It was spring of 2002, and I was in the middle of a radio interview, talking about my new book, The Right Words at the Right Time, in which I had asked 108 famous people -- people I admired -- to write about the words that changed their lives. Halfway through the interview, a listener called the station and told a story that would stay with me.

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Tuesday 4/25
Today Show/NBC
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Tuesday 4/25
Entertainment Tonight
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Sunday 4/30
L.A. Times Book Fest
Los Angeles, CA
Talk & Booksigning

Monday 5/1
Tavis Smiley Show/PBS
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Tuesday 5/2
Olsson's
418 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
between D & E Streets
12:00-2:00 pm

Thursday 5/4
Barnes & Noble
7660 North Point Parkway
Ste 200
Alpharetta, GA 30022
7:00 pm

Tuesday 5/9
CNN Showbiz
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Tuesday 5/9
Martha: The Martha Stewart Show/NBC
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Wednesday 5/10
CBS Early Show/CBS
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Friday 5/12
WOR/Joan Hamburg Show
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Saturday 5/13
Bookends
232 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
1:00 pm

Monday 5/15
Tim Russert Show/CNBC
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Tuesday 5/16
Dayside/FOX
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Tuesday 5/16
Fox and Friends/FOX
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Tuesday 5/16
Tony Danza Show/ABC
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Wednesday 5/17
WGN-TV "Noon News" Interview (TV station based in Chicago but seen nationally on cable. Please check your local TV listings for times.)

Wednesday 5/17
Borders
Michigan Avenue
830 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
7:00 pm

Thursday 5/18
Davis-Kidd Booksellers
387 Perkins Road Extended
Memphis, TN 38117
6:00 pm

Friday 5/19
Borders
3600 McKinley Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204
214-219-0512
1:00 pm