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Social Lives of Children

By Laura Knoy on Friday, November 23, 2001.

Our guests Michael Thompson and Catherine O'Neill Grace trace children's friendships, beginning as early as infancy, in a new book "Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children." Thompson O'Neill Grace cover everything from best friends to cliques and give advice to parents about how to understand their children's friendships. Laura Knoy hosts. www.ballantinebooks.com This is a broadcast of an earlier program.

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The Spectras: The Rock Band That Lived to Grow Up

By John Walters on Friday, November 23, 2001.

Back in the fall of 1964, a handful of students at the University of New Hampshire formed a rock band called The Spectras. Over the next six years, their reputation grew and they almost hit the charts nationally. They all have day jobs now, but they maintain a pretty busy schedule playing the music they love. Two of the original Spectra, Dick Ray and Chris Quackenbush, join John on The Front Porch to talk about the band and their journey in the music business.
Rock On! The Spectras have a web site at: [http://www.thespectras.com]
This show was first aired on 06/21/2001

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Why Watch Cars Drive Fast in a Circle?

By Lisa Peakes on Friday, November 23, 2001.

Later today thousands of race fans and their portable heaters will fill the stands at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon for the 8th annual Winston Cup Race. NHPR's Lisa Peakes called Pete Pistone of Racing One, a motor sports media company in Chicago to ask about the history and the allure of NASCAR racing. Pistone said to understand auto racing, you just have to be there.

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