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Noah and Ariel Dorfman, a professor at Duke University discuss the history of the Chilean ship, the B.E. Esmeralda. The ship is part of the Tall Ship celebration, and is visiting New London, Connecticut today. Of all the Tall Ships, this one is the most controversial, because it had been used to hold and torture political prisoners.

Publisher Andre Schirrrin, director of The New Press, and former head of Pantheon books, talks about the New York publishing world from the business side. Hes just written The Business of Books, (Verso) described as part memoir, part history of contemporary publishing.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with Thomas Reppetto, co-author with James Lardner about their new book NYPD - A City and its Police. It chronicles the triumph and disaster of the nation's biggest and oldest police force during its 150 year history. (9:30)(Henry Holt 2000 ISBN 0-8050-

President Clinton is among 150 heads of state gathered in New York City for the UN Millennium Summit. It's the largest gathering of world leaders in history. NPR's Ann Garrels reports.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on the historical decision in Florida smokers' class action lawsuit against the nation's top five cigarette making companies. The jury hit the companies with a $145 billion punitive damages verdict, -the largest civil jury award in history.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the $8-billion project to restore Everglades National Park. The effort in Florida will be the largest environmental restoration project in the nation's history, but there are serious questions about whether it can work. (6:00)

The first American work in the 22-year history of Mystery!" series is an adaptation of Tony Hillerman's "Skinwalkers." "Skinwalkers" is one of 13 Hillerman mysteries featuring Native American detectives Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police. Laura Sydell has a report.

Liane Hansen speaks with Jane English and Jenny Coyle who have reated a book of personal reflections and photographs titled "Mt. Sasta: Where eaven and Earth Meet" (Earth Heart books, Mt. Shasta, Ca.) The book explores he culture and history of Mt. Shasta in California.

Ann-Elise Henzl of member station WUWM in Milwaukee eports on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which equires museums to return artifacts to tribes. Enacting the law is proving ifficult for both tribal members and natural history museums.

NPR's Ted Clark looks at the history of the armistice in Korea, and why 43 years ago North and South Korea would not agree to peace. In 1953, the South Koreans objected to peace, but today it is the North that is balking.