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Wisconsin Public Radio - Chapter A Day.
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| Monday December 20, 2004 through Friday January 7, 2005 |
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
read by Catherine Brand
(Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 068982983)
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 On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers he is no mortal boy, but the Sign-Seeker, the last of The Old Ones, destined to help in the battle between Dark and Light. |
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Theme: excerpts from: "Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams and "St. Paul's Suite" by Gustav Holst |
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| Monday January 10 through Friday February 4, 2005 |
Eventide by Kent Haruf
read by Karl Schmidt
(Knopf; ISBN: 0375411585)
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 The author of Plainsong returns to the people of Holt, Colorado. This time the focus is on the brothers Harold and Raymond McPheron in a story that reveals the heart of the American West. |
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Theme: Bill Frisell: What Do We Do? Where Do We Go? from "Blues Dream" (Nonesuch) |
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| Monday February 7 through Friday March 4, 2005 |
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson
read by Jim Fleming
(Random House; ISBN: 0375508589
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 The true story of two deep-sea wreck divers who found a German U-boat off the coast of New Jersey in 1991. |
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Theme: "Allegro from Symphony Nr 2 in C, Op 42" by Anton Rubinstein; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra - Stephen Gunzenhauser, cond. (Marco Polo 8.223001) |
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| Monday March 7 through Friday April 1, 2005 |
An Unfinished Season by Ward Just
read by Karl Schmidt
(Houghton Mifflin; ISBN: 0618036695)
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 Set in Chicago in the immediate postwar years. It was a time of rabid anticommunism and labor unrest. The novel explores American culture, politics, and the individual conscience. |
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Theme: String Trio in D Op 2 by Beethoven; Adaskin Trio (Musica Omnia mo0106) |
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| Monday April 4 through Friday April 29, 2005 |
Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
read by Jim Fleming
(Knopf; ISBN: 0375411089)
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 Another romp from the author of Basket Case. “Biologist by Default” Chaz Perrone thinks his wife has discovered his very profitable scam polluting the Everglades, so he flips her off a cruise ship while they're celebrating their anniversary. He doesn’t count on her ability to swim, however, or her desire to make her husband suffer. |
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Theme: Basket Case by Warren Zevon (the book is dedicated to the memory of Warren Zevon) |
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Monday May 2 through Thursday May 5, 2005
and Tuesday May 10 through Friday May 13, 2005 |
The Pacific and Other Stories by Mark Helprin
read by Karl Schmidt
(Penguin; ISBN: 159420036X)
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 Mark Helprin is an excellent writer, and these stories explore loss, regret, retribution and time's passage in places all over the world. |
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Theme: Franz Liszt: Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude; Steven Osborne, piano [hyperion CDA67445] |
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| Friday May 6 and Monday May 9, 2005 |
The Best of the Major by Galen Winter
read by Jim Fleming
(Country Sport Press; ISBN: 0892725400)
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Galen Winter's tales of Major Nathaniel Peabody (U.S. Army, retired) have engaged readers of Shooting Sportsman for years. This collection offers the listener the opportunity to meet the eccentric Major and enjoy some of his more colorful misadventures. |
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Theme: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango, Yo-Yo Ma, cello, from the album "Soul of the Tango" (Sony SK 63122) |
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| Monday May 16 through Friday June 3, 2005 |
Trawler: A Journey Through The North Atlantic by Redmond O'Hanlon
read by Karl Schmidt
(Knopf; ISBN: 1400042755)
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 O’Hanlon convinced a North Sea Trawler to let him join the crew in January, the worst month of the year for deep-sea fishing. You can find out a lot about your shipmates when the weather is cold, the sea is rough, and there’s nowhere to go. |
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Theme: Clannad: In A Lifetime & Anam (Atlantic 82400-2) |
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| Monday June 6 through Friday June 24, 2005 |
The Broker by John Grisham
read by Jim Fleming
(Doubleday; ISBN: 0385510454)
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 It’s a thriller, all right, as former power broker Joel Backman is pardoned by the CIA so he can be a target and expose an intelligence ring. It’s also a pleasurable exploration of small town life in Italy, where Backman is taken to establish a new life for himself. |
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Theme: Beppe Gambetta with Carlo Aonzo: Serenata - Bolero & Oro Muerto (Acoustic Music Records) |
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| Monday June 27 through Friday July 8, 2005 |
American Normal: The Hidden World of Asperger Syndrome by Lawrence Osborne
read by Karl Schmidt
(Copernicus Books; ISBN 0-387-95307-8)
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 Stories from the inside of one of the world’s most challenging diseases, bringing to life the people who cope with autism. |
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Theme: Ted Nash: Sidewalk Meeting (Arabesque AJ0156) |
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| Monday July 11 through Friday July 22, 2005 |
The Pine Island Paradox by Kathleen Dean Moore
read by Jim Fleming
(Milkweed; ISBN: 1-57131-276-5)
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“What we need next is a new ethic – call it an ‘ecological ethic of care,’ call it a ‘moral ecology.’ It’s an ethic built on caring for people and caring for places.” In this powerful book Kathleen Dean Moore writes eloquently and passionately about the connection between people and nature. |
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Theme: Claude Debussy: Pour le Piano; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (London 452 022-2) |
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| Monday July 25 through Friday August 19 |
Saturday by Ian McEwan
read by Karl Schmidt
(Doubleday; ISBN: 0385511809)
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 A day in the life of Henry Perowne, a contented man who wakes up one day afraid of the future. What happens to him this day, who he meets, and how he decides to go forward, make for a compelling story. |
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Theme: J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Glenn Gould, piano (CBS) |
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| Monday August 22 through Friday September 16 |
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy
read by Jim Fleming
(Doubleday ISBN 0-385-31807-3)
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 Eight Dubliners take a class in Italian and find their lives changed along with their language. (first broadcast in 1998) |
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Theme: "Un Bel Di" from "Madama Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Erich Kunzel (Telarc CD 80260), then John Bayless, piano (Angel CDC 54801) |
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| Monday September 19 through Friday October 7 |
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
read by Catherine Brand
(Pantheon; ISBN: 0375422986)
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 Smith made his reputation with The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Here he starts a new series with Scottish-American philosopher Isabel Dalhousie, a single woman of independent means who edits the esteemed Review of Applied Ethics. She witnesses a murder and of course has to set out to solve it. |
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Theme: Scraping the Barrel by Shooglenifty -- from The Arms Dealer's Daughter; At Dawn of Day by Capercaillie -- from Choice Language
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| Monday October 10 through Friday October 28 |
The Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages by Sara Rath
read by Jim Fleming
(Terrace Books; ISBN 0-299-21520-2)
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 Hannah Swann leads a quiet life in Madison, but when she inherits her uncle’s rundown resort in the north woods, she finds herself proprietor of his environmental legacy as well. It’s a chance to discover her family, herself, and what is most important to her future. |
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Theme: excerpts from "Fretwork" with Chris Newman |
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| Monday through Friday October 31 through November 18, 2005 |
Runaway: stories by Alice Munro
read by Karl Schmidt
(Knopf; ISBN: 140004281X)
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 Stories of women of all ages and circumstances, in the hands of a masterful writer |
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Theme: Schnittke: Concerto Grosso Nr 1 - rondo; Gidon Kremer, violin; Chamber Orchestra of Europe - Heinrich Schiff |
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| Monday November 21 through Friday December 9, 2005 |
The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of Ruth Harkness, the First American to Capture China's Most Exotic Animal by Vicki Constantine Croke
read by Jim Fleming
(Random House; ISBN: 0375507833)
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 The compelling true story of a New York Socialite turned adventurer. |
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Theme: Blue Little Flower (Chinese Traditional) from "Silk Road Journeys"; Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble (Sony SK 89782) |
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| Monday December 12 through Friday December 30, 2005 |
The Christmas Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
read by Jim Fleming
(Simon and Schuster; ISBN: 074328657X)
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 The author of the popular Elm Creek Quilts novels sets her latest story at Christmas. Reconciliation and redemption are the themes as Sylvia and Sarah celebrate the future while reexamining the past. |
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Theme: excerpts from Christmas Traditions: Americana Collection (North Star Music NS203) |
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Chapter a Day is heard daily at 12:30pm and 11:00pm on the Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio
If you have a comment or a question, send a message to Jim Fleming.
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