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· Roger Mudd in "The Place to Be."

· Barbara Walters's close-up "Audition."

· Cokie Roberts's rousing "Ladies of Liberty."

· A creepy tale of a totalitarian childhood.

· Plus a passel of picture books, nonfiction and novels for kids.

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