Photo, above: Mark Twain honored by a USSR postage stamp

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Right, below: For ancient Mesopotamians, their cities were the centers of life. When they looked back to the beginning of time, they did not see a Garden of Eden, but rather an ancient site called Eridu, which they believed was the first city ever to be created. Here is where the world's first cities appeared, around 4000 - 3500 BC.

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Andrew Lawlor, in re:  Mesopotamian cities

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 1, Block B:  Ashley Parker, in re: Iraqi antiquities

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 1, Block C: Ray Jawardhana, in re:  Strange new worlds

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 1, Block D: Ray Jawardhana, in re:  Strange new worlds

Hour Two

Picture, below: Mark Twain's travel writing

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 2, Block A: Constitution Café: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution by Christopher Phillips (1 of 2)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 2, Block B: Constitution Café: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution by Christopher Phillips (2 of 2)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 2, Block C: Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years by Michael Shelden  (1 of 4)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 2, Block D: Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years by Michael Shelden  (2 of 4)

Hour Three

Photo, below: Library of Twain House, with hand-stenciled paneling, fireplaces from India, embossed wallpapers, and hand-carved mantel purchased in Scotland

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 3, Block A: Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years by Michael Shelden  (3 of 4)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 3, Block B: Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years by Michael Shelden   (4 of 4)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 3, Block C: Crude Awakening: Money, Mavericks, and Mayhem in Alaska by Amanda Coyne and Tony Hopfinger  (1 of 2)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 3, Block D: Crude Awakening: Money, Mavericks, and Mayhem in Alaska by Amanda Coyne and Tony Hopfinger   (2 of 2)

Hour Four

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 4, Block A: Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky  (1 of4)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 4, Block B: Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky  (2 of 4)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 4, Block C: Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky  (3 of 4)

Sunday 15 September 2013 / Hour 4, Block D: Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky  (1 of 4)

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