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Honoring Jailed Writer Abraham Serfaty

Faith Sale of PEN, the international writers group, and Christine Serfaty, whose husband is the Moroccan writer, Abraham Serfaty. He's been in jail for 17 years because of his writing. PEN just gave Serfaty its "Freedom to Write" award to call attention to his plight.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 16, 1991: Interview with Michael Jackson; Review of Sarah Maitland's novel "Three Times Table"; Interview with Faith Sale and Christina Serfaty; Review of two CDs…
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The "Upscaling" of Beer

Michael Jackson (No, not THAT Michael Jackson). He's a beer expert who's written the "Pocket Guide to Beer (The Connoisseur's companion to over 1000 Beers of the World)," by Simon & Schuster. He lives in England and has also written "The New World Guide to Beer.

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