This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 14)
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THE BOOK REPORT: Washington Post critic Ron Charles (July 14) | Watch Video
This month's recommended fiction and non-fiction titles include new novels by Joseph O'Neill, Claire Lombardo and Julia Phillips, and a biography of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
READ AN EXCERPT: "Godwin" by Joseph O'Neill
The author of "Netherland" and "The Dog" returns with a novel about a bizarre scheme to find the next international soccer star.
READ AN EXCERPT: "Bear" by Julia Phillips
The bestselling author of "Disappearing Earth" returns with a hypnotic, tense story about sisters whose lives are upended by the presence of a bear near their home.
READ AN EXCERPT: "Same As It Ever Was" by Claire Lombardo
The latest novel by the bestselling author of "The Most Fun We Ever Had" follows the upheavals in the life of a complicated woman unprepared for a mid-life crisis.
READ AN EXCERPT: "Night Flyer," the life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman
National Book Award-winning author Tiya Miles explores the history and mythology of a remarkable woman.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Video)
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the radio/TV host and bestselling author who had an impact on millions with her frank talk on sex, died Friday, July 12, 2024 at age 96. In this profile from correspondent Martha Teichner that originally aired on "CBS Sunday Morning" on February 17, 2002, Westheimer talked about championing sexual literacy, having fun being "Dr. Ruth," and what she was looking for in a companion.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Richard Simmons' advice on exercise (Video)
Fitness guru Richard Simmons, who helped millions lose weight by preaching the value of exercise and movement, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at age 76. In this November 30, 2003 commentary recorded for "Sunday Morning," Simmons offered his advice on dealing with holiday feasts, diets, and the benefits of "moving and grooving."
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Texas musician Kinky Friedman (YouTube Video)
The larger-than-life and proudly politically incorrect Texas musician, bestselling writer and political candidate Kinky Friedman, who made a career out of shooting from the lip, died on June 27, 2024. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that aired February 20, 2005, correspondent Lee Cowan talked with Friedman, who fronted the country band The Texas Jewboys, about his campaign for Texas Governor. Cowan also talked with Texas Monthly columnist Molly Ivins, editor Evan Smith, singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, and former President Bill Clinton about the humorous and quixotic Friedman.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: "Hamilton" (YouTube Video)
On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton was shot and killed in a duel with vice president Aaron Burr – a tragic end to the venomous rivalry between the two. Watch Mo Rocca's 2015 report on how Lin-Manuel Miranda turned the story of Hamilton into a revolutionary hip hop musical.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The bikini, from top to bottom (YouTube Video)
The skimpy swimwear made its debut on July 5, 1946, after a race by rival fashion designers Louis Réard and Jacques Heim to produce the world's smallest swimsuit. Named after an A-bomb test in the Pacific's Bikini Atoll, and popularized by French actress Brigitte Bardot, the bikini would conquer beaches, fashion shoots, pin-ups and movies. Correspondent Serena Altschul talks with model Kelly Killoren Bensimon, author of "The Bikini Book," and with designer Malia Mills, about the revealing history of the two-piece. (Originally broadcast July 2, 2006.)
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LIVE TALKS: Mo Rocca in Conversation with Candice Bergen
The "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent talks with Emmy Award-winning actress Candice Bergen about her career, and also discuss Rocca's new book, "Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs," at the 92nd Street Y in New York City on July 15.
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