children's book about a young girl named Lucky who lives in a small California town where she is worried she'll be abandoned by her guardian to an orphanage. This discussion took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:19

Palmer: The Fifth Vial

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/10/24

In "The Fifth Vial," Author Michael Palmer writes a medical thriller novel centering around three people connected by a vial of blood, organ donation, and raises the question of what can happen when science ends up in the wrong hands. This discussion took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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22:36

Okin: Silent Voices: People with Mental Disorders on...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/10/17

In "Silent Voices: People with Mental Disorders on the Street," Author and former commissioner of mental health Robert Okin writes about what he learned after spending two years on the street meeting and photographing homeless individuals with mental illness, and how people can do something about it instead of just looking the other way. This discussion took place on a 2014 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:33

OHaraDevereaux: Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/10/10

In "Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation," Author and business forecaster Mary O'Hara-Devereaux writes a book offering strategies and tools that executives and business leaders can use to create better organizations and reach global markets. This discussion took place on a 2005 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:28

OFarrell: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/10/03

In "The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox," Author Maggie O'Farrell writes a novel about a woman released from a local Victorian asylum in Scotland after being locked away for 60 years starting in the 1930s, and how it affected the entire family who didn't even know she existed. This discussion took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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21:32

Nunn: Chance

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/09/26

In "Chance," Author Kem Nunn writes a novel about a neuropsychiatrist named Dr. Chance who enters into a romantic relationship with one of his patients while in the middle of his own divorce. This discussion took place on a 2015 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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21:30

Naifeh: Van Gogh: The Life

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/09/19

In "Van Gogh: The Life," Co-Author Steven Naifeh presents a comprehensive biography of Vincent Van Gogh with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, including a deep look into his personal life as well as the work of the Dutch painter. This discussion took place on a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California. The book was co-written by Gregory White Smith.

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21:46

Morris: Colonel Roosevelt

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/09/12

In "Colonel Roosevelt," Author Edmund Morris writes the third and final book in a biographical series about President Theodore Roosevelt, focusing on the last 10 years of Roosevelt's life in which he went on a safari and ran a robust third-party presidential bid, among other things. This discussion took place on a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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22:25

Miller: The Lake Shore Limited

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/09/05

In "The Lake Shore Limited," Author Sue Miller writes a novel about a play centering around a terrorist bombing of a train as it pulled into Union Station in Chicago and of a man waiting to hear whether his estranged wife traveling on the train was safe, similar to how the writer of the play Billy had waited to find out whether her significant other was on one of the planes used in the 9/11 attack. This discussion took place on a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster"

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18:48

Miles: Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity,...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/08/29

In "Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror," Author Steven H. Miles uses his background in medical ethics to investigate the role that the medical corps of the United States armed forces played in the abuse of Arab and Muslim prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, and how the practices went against international human rights. This discussion took place on a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:47

Meyer: Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/08/22

In "Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business," Author and Restauranteur Danny Meyer writes about what he learned in creating and running restaurants, including the concept of something called Enlightened Hospitality which can be applied in any business. This discussion took place on a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:39

Meers: Getting to 50/50: How Working Couples Can Have...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/08/15

In "Getting to 50/50: How Working Couples Can Have It All by Sharing It All," Co-Author Sharon Meers talks about her own real-world experiences and the research that she and co-author Joanna Strober did regarding how working mothers can have successful careers, a great marriage, and be a great mother, all at the same time. This discussion took place on a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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19:44

Meacham: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/08/08

In "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," Author Jon Meacham writes a biography about President Andrew Jackson and how he reinvented the office of the American presidency and divided a nation at the same time. This discussion took place on a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:24

McMann: Fade

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/08/01

In "Fade," Author Lisa McMann writes the second in a trilogy of Young Adult Fantasy books that follows a teenage girl who gets sucked into other people's dreams and nightmares without them knowing she is there, and finds herself way in over her head. This discussion took place on a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:38

McKay: Wawona Hotel

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/07/25

In "Wawona Hotel," Author Matthew McKay writes a novel about a woman who awakens from a coma after a car crash, and emerges with new abilities and empathic awareness that has a lasting affect on her life and those around her. This discussion took place on a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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22:12

Maynard: After Her

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/07/18

In "After Her," Author Joyce Maynard writes a novel about two daughters of a detective father who is searching for a murderer, loosely inspired by the Trailside Killer case in Marin County, California, in the late 1970s. This discussion took place on a 2013 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:39

Markoe: Walking in Circles Before Lying Down

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/07/11

In "Walking in Circles Before Lying Down," Author Merrill Markoe writes a novel about a woman who has to put her life back together after a string of romantic disappointments and gets unexpected help from her dog Chuck, and all other dogs too, when they shockingly begin talking back to her. This discussion took place on a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:25

Margonelli: Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/07/04

In "Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline," Author Lisa Margonelli presents a wide-ranging glimpse into the infrastructure of the oil industry and refineries, including the people and pipelines around the world that play a part in transporting it to the masses. This discussion took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:18

Mansbach: The End of the Jews

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/06/27

In "The End of the Jews," Author Adam Mansbach writes a novel about the struggle to hold on to the Jewish identity across several different generations throughout the 20th century, but widens to many different topics including cultural identity, racial politics, love and family. This discussion took place on a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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18:42

Mann: Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2021/06/20

In "Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet," Author James Mann writes about a group of advisers known as the Vulcans who set a different foreign policy for the United States than anticipated under the presidency of George W. Bush, not following in line with what George H.W. Bush had done years earlier. This discussion took place on a 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

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