Book TV Schedule: April 14th - 16th

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: April 14-16
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After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET

Ali Allawi, former Iraqi Minister of Defense, Trade and Finance, was a leader of the opposition movement in exile during the rule of Saddam Hussein. In his new book, he assesses the reasons for the invasion of Iraq, and details the mistakes he says were made during the occupation. Mr. Allawi discusses his book with Roland Flamini, chief international correspondent at United Press International from 2000 to 2006 and foreign correspondent and World Section editor for Time magazine from 1968 to 1994.


Weekend Highlights
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Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat
Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat was first published in April of 2005 and updated and expanded a year later in April of 2006. Mr. Friedman's book was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 100 consecutive weeks and has yet to be published in a paperback edition. Mr. Friedman discusses his writing style, the publication of his book, and the idea of a "flat world" that he continues to expound upon.
(Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 10 AM and 7 PM, Monday 12 AM ET)

Andrei Markovits, Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America
Andrei Markovits is a professor of comparative politics and German studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In his book, he assesses the reasons for the recent rise in anti-Americanism in Europe, and argues that such feelings have roots going back to the approval of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776.
(Saturday 3 PM, Sunday 5:30 PM ET)

Clive James, Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts
Critic Clive James has penned over one hundred original essays on people he believes shaped today's understanding of the twenieth century. Spanning everything from the arts to politics, Mr. James organizes his profiles in alphabetical order, placing Alfred Einstein next to Duke Ellington, and Mao Zedong just prior to an essay on Thomas Mann.
(Saturday 7 PM ET)

Col. David Hunt (Ret.), On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror
Col. David Hunt (U.S. Army retired) discusses how to win the War on Terror and argues for a new approach in dealing with Iraq. In his book, he also shares his opinions on the illegal immigration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Patriot Act.
(Sunday 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM ET)

Cora Daniels, Ghettonation: A Journey into the Land of Bling and the Home of the Shameless
Cora Daniels writes that the ghetto lifestyle popularized by urban African-Americans and Latinos is destructive for these communities and for American society as a whole. She argues that ghetto culture teaches young people to value money, sex, and fame over education, social advancement, and marriage.
(Sunday 12 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, April 14

8:00 am David Bacon, Communities Without Borders: Images and Voices from the World of Migration

9:15 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Lynne Olson, "Troublesome Young Men"

9:30 Tom Wheeler "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold Story Of How Abraham Lincoln Used The Telegraph to Win the Civil War" & Harold Holzer "Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President"

10:55 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Ed Bearss, Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War

11:20 2007 CPAC: Phil Kiver "182 Days in Iraq"

11:30 Jennifer Armstrong, The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History

12:25 pm BTV Bus: Frederick Allen "A Decent Orderly Lynching: The Montana Vigilantes"

12:30 Tim Flannery, The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth

1:40 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Tom Jones, Sky-Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir

2:00 Nicholas Sullivan, You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones Are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global Economy

3:00 Andrei Markovits, Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America

4:30 Allan Brandt, The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, And Deadly Persistence Of The Product That Defined America

5:40 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Hal Crowther "Gather at the River"

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Edward Steers, Jr., Blood on the Moon: the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

7:00 History on Book TV: Clive James, Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History And The Arts

8:00 Wynton Hall, The Right Words: Great Republican Speeches That Shaped History

9:00 After Words: After Words: Ali Allawi, author of "The Occupation of Iraq" interviewed by Roland Flamini

10:00 General Assignment: The Two Year Anniversary of Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat"

10:30 History on Book TV: Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It"



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Sunday, April 15

12:00 am Carlo Bonini with Craig Unger, Collusion

1:15 Neal Boortz, Somebody's Gotta Say It

1:40 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Hal Crowther "Gather at the River"

2:00 Bob Woodruff & Lee Woodruff, In an Instant

2:35 2007 VA Festival of the Book: David Roll, "Louis Johnson and the Arming of America"

3:00 Stephen Haggard and Marcus Noland, Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform

4:30 Nancy Snow, The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent

5:30 Andrei Markovits, Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America

7:00 Bruce Herschensohn, Taiwan: The Threatened Democracy

8:05 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Kirk Bloodsworth "Bloodsworth"

8:30 History on Book TV: Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It"

9:55 2007 CPAC: Christopher Horner "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)"

10:00 General Assignment: The Two Year Anniversary of Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat"

10:30 General Assignment: Col. David Hunt (Ret.), On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror

11:55 2007 CPAC: Jane Hampton Cook "The Faith of America's First Ladies"

12:00 pm Cora Daniels, Ghettonation: A Journey into the Land of Bling and the Home of the Shameless

1:20 2007 CPAC: Gregg Jackson "Conservative Comebacks to Liberal Lies"

1:30 Stephen Flynn, The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation

2:30 Chris Jones, Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space

3:30 Carlo Bonini with Craig Unger, Collusion

4:45 2007 VA Festival of the Book: William Kelso "Jamestown, the Buried Truth"

5:00 Bernard Lewis, 2007 AEI Irving Kristol Award Lecture

6:00 After Words: After Words: Ali Allawi, author of "The Occupation of Iraq" interviewed by Roland Flamini

7:00 General Assignment: The Two Year Anniversary of Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat"

7:30 General Assignment: Col. David Hunt (Ret.), On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror

8:20 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Ann Jones "Kabul in Winter"

8:40 2007 CPAC: Phil Kiver "182 Days in Iraq"

8:50 BTV Bus: Ian Lustick, "Trapped in the War on Terror"

9:00 After Words: After Words: Ali Allawi, author of "The Occupation of Iraq" interviewed by Roland Flamini

11:10 2007 Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium Panel Discussion



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Monday, April 16

12:00 am General Assignment: The Two Year Anniversary of Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat"

12:30 Clive James, Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History And The Arts

1:30 Richard Jadick, On Call in Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story

2:20 BTV Bus: David Quammen "The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution"

2:30 Public Lives: Nigel Hamilton, Biography: A Brief History

3:30 Ken Alder, The Lie Detectors: The History Of An American Obsession

4:30 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Ed Bearss, Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War

5:00 Walid Phares, The War of Ideas: Jihadism Against Democracy

6:05 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Lynne Olson, "Troublesome Young Men"

6:20 Carlo Bonini with Craig Unger, Collusion

7:35 2007 CPAC: Angela McGlowan "Bamboozled"

7:50 BTV Bus: James Moore "One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America"


http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

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1. Communities Without Borders: Images and Voices from the World of Migration

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Communities Without Borders: Images and Voices from the World of Migration
David Bacon

David Bacon talks about his book, "Community Without Borders," at the City University of New York's Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies. In his book, Mr. Bacon documents, through words and photos, the experience of migrant workers and the communities they've established in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. During this event Mr. Bacon shows photos that are included in his book.

David Bacon is an independent photojournalist and writer based in California. His work has appeared in Z Magazine, In These Times, The Progressive and other publications. He is the author of The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border. For more on Mr. Bacon and his work, visit dbacon.igc.org.

[EFerrari]

40. Did anyone catch this? Damn, I slept in!

:mad:

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2. Tom Wheeler "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails" and Harold Holzer "Lincoln at Cooper Union"

On Saturday, April 14 at 9:30 am
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Tom Wheeler "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold Story Of How Abraham Lincoln Used The Telegraph to Win the Civil War" & Harold Holzer "Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President"

Abraham Lincoln- and his use of new technology during the civil war - is the subject of this talk featuring Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer and "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails" author Tom Wheeler. Wheeler, a leader in the telecommunications industry, describes how Lincoln used the telegraph to observe the civil war and maintain authority over his generals. He also shares some of the telegrams with the audience and describes how he feels they convey a sense of Lincoln's personality. Holzer, author of the Lincoln Prize-winning "Lincoln at Cooper Union," discusses Lincoln's personal affinity for technology in both his personal and professional life.

Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer was appointed co-chairman of the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission by President Clinton in 2001. He is author, co-author, or editor of 25 books, including "Lincoln and the Times" and "Lincoln at Cooper Union," the latter of which received the 2005 Lincoln Prize. He is currently Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York. Tom Wheeler is Managing Director of Core Capital Partners and President of the policy strategy and business development firm Shiloh Group. A member of the Wireless Hall of Fame, Wheeler served as President of the National Cable Television Association from 1976 to 1984, and as President and CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association from 1992 to 2004. He is author of "Take Command" and "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails."

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3. The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History

On Saturday, April 14 at 11:30 am
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The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History
Jennifer Armstrong

Jennifer Armstrong describes her writing process and how she picked several of the stories included in her latest book for young readers. "The American Story" features stories about John Chapman, Carrie Nation, Typhoid Mary, Babe Ruth, and Maya Lin. This event was hosted by the Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, TX.

Jennifer Armstrong is the author of more than 100 books, including "Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War," "Magnus at the Fire," "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance," "In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer," co-authored by Irene Gut Updyke and "Steal Away."

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4. The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth

On Saturday, April 14 at 12:30 pm
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The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
Tim Flannery

Tim Flannery's book "The Weather Makers" is a history of global climate change. Mr. Flannery makes predictions about how global warming will affect life on earth in coming years and describes what governments and private citizens can do to decrease its negative impact.

Tim Flannery is the author of several books, including "The Future Eaters," "The Eternal Frontier," and "A Gap in Nature." He is a professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

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5. You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones Are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global...

On Saturday, April 14 at 2:00 pm
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You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones Are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global Economy
Nicholas Sullivan

Nicholas Sullivan talks about GrameenPhone, a company supported by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Grameen Bank that provides cell phones to the poor of Bangladesh in an effort to develop the country's economy. GrameenPhone, which has aided millions of people in Bangledesh, currently has annual profits of over $200 million. GrameenPhone founder Iqbal Quadir makes opening remarks.

Nicholas Sullivan, publisher of the journal Innovations, compiles the annual Wealth of Nations Index, which ranks the economic and social development potential of 70 developing countries. For more on Mr. Sullivan or the book, visit: youcanhearmenow.com.

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6. Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America

On Saturday, April 14 at 3:00 pm and Sunday, April 15 at 5:30 am
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Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America
Andrei Markovits

Andrei Markovits assesses the reasons for the recent rise in anti-Americanism in Europe and argues that such feelings have their roots going back to the approval of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. Prof. Markovits spoke at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Andrei Markovits is a professor of comparative politics and German studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author of "The German Predicament" and "Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism." For more on Prof. Markovits, visit andymarkovits.com.

[Kurovski]

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7. The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, And Deadly Persistence Of The Product That Defined America

On Saturday, April 14 at 4:30 pm
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The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, And Deadly Persistence Of The Product That Defined America
Allan Brandt
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0407/btv040707_1.ram

Historian Allan Brandt documents the life of the cigarette, a product that throughout its history has gained great social and political presence. From the fields of agriculture, medicine, and mass marketing to the halls of Congress the cigarette has become a greatly debated part of the lives of smokers and non-smokers alike.

Allan Brandt is a Professor of the History of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the author of "No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880."

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8. Blood on the Moon: the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

On Saturday, April 14 at 6:00 pm
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Blood on the Moon: the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Edward Steers, Jr.

Edward Steers, Jr. sat down in 2001 to discuss discuss the events that led up to the assassination of Abrham Lincoln and details his own conspiracy theory. Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865.

Edward Steers, Jr. is a former research scientist at the National Institutes of Health and the author of several books about Abraham Lincoln, including "Lincoln: A Pictorial History" and "His Name Is Still Mudd: The Case Against Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd."

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9. Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History And The Arts

On Saturday, April 14 at 7:00 pm and Monday, April 16 at 12:30 am
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Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History And The Arts
Clive James

Critic Clive James has penned over one hundred original essays on the people he believes shaped today's understanding of the twenieth century. Spanning everything from the arts to politics, Mr. James organizes his profiles in alphabetical order, placing Alfred Einstein next to Duke Ellington and Mao Zedong just prior to an essay on Thomas Mann.

Clive James is the author of several books of criticism, autobiography, and poetry. He has been awarded Australia's premier prize for poetry, the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal and is a member of the Order of Australia. He is a contributor to the New York Times Book Review and The New Yorker.

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10. The Right Words: Great Republican Speeches That Shaped History

On Saturday, April 14 at 8:00 pm
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The Right Words: Great Republican Speeches That Shaped History
Wynton Hall

From the University of Georgia, Wynton Hall discusses his book "The Right Words." The book includes excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, William F. Buckley Jr., Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and other prominent Republicans. Mr. Hall's book provides context for the speeches and comments on their impact.

Wynton Hall is a speechwriter and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He co-authored "The Greatest Communicator: What Ronald Reagan Taught Me about Politics, Leadership, and Life" with political strategist Dick Wirthlin.

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11. After Words: Ali Allawi, author of "The Occupation of Iraq" interviewed by Roland Flamini

On Saturday, April 14 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, April 15 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Ali Allawi, author of "The Occupation of Iraq" interviewed by Roland Flamini

Ali Allawi, former Iraqi Minister of Defense, Trade and Finance, was a leader of the opposition movement in exile during the rule of Saddam Hussein. In Mr. Allawi's new book he assesses the reasons for the invasion of Iraq and details the mistakes he says were made during the occupation. He also proposes solutions to the ongoing problems there. Mr. Allawi discusses his book with Roland Flamini, chief international correspondent at United Press International from 2000 to 2006 and foreign correspondent and World Section editor for Time magazine from 1968 to 1994. Mr. Flamini's is currently a foreign policy columnist for CQ Weekly.

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12. The Two Year Anniversary of Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat"

On Saturday, April 14 at 10:00 pm and Sunday, April 15 at 10:00 am and at 7:00 pm and Monday, April 16 at 12:00 am
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The Two Year Anniversary of Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat"

Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat" was first published in April of 2005 and updated and expanded a year later in April of 2006. Mr. Friedman's book was on the New York Times Best Seller's list for over 100 consecutive weeks and has yet to be published in a paperback edition. Mr. Friedman discusses his writing style, the publication of his book, and the idea of a "flat world" that he continues to expound upon.

Thomas Friedman is the author of four books including "From Beirut to Jerusalem," and "The Lexus and the Olive Tree." Mr. Friedman has been a journalist with the New York Times since 1981 and currently writes a bi-weekly foreign affairs column that is syndicated to seven hundred newspapers.

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13. Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace:" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale: "

On Saturday, April 14 at 10:30 pm and Sunday, April 15 at 8:30 am
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Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It"

William Wilberforce,1759 - 1833, was one of the leading abolitionists in the campaign to end the British slave trade, which was accomplished in 1807, and to end slavery in the British colonies, which was enacted three days before Wilberforce's death in 1833. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, Eric Metaxas recounts the life of William Wilberforce and the abolitionist movement. David Batstone explores today's global slave trade and the contemporary abolitionist movement. Mr. Batstone visited over five continents as he researched the hidden network of human trafficking that amounts to a 32 billion dollar industry. The author gives his ideas on how to fight the slave trade. Eric Metaxas and David Batstone's talk is moderated by Scot Sherman host of the City Church of San Francisco's Open Forum series.

Eric Metaxas is the author of several books including "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask)." He is the founder and host of the New York City speaker series, Socrates in the City. David Batstone is professor of ethics at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of "Saving the Corporate Soul & (Who Knows?) Maybe Your Own." Mr. Batstone was formerly the executive editor of Sojourners magazine.

Publisher: City Church of San Francisco: citychurchsf.org/ccsf.htm

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14. Collusion

On Sunday, April 15 at 12:00 am and at 3:30 pm and Monday, April 16 at 6:20 am
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Collusion
Carlo Bonini with Craig Unger

Carlo Bonini, an investigative reporter for Italy's La Repubblica, talks about the forged documents used to by the Bush administration to argue that Iraq was trying to buy uranium from Niger. Mr. Bonini and his colleague, Giuseppe D'Avanzo, broke the story in La Repubblica. They later broke the story of the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan (which led to the CIA agents being ordered to stand trial by an Italian judge) and more recently reported that Bush administration officials have been meeting with Iranian government officials in Rome. Mr. Bonini talks with journalist Craig Unger about these and other stories at this event hosted by the Overseas Press Club.

La Repubblica is availabe on the web in Italian at repubblica.it.

Publisher: Melville House Publishing: mhpbooks.com

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15. Somebody's Gotta Say It

On Sunday, April 15 at 1:15 am
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Somebody's Gotta Say It
Neal Boortz
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0407/btv040207_4.ram

In "Somebody's Gotta Say It," libertarian radio talk show host Neal Boortz shares his take on a number of political issues, including terrorism, prayer in schools, legalizing prostitution, poverty, and education. He criticizes Republicans for not exercising fiscal discipline and criticizes Democrats for raising taxes.

Neal Boortz hosts The Neal Boortz Show, a nationally syndicated radio program. He is the author of "The Terrible Truth about Liberals" and the co-author -- with Congressman John Linder (R-GA) -- of "The FairTax Book."

[Kurovski]

45. Boortz sure did like talking about how marvelous he is.

And they say actors are narcissistic. :eye:

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16. In an Instant

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In an Instant
Bob Woodruff & Lee Woodruff
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0307/btv031707_4.ram

In January 2006 ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff suffered a severe brain injury while reporting from Iraq, when his tank was struck by a roadside bomb. A new book co-authored by Bob Woodward and his wife, Lee Woodruff, tells the story of his recovery and the accident's repercussions for their family life.

Bob Woodruff was named co-anchor of ABC's World News in December 2005. The following month he was injured by a roadside bomb while embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq. Lee Woodruff is a public relations executive and freelance writer. They live in Westchester County, New York, with their four children.

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[Mabus]

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18. David Roll, "Louis Johnson and the Arming of America"

On Sunday, April 15 at 2:35 am
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2007 VA Festival of the Book: David Roll, "Louis Johnson and the Arming of America"

David Roll discusses his book "Louis Johnson and the Arming of America," which he co-authored with Keith D. McFarland, during this interview at the 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book.

David Roll is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson, where he specializes in antitrust law.

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19. Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform

On Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 am
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Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform
Stephen Haggard and Marcus Noland

Stephen Haggard and Marcus Noland talk about the famine in North Korea that took the lives of up to one million people in the 1990s. The authors discuss the root causes of the famine and assess the North Korean government's response. The authors spoke at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC.

Stephan Haggard is a professor at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. He is the co-author of "Pathways from the Periphery." Marcus Noland is a senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics.

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20. The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent

On Sunday, April 15 at 4:30 am
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The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent
Nancy Snow

Nancy Snow gives an overview of the efforts by the U.S. government to improve the image of the country around the world and argues that these efforts are not working. Ms. Snow spoke about this, the subject of her latest book, at a talk hosted by the University of Southern California's Center on Public Diplomacy.

Nancy Snow is a tenured associate professor of communications at California State University, Fullerton and an adjunct professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication. She is the author of "Information War: American Propaganda, Free Speech and Opinion Control Since 9/11" and "Propaganda, Inc.: Selling America's Culture to the World." For more, visit: nancysnow.com.

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22. Taiwan: The Threatened Democracy

On Sunday, April 15 at 7:00 am
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Taiwan: The Threatened Democracy
Bruce Herschensohn

Bruce Herschensohn looks at the conflict between Taiwan and China and the U.S. policy on Taiwan since the mid-20th Century. The talk was hosted by the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California.

Bruce Herschensohn served as deputy special assistant to President Nixon and as an adviser on Ronald Reagan's 1980 transition team. He is the author of several books, including "Hong Kong at the Handover" and "Across the Taiwan Strait." Mr. Herschensohn, the 1992 California Republican nominee for the United States Senate, currently teaches at Pepperdine University School of Public Policy.

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23. On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror

On Sunday, April 15 at 10:30 am and at 7:30 pm
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On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror
Col. David Hunt (Ret.)

Col. David Hunt (U.S. Army retired) discusses how to win the War on Terror and argues for a new approach in dealing with Iraq. In his new book, Col. Hunt also shares his opinions on the illegal immigration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Patriot Act. He spoke about his book on the Boston-based Howie Carr Radio Show.

Fox News military analyst Col. David Hunt is a former senior research fellow at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of "They Just Don't Get It."

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24. Ghettonation: A Journey into the Land of Bling and the Home of the Shameless

On Sunday, April 15 at 12:00 pm
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Ghettonation: A Journey into the Land of Bling and the Home of the Shameless
Cora Daniels

In "Ghettonation," Cora Daniels writes that the ghetto lifestyle popularized by urban African-Americans and Latinos is destructive for these communities and for American society as a whole. She argues that ghetto culture teaches young people to value money, sex, and fame over education, social advancement, and marriage.

Cora Daniels is the author of "Black Power Inc: The New Voice of Success." Her writing has been published in The New York Times, USA Today, Essence, Forture, Savoy, and Honey.

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25. The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation

On Sunday, April 15 at 1:30 pm
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The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation
Stephen Flynn
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0407/btv040907_4.ram

At the World Affairs Council of Houston, author Stephen Flynn describes America's vulnerability to terrorist attacks and natural disasters. He says the country's infrastructure has been neglected for many years, and we are unprepared to respond to bioterrorism, epidemics, floods, earthquakes, and other disasters.

Stephen Flynn is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a former adviser on homeland security for the U.S. Commission on National Security and a retired Coast Guard officer. He is also the author of "America the Vulnerable."

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26. Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space

On Sunday, April 15 at 2:30 pm
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Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space
Chris Jones
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0307/btv032507_4b.ram

Chris Jones talks about his new book, "Too Far From Home," at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. In the book, Mr. Jones tells the story of three astronauts who found themselves stranded on the International Space Station after the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003 and the space program was put on hold indefinitely.

Chris Jones has been a Writer at Large at Esquire since 2005 when he won the Magazine Award for Feature Writing for the story that became the basis for this book.

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27. 2007 AEI Irving Kristol Award Lecture - Bernard Lewis

On Sunday, April 15 at 5:00 pm
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2007 AEI Irving Kristol Award Lecture
Bernard Lewis
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0307/btv031007_4b.ram

Bernard Lewis is the recipient of the 2007 Irving Kristol Award presented annually by the American Enterprise Institute at the institute's annual dinner. After receiving the award, Mr. Lewis delivered the Irving Kristol Lecture. In his lecture, Bernard Lewis outlined the historical relationship between the west and the middle east and recent trends in European attitudes towards Muslims. To find out more about the award, visit: www.aei.org/kristolaward.

Bernard Lewis, who turned 90 in 2006, is professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University. His many books include: "What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Modern Middle East" and "The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror."

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28. 2007 Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium Panel Discussion

On Sunday, April 15 at 11:10 pm
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2007 Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium Panel Discussion

The five authors participanting in this discussion of Abraham Lincoln are James Swanson, "Manhunt: The 12 Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer," Mark Steiner, "An Honest Calling: Lincoln’s Law Practice," Jennifer Weber, "Copperheads - The Rise and Fall of Lincoln’s Opponents," Ron Soodalter, "Hanging Captain Gordon," and Douglas Wilson, "Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words."

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29. On Call in Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story

On Monday, April 16 at 1:30 am
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On Call in Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story
Richard Jadick
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0307/btv032407_4.ram

Richard Jadick, a Navy doctor who served in Iraq during the 2004 Battle of Fallujah, talks about his experiences at an event hosted by the Library on Congress. Dr. Jadick and his team treated hundreds of Marines during the battle.

Richard Jadick, who worked at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore before volunteering to go to Iraq, was awarded the Bronze Star with a Combat V for his service in Iraq. He is currently a urology resident at the Medical College of Georgia.

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30. Biography: A Brief History

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On Monday, April 16 at 2:30 am
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Biography: A Brief History
Nigel Hamilton

Nigel Hamilton explores the historical evolution of the biography. From the written word to film and television the author examines how people have recorded their own and other's lives and the difficulities of the practice.

Nigel Hamilton is a Fellow of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He has authored biographies of John F. Kennedy and Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.

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31. The Lie Detectors: The History Of An American Obsession

On Monday, April 16 at 3:30 am
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The Lie Detectors: The History Of An American Obsession
Ken Alder

Ken Alder focuses on America's fascination with the concept of truth in his history of the lie detector, a device invented in the 1920's by John Larson and Leonarde Keeler. Mr. Larson did not want to see the device used commercially and its sale for general application by Mr. Keeler lead to the dissolution of the inventors' relationship.

Ken Alder is a professor of history and the humanities at Northwestern University. He is also the author of "The Measure of All Things."

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32. The War of Ideas: Jihadism Against Democracy

On Monday, April 16 at 5:00 am
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The War of Ideas: Jihadism Against Democracy
Walid Phares

Walid Phares talks about his new book at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. In the book, Mr. Phares questions the motives of those calling for jihad against the West and assesses whether they are winning.

Walid Phares is a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington, DC and serves as an analyst for Fox News. He is the author of "Future Jihad." For more information, visit www.walidphares.com.

[Kurovski]

34. K&R.

:hi: :loveya:

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35. sweet-ums!

I've missed you. :)

[Bozita]

36. R#5 ... Off, off to the greatest page.

[Kurovski]

37. Kick.(nt)

[EFerrari]

39. Thanks, Viva!

K&R

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43. home from work kick!

[Kurovski]

46. Kick.

Good morning!

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48. Democracy Reborn 11:24pm

not on the schedule. :shrug:

it's good.



Review

“The Civil War amendments redeemed the Constitution from the slavery concessions that had betrayed its preamble and perpetuated human bondage both North and South. Garrett Epps’ new book is indispensable reading for Americans to know how our constitutional history has affected us all. A combination of the finest scholarship with unsurpassed insight.”—William Van Alstyne, Perkins Professor of Law emeritus, Duke University; Lee Professor of Constitutional Law, College of William and Mary

"Garret Epps is one of our best legal historians, and he has produced a fascinating book on the creation and impact of the 14th Amendment. The people who wrote our Constitution were America's original Founders, but the amazing group that produced the 14th Amendment were like our second wave of Founders, helping our nation be reborn into the democracy it is today."—Walter Isaacson, author, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

“It is best to be blunt. This is a thrilling book. Garrett Epps has woven together the tragic strands of America's effort to deal with the issue of race in the Constitution. Law, politics and statecraft clash in a great drama.”—Anthony Lewis, author of Gideon’s Trumpet

“Garrett Epps is one of the most fluid and accessible writers in the legal academy. Not surprisingly, he has written a marvelous overview of immediate post-Civil War politics that gave us the Fourteenth Amendment and, as importantly, a new understanding of the American experiment.”—Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School, author of Our Undemocratic Constitution: How the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It)
http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Reborn-Fourteenth-Amendment-Post-Civil/dp/080507130X

[Kurovski]

50. there was something else on this morning that wasn't listed

I just blamed the vodka stinger for my confusion.

I think the schedule might be slightly askew.

[Kurovski]

49. sfexpat2000 hit 40, 000 posts on Friday.

:bounce: All those posts, and she was never banned! :D

Congrats, Beth. :loveya:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6413798

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51. Kudos!

When I grow up, I want to be as prolific. :D
plus she's cool. :P

Yay SexyPat! :evilgrin:

[EFerrari]

52. kick

[Hidden Stillness]

53. A Short Filler Program: Hal Crowther, "Gather at the River"

Hal Crowther, "Gather at the River"--This was a short BookTV feature interview, only about 17-18 minutes, between other programs, and played twice, I think. If the level of thinking of the book is the same as the program, this sounds like a really good book. The topics went from publishing and attitudes of publishers to the level of decline of newspapers and their writing, to the South as it is now, to politics and social criticism.

Hal Crowther has been a columnist for magazines, and an essayist for books, for many years, the last 20 or so, from Los Angeles, until returning to the South some years ago. Coming back after years being away gave a clear perspective, on both the changes and problems of the South, and condescending New York City publishing world attitudes toward the South. One publisher could not even think of the name of one great Southern writer, (not even Truman Capote, apparently), and another was a story of a woman writer who came down and made a study of the South and its culture, and was so ignorant and arrogant, that it became an angry chapter of the book. There was also a part of the discussion about how if you are going to make serious social criticism or be confrontational, you have to do it with humor, or it was very hard to take, as writing.

There were great slams of Jesse Helms and the "completely useless" "rubber stamp" Elizabeth Dole, who has accomplished no legislation of any note the whole time she has been there, and other fun opinions like that. The part of the program discussing the frightening decline of print journalism, and the apparent near end of the newspaper as an institution, was serious and important. The money is not there, writers are not supported by management anymore, the good students do not choose newspapers as job choices, but prefer other media first, and so the best and most creative writers are not going into newspapers anymore, etc. There was a part of the discussion on the great damage to the language, and to politics and public service, of the now-pervasive effect of the public-relations consultant; scary, and perceptive. Quoting a New York Times story where apparently Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama referred to crowds around tham as "fans," and not citizens, part of a discussion on the degradation of politics to entertainment and themselves as "stars," and the fact that the reporter never noticed the problem, made me want to read that essay. This was a great program from a really smart social critic, and I think the book would also be great.