Second Saturday Magazine

10 a.m. - Bob Johnson, Second Saturday Magazine 10:00 AM Donna Rosenthal discusses her 2005 book "The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land." The book was re-edited and updated for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. 10:20 AM Steve Lopez author of "The Soloist" talks about his book which is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jaimie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. Edward Humes, Special to The Times says: " ...keen observations and eye for telling detail as he unfolds the story of his unintended and improbable friendship with a homeless, schizophrenic classical musician, Nathaniel Ayers." 10:40 AM Guest Joshua Kendall is the author "The Man Who Made Lists." It is a biography of Peter Mark Roget, the creator of the Thesaurus. The New York Times says "Kendall gets the job done with sympathy and speed, occasionally entertaining the reader with a novelistic flourish." 11:00 AM Processed food and their ingredients is the subject of "Twinkie Deconstructed." Guest Steve Ettlinger has been an author, editor, ... has helped create over forty books. Just a dozen of those titles account for over a million copies. Six books relate directly to food. 11:20 AM Jeff Gondinier " X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking" Jeff says, "Since my book is about the rise and fall and quiet resurgence of Generation X, I suppose the right thing to do is to put together a playlist with popular "alternative" MTV chestnuts...But that seems a little too obvious, and Xers have a tendency to dodge the obvious. So let's try something a little different." 11:40 AM " Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need." Our guest is Daniel Pink whose job search graphic handbook is drawn by Rob Ten Pas in the Japanese format known as Manga. 12 Noon To 2PM Co-host Jo Williamson stops by to play her music and help interview the following guests. 12: 00 Noon Sarah O'Leary Burningham "How to Raise Your Parents." 12:20 Christine Wicker "The Fall of the Evangelical Nation: This suprising crisis inside the Church." 12:40 Susan McCarthy has a financial planning guide called "The Value of Money." 1:00 PM Guest Miriam Goodman, is the author of "Reinventing Retirement." 1:40 PM Marla Martenson Hollywood matchmaker is author of "Excuse Me Your Soul Mate is Waiting."" Technorati tags: WPKN, radio