Book TV Schedule: January 6th - 8th

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: January 6-8
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In Depth
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A monthly LIVE author interview, featuring your calls
Sunday 12 PM-3 PM ET, re-airs Sunday at midnight ET
Join us for a conversation with author P.J. O'Rourke. Mr. O'Rourke has worked for National Lampoon and Rolling Stone, and is currently a fellow at the Cato Institute and a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Republican Party Reptile, Holidays in Hell, Parliament of Whores, The Enemies List, Eat the Rich, and Give War a Chance. His forthcoming book, On the Wealth of Nations, will be published this month.

You can join this three-hour conversation by e- mailing your question to
[e-mail] or by calling in during the program: East/Central: 202-737-0001 or Mountain/Pacific: 202-737-0002.


After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
George Weller was the first American reporter to enter Nagasaki after the dropping of the atomic bomb. His reports from Japan were censored and never published. In 2003, a year after George Weller’s death, his son Anthony Weller found the missing manuscripts and has assembled them into his book, First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and its Prisoners of War. Mr. Weller discusses the book with World War II marine photographic officer, Norman Hatch.


Weekend Highlights
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Michael Blake, Indian Yell: The Heart of an American Insurgency
Michael Blake is the author of Dances With Wolves which sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. He tells the story of how the film made his book a bestseller and changed his life. Mr. Blake also discusses his first nonfiction work, Indian Yell, and compares the native insurgency of the 19th century with the current insurgency in Iraq.
(Saturday 8 AM, Monday 5 AM ET)

Padma Desai, Conversations on Russia: Reform from Yeltsin to Putin
In her book, author Padma Desai talks about the two men who have led Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. She discusses the economic and political reforms advanced by Presidents Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin and argues that the record for each is mixed. (Saturday 12 PM ET)

Robert Richardson, William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism
Robert Richardson discusses his biography of William James, brother of novelist Henry James. The author explores William James's family life and education, his contributions to the fields of philosophy and psychology, and his ideas about the exercise of free will.
(Saturday 8 PM, Sunday 9 AM ET)

Evan Thomas, Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945
In his book, Evan Thomas chronicles the Pacific naval campaign of World War II. He details how two navies prepared to fight each other on Leyte Gulf and profiles American naval officers Admiral William Halsey and Commander Ernest Evans, and Japanese officers Admiral Takeo Kurita and Admiral Matome Ugaki.
(Sunday 10 AM and 10 PM ET)


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BOOK TV Schedule

Note: Program start times are approximate and all times are Eastern.


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Saturday, January 6

8:00 am Michael Blake, Indian Yell: The Heart of an American Insurgency

8:35 Jim Powell, Bully Boy: The Truth About Theodore Roosevelt

9:00 Andy Stern, A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track

9:50 2006 Great Read--Denise Grady, "Deadly Invaders: Virus Outbreaks Around the World, from Marburg Fever to Avian Flu"

10:00 Robert Spencer, The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion

11:00 Harlow Unger, The Unexpected George Washington: His Private Life

12:00 pm Padma Desai, Conversations on Russia: Reform from Yeltsin to Putin

1:30 Susan Trento & Joseph Trento, Unsafe at Any Altitude: Failed Terrorism Investigations, Scapegoating 9/11, and the Shocking Truth about Aviation Security Today

2:35 2006 NPC: Elliott Lewis "Fade"

2:45 John Wukovits, Eisenhower: A Biography

3:55 2006 NPC: Joseph Callo "John Paul Jones"

4:00 John Allen, Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu

5:00 Hal Vaughan, FDR's 12 Apostles: The Spies Who Paved the Way for the Invasion of North Africa

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Kurt Eichenwald, The Informant: A True Story - Part 1

7:00 Arthur Brooks, Who Really Cares: America's Charity Divide - Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters

7:55 2006 NPC: Lanny Davis "Scandal"

8:00 History on Book TV: Robert Richardson, William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism

8:50 2006 NPC: John Gresham "Defcon-2"

9:00 After Words: After Words: Anthony Weller, author of "First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and its Prisoners of War" interviewed by Norman Hatch

10:00 Arthur Brooks, Who Really Cares: America's Charity Divide - Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters

10:55 2006 NPC: Martin Tolchin and Susan Tolchin "A World Ignited"

11:00 James Simon, Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers

11:40 2006 Miami Book Fair: Paul Schneider "Brutal Journey"



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Sunday, January 7

12:00 am Gene Epstein, Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers

1:25 2006 NPC: Judge Janice Law "Yield"

1:25 Daniel Mendelsohn, Kati Marton, Rosemary Sullivan, 2006 Miami Book Fair: Holocaust Panel

2:45 Katha Pollitt, Virginity or Death!: And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time

2:55 Hampton Sides, Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West

4:00 Harlow Unger, The Unexpected George Washington: His Private Life

5:00 2006 Chicago Humanities Festival-Vietnam Writers

6:35 2006 Miami Book Fair: Thomas Evans "The Education of Ronald Reagan"

6:50 2006 NPC: David Vise "The Google Story"

7:00 Anatol Lieven, John Hulsman, Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World

8:35 Ori Brafman & Rod Beckstrom, The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

9:00 History on Book TV: Robert Richardson, William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism

10:00 History on Book TV: Evan Thomas, Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945

10:55 2006 NPC: Carole Coleman "Alleluia America"

11:00 Alice Walker, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness

12:00 pm In Depth: In Depth: P.J. O'Rourke

3:00 General Assignment: Stephen Shames, photographer, The Black Panthers

5:15 2006 AUSA - Philip Blood "Hitler's Bandit Hunters: The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe

5:30 2006 Texas Book Festival: H.W. Brands "The Money Men: The History of American Capitalism"

6:00 After Words: After Words: Anthony Weller, author of "First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and its Prisoners of War" interviewed by Norman Hatch

7:00 Daniel Golden, The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges - and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates

7:40 Patrick O'Donnell, We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah

9:00 After Words: After Words: Anthony Weller, author of "First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and its Prisoners of War" interviewed by Norman Hatch

10:00 History on Book TV: Evan Thomas, Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945

10:50 2006 NPC: Edwin Black "Internal Combustion"

11:00 Anthony Feinstein, Journalists Under Fire: The Psychological Hazards of Covering War


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Monday, January 8

12:00 am In Depth: In Depth: P.J. O'Rourke

3:00 Frank Rich, The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina

4:00 Richard Williams, Jr., Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend

4:45 2006 Miami Book Fair: Neal Gabler "Walt Disney"

5:00 Michael Blake, Indian Yell: The Heart of an American Insurgency

5:30 2006 AUSA - C.E. Wood "Mud: A Military History"

5:55 2006 NPC: Derek Leebaert "To Dare and to Conquer"

6:00 Marc Wortman, The Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocractic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power

7:00 Lynn Sherr, Outside the Box: A Memoir



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Your brain on books

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. Indian Yell: The Heart of an American Insurgency

On Saturday, January 6 at 8:00 am and Monday, January 8 at 5:00 am
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Indian Yell: The Heart of an American Insurgency
Michael Blake

Prior to the making of the film based on his novel "Dances With Wolves", Michael Blake had just been fired from a job as a cook. He wrote "Dances With Wolves" in his car while sleeping at the homes of friends. Mr. Blake tells the story of how the film made his book a best-seller and changed his life. He also discusses his first non-fiction work, "Indian Yell" and compares the native insurgency of the 19th century with the current insurgency in Iraq.

Michael Blake is the author of the novel "Dances With Wolves" which has sold over 1.5 million copies world-wide. The novel sold poorly prior to the release of the motion picture of the same name. Mr. Blake won an Academy Award for the Dances With Wolves screenplay.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. Bully Boy: The Truth About Theodore Roosevelt

Saturday, January 6 at 8:35am

Jim Powell, Bully Boy: The Truth About Theodore Roosevelt

No info at the site, but I found this...

But Thomas DiLorenzo has an intriguing take on an apparently intriguing new book by Jim Powell called Bully Boy: The Truth About Theodore Roosevelt's Legacy. The review is called "Bully Boy: The Neocons' Favorite President." Both the article and the book revisit the legacy of the president Mark Twain called "clearly insane."
http://bwrmontag.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_bwrmontag_archive.html

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track

On Saturday, January 6 at 9:00 am
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A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track
Andy Stern

Andy Stern argues that Americans are contending with the most disruptive economic upheaval in the world economy since the Industrial Revolution. In "A Country That Works" the president of the Service Employees International Union, the fastest-growing union in the U.S., offers solutions to correct America's health care system, tax system, retirement system and to improve education. This event was hosted by the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC.

Andy Stern is president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and was a key strategist in the creation of Wal-Mart Watch, a campaign to push for better work conditions and health care benefits for the company's employees.

[Robbien]

38. This was a great interview.

He kept emphasizing the fact that we are not dealing with countries but dealing with global corporations. The power is in the corporation not the country.

Thanks so much for the thread Viva.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion

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On Saturday, January 6 at 10:00 am
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The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
Robert Spencer

In "The Truth about Muhammad" author Robert Spencer argues that the example of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, justifies jihad and terrorism. At the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, Mr. Spencer describes Muhammad's life and teachings as violent and urges Americans to understand the true nature of Islam in order to effectively prosecute the War on Terror.

Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and author of "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)," "Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions about the World's Fastest Growing Faith" and "Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. The Unexpected George Washington: His Private Life

On Saturday, January 6 at 11:00 am and Sunday, January 7 at 4:00 am
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The Unexpected George Washington: His Private Life
Harlow Unger

In this lecture, recorded at Tudor Place mansion in Washington, DC, the author argues that the private life of the first president reveals a warm, humorous, and caring man. George Washington had no children of his own but raised many at Mount Vernon over the years. Mr. Unger discusses Washington's reading and letter writing habits, his love for farming and for animals, and his decision to free his slaves upon his death.

Harlow Unger is the author of fifteen books including "Lafayette", "The French War Against America: How a Trusted Ally Betrayed Washington and the Founding Fathers", "Noah Webster: The Life and Times of an American Patriot", and "John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot." Mr. Unger was a foreign corrspondent and editor at the New York Herald Tribune Overseas News Service in Paris and The Times and Sunday Times of London.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. Conversations on Russia: Reform from Yeltsin to Putin

On Saturday, January 6 at 12:00 pm
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Conversations on Russia: Reform from Yeltsin to Putin
Padma Desai

Padma Desai talks about the two men who have led Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. Professor Desai discusses the economic and political reforms advanced by Presidents Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin and argues that the record for each is mixed. She also talks about the interviews she conducted for the book and comments on the killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The talk was hosted by New York Law School in New York City.

Padma Desai is a professor of economics and director of the Center for Transition Economies at Columbia University. She is the author of many books, including "The Soviet Economy: Problems and Prospects" and "Financial Crisis, Contagion, and Containment: From Asia to Argentina." For more information on Professor Desai, visit www.columbia.edu/~pd5/.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Unsafe at Any Altitude: Failed Terrorism Investigations, Scapegoating 9/11, and the Shocking ...

On Saturday, January 6 at 1:30 pm
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Unsafe at Any Altitude: Failed Terrorism Investigations, Scapegoating 9/11, and the Shocking Truth about Aviation Security Today
Susan Trento & Joseph Trento
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1206/btv121606_4.ram

Susan Trento and Joseph Trento look at the U.S. government's investigations into the quality of airport security following 9/11 and assess the state of airport security today. They argue that the private airport security workers that received a large amount of blame following the 9/11 attacks did their jobs properly and that the takeover of airport security by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has not helped to improve security. They also discuss the U.S. government's no-fly list and its effectiveness.

Susan Trento, former vice president of operations for John McLaughlin's Oliver Productions, is the author of "Prescription for Disaster" and "The Power House." Investigative reporter Joseph Trento is the president of the Public Education Center, a nonprofit investigative foundation (www.storiesthatmatter.org). He is the author of "The Secret History of the CIA" and "Prelude to Terror." For more information on the Trentos and their latest book, visit www.unsafeatanyaltitude.com.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. Eisenhower: A Biography

On Saturday, January 6 at 2:45 pm
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Eisenhower: A Biography
John Wukovits
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1206/btv122406_2b.ram

In remarks at Schuler Books & Music in Okemos, Michigan, John Wukovits discusses his book "Eisenhower: A Biography," the third short biography in Palgrave Macmillan's Great Generals Series. The book includes a foreword by series editor Wesley Clark. Its focus is Dwight Eisenhower's military career, particularly his service as Supreme Allied Commander during World War II.

Mr. Wukovits is also the author of "One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa," "Devotion to Duty" and "Pacific Alamo: The Battle for Wake Island." He taught junior high history and language arts from 1968 to 2005.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu

On Saturday, January 6 at 4:00 pm
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Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu
John Allen

Dateline NBC's John Hockenberry interviews Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his biographer John Allen at Trinity Church in New York City. The men detail Archbishop Tutu's role in the South African apartheid resistance, including the effect of his controversial call for international disinvestment in the apartheid economy and the challenges he faced while leading peaceful demonstrations throughout the country.

John Allen is a South African journalist and former president of the South African Society of Journalists. He served as director of communications for South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and for Trinity Truth, Wall Street, in New York.

[IndyOp]

40. This show on Desmond Tutu looks good - Thanks! (n/t)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

10. FDR's 12 Apostles: The Spies Who Paved the Way for the Invasion of North Africa

On Saturday, January 6 at 5:00 pm
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FDR's 12 Apostles: The Spies Who Paved the Way for the Invasion of North Africa
Hal Vaughan
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/1206/btv123106_1.ram

The author tells the story of 12 men appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt to be vice consuls to North Africa in 1940. These men, who Vaughan describes as amateurs, worked inside the French Vichy government to encourage resistance to Vichy and German rule in North Africa. According to Vaughan, they helped prepare for the 1942 joint British-American invasion of Morocco and Algeria. Shortly after the invasion, the French joined the Allies in North Africa.

Hal W. Vaughan is a former U.S. Foreign Service officer, a documentary film producer, and a journalist who has worked for Voice of America, ABC News, and the New York Daily News. Mr. Vaughan is also the author of "Doctor to the Resistance." He lives in Paris.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

11. The Informant: A True Story - Part 1

On Saturday, January 6 at 6:00 pm
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The Informant: A True Story - Part 1
Kurt Eichenwald

"The Informant" is the account of the FBI and the Justice Department’s collaboration with a high level informant to collect information implicating a large American corporation, Archer Daniels Midland, with stealing money from its customers. Author Kurt Eichenwald reveals how this scandal in the mid-1990’s was complicated when the government discovered that its source, a senior executive at the firm, was involved in his own illegal activity. The interview with the author was in 2001. This is the first part in a two part series.

Kurt Eichenwald is an award-winning investigative journalist and a senior writer for the New York Times. He is also the author of "Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story" and "Serpent on the Rock."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

12. Who Really Cares: America's Charity Divide - Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters

On Saturday, January 6 at 7:00 pm and at 10:00 pm
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Who Really Cares: America's Charity Divide - Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters
Arthur Brooks

From the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, Arthur Brooks talks about his study which looks at who gives to charities in America. Professor Brooks says that the evidence he collected shows that conservatives are far more likely than liberals to donate their time and money to charitable organizations.

Arthur Brooks is a professor of public administration at Syracuse University and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page. For more information on Professor Brooks and his work, visit www.arthurbrooks.net.

[Robbien]

41. Give this lecture a wide berth. It is so full of holes

Mostly only GOPers are religious and give money to the needy.

Typical WSJ fare.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

42. his whole argument is based on a fallacy

These nuts give to charity because the bible TELLS them to, not because it comes from their heart. I realize I'm stereotyping here, but in my experience, that is the motivation.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

13. William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism

On Saturday, January 6 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, January 7 at 9:00 am
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William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism
Robert Richardson

From the Concord Bookshop in Concord, Massachusetts, Robert Richardson discusses his biography of William James. William James was the brother of novelist Henry James and is best known for his book "The Varieties of Religious Experience." Mr. Richardson discusses William James's family life and education, his contributions to the fields of philosophy and psychology, his belief that religion has more to do with personal experience than with churches and creeds, and his ideas about the exercise of free will.

Robert Richardson is the author of "Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind" and "Emerson: The Mind on Fire." He was awarded the Francis Parkman Prize and the Melcher Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

[Hidden Stillness]

49. A Great Book About a Great Philosopher

William James was one of the most important cornerstones of modern American philosophical thought, and one of the biggest reading influences of my life. A philosopher, scientist, and Professor of Psychology, James was the author of many still-recognized classics, from "Pragmatism" to "The Will to Believe," "The Principles of Psychology" and especially, the still-powerful "Varieties of Religious Experience," which I believe was called by the educator John Dewey, the greatest non-fiction American book of the 20th Century. At a time when the study of science was still in its infancy and there weren't separate Departments for each subject, someone with a first-rate mind was able to put together a comprehensive philosophical/sociological approach based on analysis, and this William James did. The works are still fabulous to read, even as the science has progressed beyond that distant era; the philosophy is still alive.

William James was famous for incredibly perceptive descriptions of psychological, emotional states, and for selecting and editing material that was equally perceptive, especially during, for example, "Varieties of Religious Experience" and the essay "A Suggestion About Mystisicm." It is the kind of detailed, specific, highly-described eloquence that can only come by experience and empathy. James was not some horrific, judging, condemning "Sigmund Fraud," masking abusiveness and bigotry against women as "analysis"; William James was actually the desperate patient.

I know a little about this situation, not much, and it sounds as if the author has uncovered more information on the incident, whatever it was. At some point, William James, who had always had a hard time with depression, moodiness, an inability to find a place in life, and what would nowadays be called phobias, had a complete, terrified, mental breakdown,and developed a fear of being as catatonic and insane as a schizophrenic that James was trying to treat as a psychologist. Many breakdowns, almost lifelong depression and anxiety, a search for what was real and did not die, and always, a very moving effort to fight back and be stronger and braver than the suffering--and you understand why, a certain way, reading William James is not like going back to the 1800s, where no one would want to be, but like reading something written about the modern world. It is like reading the great Christian Walt Whitman--it could have been written today.

James's greatest book, "The Varieties of Religious Experience," a study of the religious impulse and life, was based on the scientific idea of studying it and describing it from the inside, and was not a theology book. It featured an incredible range of people quoted, all treated with respect but with some distance, and a wonderful and complicated presentation, based on mental states, healthy or sick souls, behavior, philosophy, and an analysis of the inside and outside truth. It is a world of its own, and was/is one of the most important books I ever read; it changed my life.

This author, Robert Richardson, has already written award-winning books on Emerson and Thoreau, and the speech given for this book, at a Concord, Mass., bookstore, (with quotes from the book), was really exciting and well-written. The story of James surviving the 1906 San Fransisco earthquake, and having a very brave reaction to it, was really well told, and made a great story. The whole life of William James, lost and suffering, unable to live, and then finally conquering much of the emotional torment to make a good life and a great expression of philosophy, is a living beacon of hope to us all. The spiritual will, at long last, can free the fearful sufferer.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

51. Thanks!

I'll check James out, sounds facinating. I had no idea.

Thanks again!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

14. After Words: Anthony Weller interviewed by Norman Hatch

On Saturday, January 6 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, January 7 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Anthony Weller, author of "First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and its Prisoners of War" interviewed by Norman Hatch

George Weller was the first American reporter to enter Nagasaki after the dropping of the atomic bomb. His reports from Japan were censored and never published. In 2003, a year after George Weller’s death, his son Anthony found the missing manuscripts and has assembled them into the book, "First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and its Prisoners of War." Anthony Weller discusses the book with World War II marine photographic officer, Norman Hatch, who arrived in Nagasaki at the time George Weller was leaving. Mr. Hatch serves as a guest interviewer and is not an employee of C-SPAN.

George Weller was a novelist who became a war correspondent for the Chicago Daily News. He won a 1943 Pulitzer Prize for his story of an emergency appendectomy aboard a US submarine in enemy waters. His books include, "Singapore is Silent" and "Bases Overseas." He died in 2002 at the age of 95. Anthony Weller is George Weller’s son. He is a jazz and classical guitarist and the author of several novels, including "The Garden of the Peacocks."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

44. Kick!

[Robbien]

47. Oh crap I missed it

Will have to try again tomorrow at either 5 or 8pm.

I expect Weller to be a very interesting speaker and how could one miss with the topic of "First Into Nagasaki".

Right now that stinker from the WSJ is back on spreading his 'GOPers are the very best givers because they are such good christians' spiel.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers

On Saturday, January 6 at 11:00 pm
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Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers
James Simon

Law professor James Simon examines the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice RogerTaney. At Pickwick Book Shop in Nyack, New York, Mr. Simon discusses his new book and details the backgrounds and beliefs of both men. James Simon explains that even though the former president and Chief Justice Taney, the man who administered the oath of office to Lincoln, disagreed on secession, slavery and the president's wartime authority, they actually had a lot in common and could have worked together under different circumstances.

James Simon is Dean Emeritus and a law professor at New York Law School. He is the author of "What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

16. Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers

On Sunday, January 7 at 12:00 am
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Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers
Gene Epstein

Journalist Gene Epstein discusses his new book, "Econospinning," at a New York City Barnes & Noble. In his talk, Mr. Epstein makes the point that his fellow journalists frequently misrepresent or misinterpret economic data -- shaping data to fit a preexisting story rather than shaping their story around the data. Mr. Epstein says this behavior is driven by laziness and the desire to tell a compelling story, rather than by ideology. Among the journalists he critcizes are Lou Dobbs, Paul Krugman, and Steven Levitt.

Gene Epstein is the Economics Editor of Barron's and writes the column "Economic Beat." He was previously a senior economist at the New York Stock Exchange and has taught economics at St. John's University and the City University of New York.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

17. 2006 Miami Book Fair: Holocaust Panel

On Sunday, January 7 at 1:25 am
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2006 Miami Book Fair: Holocaust Panel
Daniel Mendelsohn, Kati Marton, Rosemary Sullivan

From the Miami Book Fair International, a panel on the Holocaust with Daniel Mendelsohn, author of "Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million"; Kati Marton, author of "The Great Escape: Nine Hungarians Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World"; Rosemary Sullivan, author of "Villa Air-Bel: World War II, Escape, and a House in Marseille."

For more information about the annual Miami Book Fair International, visit www.miamibookfair.com.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

18. Virginity or Death!: And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time

On Sunday, January 7 at 2:45 am
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Virginity or Death!: And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time
Katha Pollitt

This interview was recorded at the Strand bookstore in New York City. Ms. Pollit discusses a vaccine for cervical cancer and opposition to the vaccine by Christian conservatives and other women's health issues.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

19. Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West

On Sunday, January 7 at 2:55 am
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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Hampton Sides
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/1206/btv121606_1.ram

Hampton Sides discusses America's 19th-century expansion into the American Southwest and the military expeditions led by former fur trapper Kit Carson. He explains that Carson was not a self-promoter and did not enjoy his celebrity or the dime novels about his exploits. Hampton Sides addressed a group of students enrolled in a course on the American West at Columbia University in New York City.

Hampton Sides is editor-at-large for Outside Magazine. He won the 2002 PEN USA award for nonfiction and was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 2003. His other books include "Ghost Soldiers" and "Stomping Grounds."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

20. 2006 Chicago Humanities Festival-Vietnam Writers

On Sunday, January 7 at 5:00 am
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2006 Chicago Humanities Festival-Vietnam Writers

From the 17th Annual Chicago Humanities Festival, a panel discussion on writing about the Vietnam War and its aftermath. Panelists are Philip Caputo, author of "A Rumor of War;" Jack Fuller, author of the novel "Fragments;" Larry Heinemann, author of "Paco’s Story;" and Robert Butler, author of "A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain."

Philip Caputo worked for nine years for the Chicago Tribune and was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for reporting on election fraud in Chicago. Jack Fuller is the author of "Convergence," "Mass," "Our Fathers’ Shadows," "Legends’ End" and "The Best of Jackson Payne." Larry Heinemann is the author of "Close Quarters," "Cooler by the Lake" and "Black Virgin Mountain." Robert Butler is the author of "Mr. Spaceman," "Tabloid Dreams: Stories," "Why Survive?: Being Old in America" and "Severance: Stories."

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21. Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World

On Sunday, January 7 at 7:00 am
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Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World
Anatol Lieven, John Hulsman

Co-authors Anatol Lieven, senior research fellow at the New America Foundation, and John Hulsman, former senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, discuss their vision for a new foreign policy based on the ideas of realists like George Kennan and Reinhold Niebuhr. During the presentation, they outline their idea and respond to questions. Lawrence Kaplan, senior editor at the New Republic, and Joseph Cirincione, senior vice president at the Center for American Progress, participate in the discussion. This event was held at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC.

Anatol Lieven is a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation and is the author of "America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism." His is a contributor to the Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune. John Hulsman is a former senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He advises congressional leaders from both parties and is a contributing editor at the National Interest.

Publisher: Pantheon Publisher: www.randomhouse.com/pantheon

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22. The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

On Sunday, January 7 at 8:35 am
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The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
Ori Brafman & Rod Beckstrom

This interview was recorded in Central Park in New York City. The authors argue that "leaderless" organizations (starfish) are on the rise and that traditional organizations (spiders) must learn how to effectively cope with this trend. They discuss historical & contemporary examples of leaderless organizations including Alcoholics Anonymous, Wikipedia, Al Qaeda, and Craigslist.

Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom are entrepreneurs. Ori Brafman earned a BA in Peace and Conflict studies at the University of California at Berkeley. He has been involved in many start-up companies. Rod Beckstrom founded CATS Software, Inc. He has a BA and MBA from Stanford and was a Fulbright Scholar. This is their first book.





DU is a Starfish. :)

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23. Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945

On Sunday, January 7 at 10:00 am and at 10:00 pm
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Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945
Evan Thomas

Evan Thomas chronicles the Pacific naval campaign of World War II. "Sea of Thunder" details how two navies prepared to fight each other on Leyte Gulf and profiles American naval officers Admiral William Halsey and Commander Ernest Evans and Japanese officers Admiral Takeo Kurita and Admiral Matome Ugaki. This event was hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Evan Thomas is assistant managing editor of Newsweek and the author of "John Paul Jones."

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24. We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness

On Sunday, January 7 at 11:00 am
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We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness
Alice Walker
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1206/btv122306_4.ram

Description: Author Alice Walker discusses her latest collection of essays at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. "We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For" is an anthology of essays and speeches she has delivered over the years to college students, Buddhists, midwives and black yoga instructors. Ms. Walker offers commentary on several themes, including simpler living, war resistance, meditation and feminism.

Author Bio: Alice Walker is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Color Purple," "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," "The Temple of My Familiar," "Possessing the Secret of Joy," "By the Light of My Father's Smile" and "The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart."

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48. kick!

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25. In Depth: P.J. O'Rourke

On Sunday, January 7 at 12:00 pm and Monday, January 8 at 12:00 am
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In Depth: P.J. O'Rourke

Author P.J. O'Rourke will be our guest for In Depth on Sunday, January 7th (LIVE from Noon-3pm ET). Mr. O'Rourke, who has worked for National Lampoon and Rolling Stone, is currently a fellow at the Cato Institute and a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. He is the author of over a dozen books, including "Republican Party Reptile," "Holidays in Hell," Parliament of Whores," "The Enemies List," "Eat the Rich," and "Give War a Chance." His forthcoming book, to be published in January, is "On the Wealth of Nations." You can join this discussion by calling in during the program or by e-mailing your questions to [e-mail].

For more on P.J. O'Rourke and his work, visit: www.pjorourke.com

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26. The Black Panthers

On Sunday, January 7 at 3:00 pm
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The Black Panthers
Stephen Shames, photographer
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1206/btv122506_4.ram

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, photographer Stephen Shames delivers a power point presentation and discusses some of the images in his new book at Cooper Union in New York City. Mr. Shames is joined by Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Leslie Johnson-Seale, wife of Bobby Seale and former member of the party, and Charles Jones, founding chair of the African American Studies Department at Georgia State University.

Stephen Shames created the photo essays "Outside the Dream" and "Pursuing the Dream." He founded the Outside the Dream Foundation to educate AIDS orphans, street kids, and vulnerable children in Uganda and India in 2002. Mr. Shames' photographs are in the permanent collections of the International Center of Photography, the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Photographic Arts, The University of California’s Bancroft Library, the San Jose Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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27. "The Money Men: The History of American Capitalism"

On Sunday, January 7 at 5:30 pm
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2006 Texas Book Festival: H.W. Brands "The Money Men: The History of American Capitalism"

In an interview at the Texas Book Festival, H.W. Brands discusses his book, "The Money Men: Capitalism, Democracy, and the Hundred Years' War Over the American Dollar." The book explores early battles over America's financial system, which ultimately resulted in the establishment of the Federal Reserve System in 1913.

H.W. Brands is a history professor at the University of Texas - Austin. He is the author of a number of books on American history, including biographies of Andrew Jackson and Benjamin Franklin.

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28. The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges - and ...

On Sunday, January 7 at 7:00 pm
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The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges - and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Daniel Golden

Daniel Golden argues that while race-based affirmative action policies have received plenty of media attention in the U.S., preferences for privileged applicants, such as the children of college donors and celebrities, have been largely ignored. He says that students who have benefited from these latter preferences make up one-third of the student body at elite colleges around the country. During this talk, Mr. Golden talks about the kinds of preferences that privileged applicants receive and explains why he thinks these preferences should be abolished. He spoke at the Yale Bookstore in New Haven, Connecticut.

Daniel Golden is deputy bureau chief at the Wall Street Journal's Boston bureau. Mr. Golden was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2004 for his reports on preferences for privileged applicants at elite colleges.

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29. We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah

On Sunday, January 7 at 7:40 pm
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We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah
Patrick O'Donnell

The author is a military historian who was embedded with the 1st Platoon of Lima Company, 1st Marine Regiment in Iraq. During this talk at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, Mr. O'Donnell describes how he met Lima company and combat situations he witnessed iwhen the company was ambushed and were assigned to the battle of Fallujah. He discusses several Marines he met who were killed in action, and how the experience of fierce combat changed his view of war.

Author Bio: Patrick K. O'Donnell began recording oral histories of WWII veterans shortly after graduating from college. Mr. O'Donnell is a military historian whose books include "Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS", "Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat", and "Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat."

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30. Journalists Under Fire: The Psychological Hazards of Covering War

On Sunday, January 7 at 11:00 pm
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Journalists Under Fire: The Psychological Hazards of Covering War
Anthony Feinstein

Anthony Feinstein talks with journalist Andrew Maykuth of the Philadelphia Inquirer about the psychological stress experienced by journalists who cover violent conflicts. Dr. Feinstein says that while many journalists cover wars without experiencing trauma, there are also many who become damaged by the experience. He argues for creating more support systems to help journalists deal with trauma.

Anthony Feinstein is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press: www.press.jhu.edu

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31. The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina

On Monday, January 8 at 3:00 am
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The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina
Frank Rich

New York Times Op-Ed columnist Frank Rich accuses the Bush Administration of using the best public relations machinery to "sell" their policies to the American people. At an event hosted by RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, Connecticut, the author discusses what he calls cases of secret government propaganda, including the cover-up of false claims that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.

Frank Rich is an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times. He is author of "Ghost Light" and "Hot Seat: Theater Criticism for The New York Times, 1980-1993" and co-authored "The Theatre Art of Boris Aronson" with Lisa Aronson.

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32. Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend

On Monday, January 8 at 4:00 am
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Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend
Richard Williams, Jr.

Richard Williams, Jr. tells the story of Civil War general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's religious life. Jackson became a Christian during his childhood in Jackson's Mill, West Virginia, largely due to the influence of the family's slaves. As an adult he founded the "Colored Sabbath School" in Lexington, Virginia, while on the faculty of the Virginia Military Institute. He taught Sunday school classes at the Sabbath School to both slaves and free blacks, in defiance of local laws and social conventions.

Richard Williams, Jr. is the author of "The Maxims of Robert E. Lee for Young Gentlemen." He his a regular contributor to the Civil War column of the Washington Times.

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33. The Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocractic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American...

On Monday, January 8 at 6:00 am
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The Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocractic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power
Marc Wortman

In "The Millionaires' Unit" Marc Wortman chronicles the history of the Yale Flying Club. The author describes the club members as privileged, patriotic youths who became trained military pilots and served in both the navy and the air service during World War I. Many of the members of the Yale Flying Club went on to serve in leadership during World War II. This event was hosted by Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Washington, DC.

Marc Wortman is an independent scholar who has written for many national magazines. He has taught at Princeton University and was the editor of the Yale Alumni Magazine for five years.

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34. Outside the Box: A Memoir

On Monday, January 8 at 7:00 am
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Outside the Box: A Memoir
Lynn Sherr
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1006/btv102906_2.ram

In "Outside the Box" ABC correspondent Lynn Sherr recounts her 40-year career in journalism. The author chronicles her groundbreaking advancements in network news and remembers her most memorable days on the job. During an event at Borders Books & Music in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, close to where she grew up, Ms. Sherr discusses her successful battle with colon cancer and why she decided to never stop grieving over the death of her husband after he succumbed to cancer.

Lynn Sherr is an ABC News correspondent and worked on ABC's 20/20, specializing in investigative reports for twenty years. She is the author of "America the Beautiful: The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nation's Favorite Song," "Tall Blondes: A Book About Giraffes" and "Failure is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words."

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35. Thanks Viva!

K&R

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36. thank you!

:)

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37. off to work kick!

:(

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39. K&R here's a 5th vote

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43. ...

[Catchawave]

45. Thanks Viva ! KnR

:hi:

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46. hey, stranger!

:hi:

[Kurovski]

50. Kick!

:kick:

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53. THERE you are!

[EFerrari]

52. PJ is on again at 9pm pacific

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54. I loved the Hitchens clip

even he slapped him down! (granted, it was in 93 before Hitchens drank himself into dementia).

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55. Both of them would benefit from a visit with Mrs. Ford.

:scared: