In this 1989 interview with Don Swaim, Jonathan Yardley discusses his research in order to write a book about his family called Our Kind of People: The Story of an American Family. He wanted to show the details of ordinary lives and wanted to get the point across that we all lead narrow lives but how a person leads their life is more imprtant than the world around you.

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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio.