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The book-selling business
How the book-selling business creates a bestseller from a book which isn't selling.
This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV in 2014.
Last on
Sun 12 Oct 1980
09:15
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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Read a transcript of this recording
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 10 Oct 1980 21:15Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Sun 12 Oct 1980 09:15Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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