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Removing Men's Fantasies of Who Cleopatra Was.

Book critic John Leonard reviews "Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions," by historian Lucy Hughes-Hallett (It's published by Harper and Row).

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Other segments from the episode on June 12, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 12, 1990: Interview with John Hiatt; Interview with Dave Thomas; Review of Lucy Hughes-Hallett's book "Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions."
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Songwriter John Hiatt Tries for a Hit of His Own.

Musician and songwriter John Hiatt. Hiatt spent years writing country tunes for other performers. In the past few years he's come into his own as a performer, with several critically-acclaimed albums. His latest is called "Stolen Moments," on A&M Records.

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Dave Thomas Discusses His New Show.

Comedian Dave Thomas. Thomas first hit it big as a member of the "SCTV" comedy series. He currently has a summer-replacement comedy variety show on CBS, called "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show."

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