Book TV Schedule May 27th - 30th

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Book TV
C-SPAN2's Book TV
May 27th 8 AM - May 30th 8 AM
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Book TV 3-Day Memorial Weekend Programming
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After Words: Richard Brookhiser, author of What Would the Founders Do? is interviewed by John Splaine, emeritus professor at the University of Maryland.
(Saturday 9:00 PM ET, re-airs Sunday 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM ET)

Noam Chomsky, author of numerous books on U.S. foreign policy talks to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
(Saturday 7:00 PM ET, re-airs Monday 10:30 PM ET)

History on Book TV: Robert Dallek and Terry Galoway, co-authors of Let Every Nation Know review President John F. Kennedy's speeches, debates, and press conferences.
(Saturday 10:00 PM ET, re-airs Sunday 10:45 AM ET)

Encore Booknotes: British Military Historian John Keegan, talks about his 1994 book A History of Warfare.
(Saturday 6:00 PM ET)

Jackie Spinner and Jenny Spinner discuss their book Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq.
(Monday 12:00 PM ET)

Public Lives on Book TV: Noble Prize winner Wole Soyinka discusses the ongoing crisis in Africa.
(Sunday 7:00 PM ET)

Anthony Arthur, author of Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair speaks about the impact The Jungle and other works by Upton Sinclair had on American culture.
(Sunday 10:00 PM ET, re-airs Monday 10:30 AM ET)

More authors on Book TV this weekend: Norman Mailer, Robert Remini, former Oklahoma governor, Frank Keating, and U.S. Senators Gordon Smith (R-OR) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA)


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BOOK TV Schedule

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

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Saturday, May 27

8:00 am Featured Program: Book TV 3-Day Memorial Weekend Programming
8:00 Buddy Levy, American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett

8:50 Karenna Gore Schiff "Lighting the Way", 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Karenna Gore Schiff "Lighting the Way"

9:00 Ronald Kessler, Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady

9:30 Ann Parr, Gordon Parks: No Excuses

10:05 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Hendrik Hertzberg "Politics"

10:30 Everett Alvarez and Taylor Baldwin Kiland, Vietnam POW Authors

11:25 2006 BookExpo America: Cindy Sheehan "Not One More Child's Mother"

11:30 James Robbins, Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point

12:15 pm Richard Zacks, Patricia Brady, Douglas Brinkley, 20th Anniversary Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival - Making of Presidents Panel

1:30 Wil Haygood, King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

2:20 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Adrian Wooldridge "The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America"

2:30 Robert Remini, Book Party for "The House: A History of the House of Representatives"

3:00 Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay, Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail

4:00 John Tayman, The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai

5:00 Frank Keating, Theodore

5:40 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Gay Talese "A Writer's Life"

5:55 2006 BookExpo America: David Maraniss "Clemente"

6:00 Encore Booknotes: John Keegan, A History of Warfare

7:00 General Assignment: Noam Chomsky, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

8:00 Public Lives: John B. Roberts, II, Rating the First Ladies: The Women Who Influenced the Presidency

9:00 After Words: After Words: Richard Brookhiser interviewed by John Splaine

9:55 2006 BookExpo America: Marian Wright Edelmanm "I Can Make a Difference"

10:00 Robert Dallek and Terry Golway, Let Every Nation Know

11:10 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Lawrence Weschler "Everything That Rises"

11:30 History on Book TV: William Hogeland, The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty


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Sunday, May 28

12:20 am 2006 CPAC: Paul Kengor "God and Ronald Reagan" and "God and George W. Bush"

12:30 David Hilliard, Huey: Spirit of the Panther

1:55 2006 CPAC: Fred Barnes "Rebel in Chief"

2:00 Kevin Weddle, Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont

3:00 James Lardner, Paul Krugman, Meizhu Lui, Laura Flanders, Inequality Matters: The Growing Economic Divide in America and Its Poisonous Consequenses

4:30 Andrew Bostom, ed., The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims

5:40 2006 BookExpo America: Lauren Powers, Encounter

5:45 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Taylor Branch & Tavis Smiley

6:55 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Adam Hochschild "Bury the Chains"

7:15 2006 Annapolis Book Festival: Don Van Natta "First Off the Tee"

8:00 James Bowman, Honor: A History

9:30 Kenneth Ackerman, Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York

10:45 History on Book TV: Robert Dallek and Terry Golway, Let Every Nation Know

12:00 pm John Tayman, The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai

1:00 A.C. Grayling, Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan

2:50 2006 BookExpo America: E.J. Dionne

3:00 Public Lives: John B. Roberts, II, Rating the First Ladies: The Women Who Influenced the Presidency

4:00 James Carroll, House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power

5:45 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Diana Preston "Before The Fallout"

6:00 After Words: After Words: Richard Brookhiser interviewed by John Splaine

6:55 2006 BookExpo America: Barbara Outland, LSU Press

7:00 Public Lives: Wole Soyinka, You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir

8:00 Harry Bruinius, Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity

9:00 After Words: After Words: Richard Brookhiser interviewed by John Splaine

9:55 2006 BookExpo America: Larry Olsen, Wiley

10:00 General Assignment: Anthony Arthur, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

11:15 PEN/New York Festival of International Literature - Religion and Politics Panel


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Monday, May 29

1:05 am 2006 BookExpo America: William Cohen "Dragon Fire"

1:10 2006 BookExpo America: Taylor Buley "Fresh Politics Reader"

1:15 2006 BookExpo America: Ranjit Arab, University of Kansas Press

1:20 2006 BookExpo America: Peter Earnest "I Lie for a Living"

1:30 Hadani Ditmars, Dancing in the No-Fly Zone: A Woman's Journey Through Iraq

3:30 Ann Finkbeiner, The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite

4:30 Peter Hessler, Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present

5:30 Michael Kazin, A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan

6:30 Robert Remini, Book Party for "The House: A History of the House of Representatives"

7:00 Everett Alvarez and Taylor Baldwin Kiland, Vietnam POW Authors

7:50 2006 BookExpo America: Peter Stone "Heist"

8:00 Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay, Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail

9:00 Norman Mailer & John Buffalo Mailer, The Big Empty: Dialogues on Politics, Sex, God, Boxing, Morality, Myth, Poker and Bad Conscience in America

10:30 Anthony Arthur, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

11:45 Karenna Gore Schiff "Lighting the Way", 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Karenna Gore Schiff "Lighting the Way"

12:00 pm Jackie Spinner and Jenny Spinner, Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq

1:15 Kael Alford, Thorne Anderson, Rita Leistner, Phillip Robertson, Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq

2:30 Kenneth Ackerman, Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York

3:40 2006 BookExpo America: Tom Hallock, Beacon

3:45 Michael Kazin, A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan

4:50 2006 BookExpo America: Marjory Ross, Regnery

4:55 2006 BookExpo America: John Sterling, Holt and Company

5:00 Star Parker, White Ghetto: How Middle Class America Reflects Inner City Decay

5:55 2006 BookExpo America: Angela Dodson, Black Issues Book Review

6:00 Dallas Morning News photographers panel, "Eyes of the Storm: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Photographic Story"

7:20 2006 BookExpo America: E.J. Dionne

7:30 Sen. Gordon Smith, Remembering Garrett: One Family's Battle with a Child's Depression

8:00 Sen. Gordon Smith, Remembering Garrett Book Signing

8:20 Sen. Edward Kennedy, America Back on Track

8:40 2006 CPAC: Martha Zoller "Indivisible: Uniting Values for a Divided America"

8:45 BTV Bus: Joe Formichella "Here's to You, Jackie Robinson: The Legend of the Pritchard Mohawks"

8:50 BTV Bus: Nancy Wright Beasley "Izzy's Fire: Finding Humanity In The Holocaust"

9:00 Tom Wolfe, Address at 2006 North Carolina Festival of the Book

10:20 2006 BookExpo America: Marjory Ross, Regnery

10:25 2006 BookExpo America: David Maraniss "Clemente"

10:30 General Assignment: Noam Chomsky, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

11:30 Thomas Desjardin, Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775


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Tuesday, May 30

12:35 am Robert Remini, Book Party for "The House: A History of the House of Representatives"

1:00 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Larry Flynt

1:50 2006 CPAC: Fred Barnes "Rebel in Chief"

1:55 2006 CPAC: Martha Zoller "Indivisible: Uniting Values for a Divided America"

2:00 Andrew Bostom, ed., The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims

3:10 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Adam Hochschild "Bury the Chains"

3:30 2006 Annapolis Book Festival: David Vise "The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media Technology Success of our Time"

4:30 Alan Axelrod, Patton: A Biography

5:15 Charles Jones, Boys of '67: From Vietnam to Iraq, the Extraordinary Story of a Few Good Men

6:00 Hadani Ditmars, Dancing in the No-Fly Zone: A Woman's Journey Through Iraq


complete schedule here - http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

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1. American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett

On Saturday, May 27 at 8:00 am
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American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett
Buddy Levy

Journalist Buddy Levy profiles the life and career of David Crockett in his book "American Legend." Mr. Levy details David Crockett's life as a three-time congressman, a soldier in the War of 1812, a husband and father. This event was hosted by Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle.

Buddy Levy teaches writing at Washington State University and is the author of "Echoes on Rimrock."

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2. Karenna Gore Schiff "Lighting the Way"

On Saturday, May 27 at 8:50 am and Monday, May 29 at 11:45 am

2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Karenna Gore Schiff "Lighting the Way"

Karenna Gore Schiff, author of "Lighting the Way" is interviewed in the Book TV bus at the 2006 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Karenna Gore Schiff was interviewed by her mother, Tipper Gore, about her book Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America, published by Miramax Books. The book is about the lives of nine women who were behind major political movements in America: Ida B. Wells Barnett, Mother Jones, Dr. Alice Hamilton, Frances Perkins, Virginia Durr, and lesser known social reformers, educators, and health workers. Ms. Schiff detailed the humanitarian efforts of some of the women and explained how they balanced their family and work lives. After their presentation, both women answered audience members’ questions. Ms. Schiff is the eldest daughter of former vice president Al Gore.

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3. Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady

On Saturday, May 27 at 9:00 am
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Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady
Ronald Kessler

Ronald Kessler discusses his biography of First Lady Laura Bush. During this event, Mr. Kessler gives an overview of Laura Bush's life and says that former portrayals of her as a reckless driver in her youth and a marijuana dealer in college are either wildly exaggerated or completely wrong. He also talks about how Mrs. Bush dealt with George W. Bush's drinking. The talk was hosted by Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Rockville, Maryland.

Investigative reporter and author Ronald Kessler has written over a dozen books, including "Inside the CIA," "The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI," and "A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush." He has worked as a reporter for the Boston Herald, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. For more information on Mr. Kessler and his work, visit www.ronaldkessler.com.

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4. Gordon Parks: No Excuses

On Saturday, May 27 at 9:30 am
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Gordon Parks: No Excuses
Ann Parr

Ann Parr celebrates the life and times of the late photographer and director Gordon Parks. In her children's book, "Gordon Parks: No Excuses," the author explains how he became the first black photographer to be hired by Life Magazine and how his success was due to both his courage and compassion. Gordon Parks died on March 7th at the age of 93. During the presentation Ms. Parr reads a portion of the book while showing both the illustrations and the photography of Gordon Parks. This event was hosted by Watermark Books & Café in Wichita, Kansas.

Ann Parr returned to school at the age of 58 to earn her Master of Fine Arts in writing for children from Vermont College in 2004. "Gordon Parks: No Excuses" is her first book.

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5. 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Hendrik Hertzberg "Politics"

Saturday May 27 at 10:05am

Politics : Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004

These are rich times for writers of Hendrik Hertzberg's political persuasion. The stalwart political commentator has plenty of qualified company on the left when it comes to critiquing the conservative revolution, notably Lewis Lapham, William Greider, and Paul Krugman. But the former New Republic editor and current New Yorker executive editor has a voice that is particularly suitable for an on-the-outs observer. Hertzberg seems almost delighted to pinpoint hypocrisy, inconsistency, greed, and masked cynicism. At his best, he makes indignation fun. Politics gathers dozens of Hertzberg's editorials and essays in one hefty volume, organizing them in loose subdivisions ("The Wayward Media," "Wedge Issues," "2000 + 9/11"). The former Jimmy Carter speechwriter isn't above lancing those on the left who fail to match their ideals with their actions, but, naturally, he's at his best when scrutinizing those on the right. The Reagan and Bush II administrations proved to be particularly inspirational. Keen, pithy, and daring (if not always right; in 1988, he ruefully forecasted a Dan Quayle administration), Hertzberg ranks with the finest political writers of his era. The proof is in this wide-ranging and smartly edited compilation. --Steven Stolder
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143035533/102-6830518-6063356?v=glance&n=283155

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6. Vietnam POW Authors

On Saturday, May 27 at 10:30 am and Monday, May 29 at 7:00 am
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Vietnam POW Authors
Everett Alvarez and Taylor Baldwin Kiland

Everett Alvarez talks about his experience as the first pilot taken prisoner in North Vietnam, a subject he takes up in his book, "Chained Eagle: The Heroic Story of the First American Shot Down over North Vietnam." Mr. Alvarez recounts his memories of the treatment he received by the North Vietnamese during his eight years as a POW. Taylor Baldwin Kiland talks about the current lives of former Vietnam POWs including Mr. Alvarez in her book, "Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Thirty Years Later." During this event, Ms. Kiland looks at how former Vietnam POWs have re-established their lives after returning home from the war. This event was hosted by the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

Everett Alvarez is currently president of Conwal, Incorporated. Mr. Alvarez, who retired from the Navy in 1980, was awarded the Silver Star, two Legion of Merit awards, two Bronze Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and two Purple Hearts. He previously served as deputy director of the Peace Corps and deputy administrator of the Veterans Administration. Taylor Baldwin Kiland, a third-generation naval officer, has served as a director at the global communications firm Burson-Marsteller and worked as a volunteer for Sen. John McCain.

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7. Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point

On Saturday, May 27 at 11:30 am
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Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point
James Robbins

The author describes tales of cadets who performed courageously and heroically in battle despite finishing at the bottom of their class in the early days of West Point Academy. He explains how these cadets, termed "goats," were central to the battle of Gettysburg and the battle of Little Big Horn. He concludes many goats go to prove themselves against high odds.

James Robbins is a professor of international relations at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. James Robbins is also a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. He also previously worked as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He received a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, MA. Robbins is also is a frequent contributor to the National Review and Wall Street Journal.

Publisher: ENCOUNTER BOOKS 900 Broadway, Suite 400 New York, NY 10003

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8. Wow! What An Outstanding Schedule. One Of The Best Lineups I've Seen

In a very very long time.

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57. The three day weekends are always the best!

And the longest! Posting it is hard work!

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9. The Making Of The Presidents: Bringing History Alive On The Page

On Saturday May 27 at 12:15pm

20th Anniversary Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival - Making of Presidents Panel

The Making Of The Presidents: Bringing History Alive On The Page

Three historians who have written about widely differing aspects of the American presidency — from biographies of Jimmy Carter and Martha Washington to an account of Thomas Jefferson’s role in eradicating pirates on “the shores of Tripoli” — discuss the process of making historical figures come to life. This panel will also examine the creative limits imposed by working with facts and documents (no imagined dialogue allowed!) before moving on to a wide-ranging discussion of the powers of the president and those who surround him. Panelists: Patricia Brady, Douglas Brinkley, and Richard Zacks. Moderator: Michael A. Ross. Bourbon Orleans Ballroom

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10. King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

On Saturday, May 27 at 1:30 pm
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King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Wil Haygood

In "King of the Cats" Wil Haygood chronicles the life and career of former Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. The book, originally published in 1993, details rep. Powell's 24-year political career, including his succsesful lawsuit against the House of Representatives after they voted to expel him from Congress in 1967. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Wil Haygood is a reporter for the Washington Post. He is the author of "In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr." and "The Haygoods of Columbus."

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11. Book Party for "The House: A History of the House of Representatives"

On Saturday, May 27 at 2:30 pm and Monday, May 29 at 6:30 am and Tuesday, May 30 at 12:35 am
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Book Party for "The House: A History of the House of Representatives"
Robert Remini

A party celebrating the publication of Robert Remini's latest book, "The House: A History of the House of Representatives," was held at the Library of Congress on April 25th. Remarks were made by Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence Small, Librarian of Congress James Billington, HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman, and House historian Robert Remini.

Since 2005, Robert Remini has been the official historian of the House of Representatives. Professor Remini has written biographies of Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, and Joseph Smith. He is also the author of a number of books on the life and times of Andrew Jackson, one of which, "Andrew Jackson & the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845," was awarded the National Book Award.

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12. Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail

On Saturday, May 27 at 3:00 pm and Monday, May 29 at 8:00 am
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Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail
Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay

Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay discuss the history of the U.S. Air Mail Service in their book, "Mavericks of the Sky." During this event, hosted by Book Soup in California, they talk about the early years of the U.S. Air Mail Service and the sacrifices made by the pilots who flew the routes. Includes Q&A.

Journalist Barry Rosenberg has written for several publications, including Aviation Week & Space. Catherine Macaulay has written for E/The Environment Magazine and the Daily Racing Forum.

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13. The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai

On Saturday, May 27 at 4:00 pm and Sunday, May 28 at 12:00 pm
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The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai
John Tayman

In the 1850s, nearly twenty percent of the Hawaiian population was killed by an outbreak of smallpox. Fearing a similarly devastating outcome from an outbreak leprosy, the government sent lepers into isolation on the island of Molokai. This practice of exiling lepers to Molokai lasted from the mid-1860s to the late 1960s and is the topic of John Tayman's new book, "The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai."

John Tayman is a former deputy editor for Outside magazine, editor-at-large for Men's Journal, and has served as a contributing editor to GQ and People magazine among others.

Publisher: SCRIBNER 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

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67. Molokai...

at sunset...

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14. Theodore

On Saturday, May 27 at 5:00 pm
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Theodore
Frank Keating

In his second children's book, former Okahoma Governor Frank Keating details the early childhood of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. During the event, Gov. Keating reads the book to a group of children at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington D.C.

Frank Keating served two terms as the governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003. He is the author of "Will Rogers: An American Legend."

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15. A History of Warfare

On Saturday, May 27 at 6:00 pm
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A History of Warfare
John Keegan

In 1994 author John Keegan sat down to talk about his book "A History of Warfare." He examines the origins and nature of warfare, the culture of both the primitive and modern warrior, and the development of weapons and defenses from the battle of Megiddo in 1469 B.C. to the nuclear age.

John Keegan is the author of fourteen books. His book "The First World War" was the winner of the 1999 New York Times Notable Books of the Year award. Mr. Keegan was senior lecturer in military history at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England. He has been a fellow at Princeton University and a professor of history at Vassar College. He was knighted in 2000. He lives in Wiltshire, England.

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16. CHOMSKY Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

On Saturday, May 27 at 7:00 pm and Monday, May 29 at 10:30 pm
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Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Noam Chomsky

From the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Noam Chomsky talks to West Point cadets about just war theory and the invasion of Iraq. During the talk, Professor Chomsky criticizes the work of Michael Walzer, an influential proponent of just war theory and the author of the popular "Just and Unjust Wars." Following his remarks, Professor Chomsky takes questions from the cadets about international law and the Bush administration's foreign policy.

Noam Chomsky, a professor of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, is the author of numerous books on U.S. foreign policy, including "American Power and the New Mandarins," "Pirates and Emperors, Old and New: International Terrorism in the Real World," and "Hegemony or Survival." For more information on Prof. Chomsky and his work, visit www.zmag.org/Chomsky.

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17. Rating the First Ladies: The Women Who Influenced the Presidency

On Saturday, May 27 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, May 28 at 3:00 pm
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Rating the First Ladies: The Women Who Influenced the Presidency
John B. Roberts, II

In "Rating the First Ladies," John B. Roberts analyzes the First Ladies as political partners rather than wives and mothers. During his presentation, the author details the personal lives and administrative influence of several First Ladies, including Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, and Lady Bird Johnson. This event was hosted by the James Buchanan Foundation in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

John B. Roberts is a journalist and a consulting producer for The McLaughlin Group. His articles have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, George, USA Today and The Observer of London. Mr. Roberts served in the Reagan Administration from 1981-1985.

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18. After Words: Richard Brookhiser interviewed by John Splaine

On Saturday, May 27 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, May 28 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm


After Words: Richard Brookhiser interviewed by John Splaine

In his book "What Would the Founders Do?," Richard Brookhiser explains what the Founding Fathers would have thought about free trade, women’s rights, terrorism, gay marriage, and other modern issues. Mr. Brookhiser writes that the Founding Fathers faced similar public policy questions but approached them from a different moral perspective. Richard Brookhiser is interviewed by John Splaine, emeritus professor of education policy and leadership at the University of Maryland.Author Bio: Richard Brookhiser writes for the National Review and does a weekly column for the New York Observer. He is the author of six books on the Founding Fathers.

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19. Let Every Nation Know

On Saturday, May 27 at 10:00 pm and Sunday, May 28 at 10:45 am
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Let Every Nation Know
Robert Dallek and Terry Golway

Robert Dallek and Terry Golway, co-authors of the book "Let Every Nation Know," review President John F. Kennedy's speeches, debates and press conferences and play audio excerpts fro the book's companion CD to illustrate why they believe John F. Kennedy was a smart, confident, articulate, and eloquent communicator. The authors explain why he had such a public command despite his being in office less than 1000 days, disclosures of his womanizing, and his illnesses. They use audio excerpts to try to show why they think President Kennedy is one of the few American presidents who inspired hope and optimism through speech.

Robert Dallek is a history professor at Boston University and has taught at various universities including Columbia, Oxford and UCLA. Mr. Dallek has won several teaching and scholarship awards and has authored several books, including a two-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson and the "Lone Star Rising" (volume 1) and "Flawed Giant" (volume 2). Dallek was a winner of the Bancroft Prize for his book "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, (Volume 2), 1917-1963". He lives in Washington, D.C. Terry Golway writes for the New York Times, a columnist and city editor of The New York Observer, and is a frequent contributor to the Boston Globe. Mr. Golway authored a biography of Nathanael Green titled "Washington's General." He resides in Maplewood, NJ.

Publisher: SOURCEBOOKS 1935 Brookdale Road, Suite 139 Naperville, IL 60563

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Thanks for the info!

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56. I'm the hugest nerd of all!

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58. "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Nerd"

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21. Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences

Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences

Mr. Weschler talked about his book, Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences. He talked about examples of strange coincidences from his book.

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22. The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the...

On Saturday, May 27 at 11:30 pm
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The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty
William Hogeland

William Hogeland discusses the challenges President George Washington and Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton had to face when they instituted a Whiskey tax in order to pay off the Revolutionary war debt in 1791. Mr. Hogeland describes the Whiskey Rebellion, acts of violence across the Appalachians, committed by armed settlers trying to force the federal government to repeal the tax on whiskey .

William Hogeland was born in Virginia and raised in Brooklyn. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Slate, and the New York Press.

Publisher: SCRIBNER 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

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23. Huey: Spirit of the Panther

On Sunday, May 28 at 12:30 am
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Huey: Spirit of the Panther
David Hilliard
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publilclives/0306/btv030406_2.ram

In "Huey" David Hilliard profiles Huey Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party. The author, who is chief of staff of the party, explains that the party was founded in Oakland, California in 1966 to fight social oppression and encourage blacks to take control of their own lives. David Hilliard is joined by Huey Newton's widow, Fredrika Newton, to discuss his role as a family man and the personal struggles he dealt with during the last days of his life. This event was hosted by Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Oakland.

David Hilliard is chief of staff of the Black Panther Party. He is the author of "This Side of Glory" and the co-editor of "The Huey P. Newton Reader" with Don Weise. Mr. Hilliard is the director of the Huey P. Newton Foundation.

Publisher: THUNDER'S MOUTH PRESS 245 W. 17th Street, 11th floor New York, NY 10011

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88. This One Was Really Great

This ended up being a wonderful program, very honest, inspiring with all its ideas for organizing, serving the poor inner city community, etc., and a beautiful, and painful, remembrance. For anyone who only has memories of the Black Panther Party as the threatening spectacle of openly displayed guns, and anti-police rhetoric, these two authors were really a pleasant surprise--they told the truth, and it was a reminder of why the Panthers became so influencial during the late '60s and '70s at all.

During the 1970s, I subscribed to the Panther Party newspaper, The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, and on the inside back cover I think it was, there was a page devoted to listing all the programs the Party ran--day care center, free breakfasts for poor children, bus rides for family members to visit prisoners, medical clinics, and the first calls I ever heard of for sickle cell research, etc. This C-SPAN event recalled those exciting days of just profusion of ideas and programs that helped poor people, got people organized, and demanded a legislative agenda to deal with the suffering of poor, mainly black, people. The audience was made of almost entirely of knowledgeable people with left-wing political backgrounds in California, so expecting the authors to deliver racist, anti-white diatribes, or expecting the largely white audience to ask stupid, embarrassing questions, thankfully dropped away immediately. I had heard David Hilliard before, and even read a book of Hilliard's during the early '70s, so I knew that Hilliard's talk would be uplifting, honest and informative--and completely on target about what needs to be done, getting people organized and with programs that the neighborhood needs, not just endless marches and protests, and then go home, etc. Fredrika Newton, though, was a real surprise; I had never heard about Huey Newton's last days, as here. Very painful, a total slide back into drugs, and complete honesty talking about it.

Community organizing was so different then, than now. Many people then came from a labor union background, so they knew how to organize, stick to and direct a program, and keep things on track. They were not just screwing around for the media's cameras and microphones, as so often now. I really enjoyed this program, and loved the whole attitude of the people.

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91. Thanks for the review!

I missed it this time around, I'll have to watch it online. :)

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24. Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont

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Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont
Kevin Weddle

Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont had been largely regarded as one of the best officers in the United States Navy until he lead the Union naval attack on Charleston in 1863. He is the subject of a new book by military historian Kevin Weddle, that looks at the life and career of Admiral Du Pont and his experiences in both the Mexican-American and Civil Wars. He is credited with stressing the importance of math and engineering during the creation of the U.S. Naval Academy's curriculum and Dupont Circle in Washington, DC memorializes him today.

Kevin Weddle is a professor and the director for the Advanced Strategic Art Program, Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, at the United States Army War College.

Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS P.O. Box 400318 Charlottesville, VA 22904

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25. Inequality Matters: The Growing Economic Divide in America and Its ...

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Inequality Matters: The Growing Economic Divide in America and Its Poisonous Consequenses
James Lardner, Paul Krugman, Meizhu Lui, Laura Flanders

From the New School for Social Research in New York City, a panel on inequality and its consequences. The panelists talk about the history of inequality in the U.S., the increase in inequality here over the past 30 years, and the possibility of reversing the trend. Participating are: James Lardner, co-editor of "Inequality Matters"; Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist; and Meizhu Lui, contributor to "Inequality Matters." The panel is moderated by Air America Radio's Laura Flanders, host of the "Laura Flanders Show." This event was hosted hosted by Demos, a research and advocacy think tank based in New York City.

James Lardner is a senior fellow at Demos and the founder of Inequality.org. Paul Krugman is a professor of economics at Princeton University and the author of "The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century" (www.wws.princeton.edu/pkrugman). Meizhu Lui is executive director of United for a Fair Economy (www.faireconomy.org). Laura Flander's latest book is "Bushwomen" (www.lauraflanders.com).

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71. kickin for Laura!

Your brain on books

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26. The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims

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The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims
Andrew Bostom, ed.

Andrew Bostom discusses the history of Islamic fundamentalism throughout the Middle East, a subject he takes up in his new book, "The Legacy of Jihad." Dr. Bostom also talks about the treatment of non-Muslims living in Islamic countries, the threat to Israel posed by fundamentalists in the region, and the war on terror. Commentary is provided by Laurent Murawiec of the Hudson Institute and Ariel Cohen of the Heritage Foundation.

Andrew Bostom is an associate professor of medicine at Brown University Medical School and a contributor to Frontpage magazine (www.frontpagemag.com). For more information on Dr. Bostom and his work, visit www.andrewbostom.org.

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27. 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Taylor Branch & Tavis Smiley

2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Taylor Branch & Tavis Smiley

A Conversation with Taylor Branch
Tavis Smiley, author of Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America, talks with Taylor Branch, author of At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68. Mr. Smiley also talked about the book he edited and compiled, The Covenant with Black America. They discussed the beliefs and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., today’s politics compared with the 1960s, the civil rights movement, inequality of women, voting rights, and the concept of nonviolent protest. After their discussion both men answered audience members’ questions.

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28. Bury the Chains : Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's ...

2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Adam Hochschild "Bury the Chains"

Bury the Chains : Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves

From Publishers Weekly
"Men from England bought and sold me,/ Paid my price in paltry gold;/ But, though theirs they have enroll'd me,/ Minds are never to be sold." So went "The Negro's Complaint" by noted 18th-century poet William Cowper—written, says Hochschild, as an op-ed piece would be today, to spread the message of England's fledgling movement to abolish the slave trade. Hochschild, whose last book, King Leopold's Ghost, was a stunning account of the ravages perpetrated by Belgium on the Congo, turns to a more edifying but no less amazing tale: the rich, complex history of a movement that began with just 12 angry men meeting in a printer's shop in London in 1787 and, within a century, had led to the virtual disappearance of slavery.The men who met in James Phillips's print shop included Quakers, Evangelical Anglicans and a young Cambridge graduate who had had an epiphany about the evils of slavery while on the road to London. The last, Thomas Clarkson, became an indefatigable organizer, carrying out the first modern-style investigation into human rights abuses. Granville Sharp was an eccentric but socially respected man of progressive ideas who dreamed of founding a colony of free blacks in Africa. Within a short time these men and their colleagues had created a mass movement that included the first boycott, in which hundreds of thousands of Britons, chiefly women, refused to buy slave-made sugar from the Caribbean; petitions from all over the country flooded into Parliament; and a mass-produced drawing of a slaver's lower deck, showing where the slaves were densely crowded for the middle passage, became the first iconic image of human oppression.Hochschild tells of this campaign with verve, style and humor, but without preaching or moralizing, letting the horrific facts of slavery in the Caribbean (far more brutal than in the American South) speak for themselves. And he refuses to make saints out of the activists; while highlighting bravery in the face of death threats and physical violence by promoters of slavery, the author equally points out their foibles and failings, and the often ironic unintended consequences of their actions. Along the way, Hochschild illuminates how Britain's economy was dependent upon the slave trade, why England's civil society was particularly hospitable to a movement to abolish that trade, and the impact on the movement of the French Revolution and the particularly bloody slave uprising in French St. Domingue (today's Haiti). It's a brilliantly told tale, at once horrifying and pleasurable to read.

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29. 2006 Annapolis Book Festival: Don Van Natta "First Off the Tee"

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2006 Annapolis Book Festival: Don Van Natta "First Off the Tee"

In "First Off the Tee" New York Times correspondent Don Van Natta explains what a president's golf game reveals about his character. In the book he describes the father-son bond of George H.W. Bush and the current president and dedicates a section entitled "Hail to the Cheats" to Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, and Warren Harding. This event was part of the 2006 Annapolis Book Festival in Maryland.

Don Van Natta is an author and an investigative correspondent at The New York Times, where he was a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams. Mr. Van Natta published "First Off the Tee" in 2003 and is currently researching and writing an investigative biography with Jeff Gerth about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, which is scheduled to be published in November 2007 by Little, Brown and Company.

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30. Honor: A History

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Honor: A History
James Bowman

James Bowman analyzes the history and decline of honor in a book discussion at the American Enterprise Institutein Washington, DC. During the discussion he argues that the concept of honor has been found in all cultures, in all times and in all places, is a contemporary Western civilization concept dismissed as obsolete, due to the erosion of values. Mr. Bowman recommends that the West needs to recover the concept of "honor" in order to meet the challenges today.

James Bowman got his first bachelor's degree from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA. He then went to England for two decades and got his second bachelor's and an advanced degree from Pembroke College. He became a teacher at Westminster School and later became the head of general studies. In 1989, he returned to the United States to write for the American Spectator. He has been a movie critic for the American Spectator for sixteen years. Mr. Bowman reviews movies and writes articles on cultural and political topics.

Publisher: ENCOUNTER BOOKS 900 Broadway, Suite 400 New York, NY 10003

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31. Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul...

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Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York
Kenneth Ackerman
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0506/btv050606_2.ram

William Tweed, also known as Boss Tweed, led a major criminal operation that held near absolute power in New York during the 1870's. According to Kenneth Ackerman, author of the biography "Boss Tweed," Mr. Tweed was a legendary figure and a master manipulator who stole a staggering $45 million in public funds, bribed the state legislature and fixed elections. Mr.Tweed was labeled by Mr. Ackerman as the biggest criminal boss in New York who wielded astonishing control over New York politics and public funds. The panel will chronicle Mr. Tweed's life and explain why he remained so influential and powerful despite his criminal history. Panelist include Pete Hamill, author of "Downtown," and Ed Koch, former mayor of New York.

Kenneth Ackerman is the author of "Gold Ring." He is currently counsel at Olsson, Frank and Weeda. Before joining the law firm Mr. Ackerman was a administrator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management agency. He also served as special counsel to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry under then-Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont. Mr. Ackerman recevied his B.A. from Brown University and his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1976. He was born in Albany, NY.

Publisher: CARROLL & GRAF 245 W. 17th Street, 11th floor New York, NY 10011

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32. Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing...

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Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan
A.C. Grayling

In "Among the Dead Cities" author A.C. Grayling examines the morality of Allied air attacks on civilians during WWII. He is joined by Christopher Hitchens, the author of "Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays" to debate whether the targeting of civlians can be justified in times of war. This event was hosted by the Goethe-Institut in Washington, DC.

A.C. Grayling is professor of philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a fellow of the World Economic Forum and the author of "Meditations for the Humanist."

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73. kick!

ick! Hitchens :puke:

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33. House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power

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House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power
James Carroll
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0506/btv051406_1.ram

In "House of War" James Carroll chronicles the growth of U.S. military power from World War II to the present. The author asserts that the Pentagon is the most influential institution in American history and operates under little or no authority. After Mr. Carroll's presentation, writer George Scialabba responds to the author's remarks. This event was hosted by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University ,where Mr. Scialabba is an affiliate.

James Carroll is the author of "Constantine's Sword," "Prince of Peace," "Mortal Friends" and "An American Requiem," the winner of the 1996 National Book Award for nonfiction. His column appears in the Boston Globe.

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74. on now kick!

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34. You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir

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You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir
Wole Soyinka

Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka discusses the ongoing crisis in Africa, including the tragedies and comedies of the human condition. Mr. Soyinka is a prolific writer whose body of works includes plays, novels, poems, and essays. He writes about justice, freedom and the end of tyranny in Nigeria.

Wole Soyinka is the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature (1986). He was imprisoned in Nigeria for his opposition to dictatorship. Mr. Soyinka graduated from Government College in Ibadan in 1954. Later, he received his doctorate from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, in 1973. Mr. Soyinka has taught drama literature at various universities in Nigeria. Currently, Mr. Soyinka is a visiting professor at the Universities of Cambridge, Sheffield, and Yale.

Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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75. kickin'

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35. Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization...

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Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity
Harry Bruinius
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0406/btv043006_1.ram

Harry Bruinius talks about the history of the eugenics movement in America and its influence on forced sterilization policies of the early 20th century. During the event, Professor Bruinius profiles two of the over 65,000 victims of these policies. This event was hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library in New York City.

Harry Bruinius is a professor of journalism at Hunter College and the founder of the Village Quill (www.villagequill.com). His is a regular contributor to the Christian Science Monitor. For more information on Mr. Bruunius, visit www.betterforalltheworld.com.

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36. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

On Sunday, May 28 at 10:00 pm and Monday, May 29 at 10:30 am
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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Anthony Arthur

Upton Sinclair first published his novel "The Jungle" in 1905. It's about a young immigrant and his experience working in a slaughterhouse in Chicago. Anthony Arthur, author of "Radical Innocent," discusses the impact "The Jungle" and other works by Upton Sinclair had on American culture at California State University in Los Angeles.

Anthony Arthur is a retired English professor who decided to pursue writing full-time in 2002. His latest book, "Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair" will be published in June of 2006. Mr. Arthur is also the author of "Clashes of Will," "The Tailor-King" and "Literary Feuds."

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37. PEN/New York Festival of International Literature - Religion and Politics

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PEN/New York Festival of International Literature - Religion and Politics Panel

From the 2006 PEN/New York Festival of International Literature, a panel discussion on the impact of religion on American politics and how it compares to that of other countries around the world. Panelists are Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Alma Guillermoprieto, Moses Isegawa, Elias Khoury and Adam Michnik. The panel is moderated by Robert Silvers of the New York Review of Books.

Robert Silvers is co-editor of the New York Review of Books. He has also been an associate editor of Harper's and translator of La Gangrene. Hans Magnus Enzensberger is the author of such books as "Lighter Than Air: Moral Poems" and "Zig-Zag: The Politics of Culture and Vice Versa." Alma Guillermoprieto is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and the New Yorker. Her latest book is "Dancing With Cuba: A Memoir of the Revolution." Moses Isegawa was born in northern Uganda, the backdrop for his novels "Abyssinian Chronicles" and "Snakepit." Elias Khoury is the editor-in-chief of the cultural supplement of Beirut’s daily An-Nahar, and is a Global Distinguished professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at NYU. His latest book is "Gate of the Sun." Adam Michnik is a historian, writer and lecturer. Since 1989, he has been the editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland’s first independent daily newspaper. Mr. Michnik is the author of "The Church and the Left."

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76. kick!

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38. 2006 BookExpo America: William Cohen "Dragon Fire"

On Monday, May 29 at 1:05 am
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2006 BookExpo America: William Cohen "Dragon Fire"

William Cohen, author of "Dragon Fire" is interviewed at the 2006 BookExpo America in Washington, DC

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39. Dancing in the No-Fly Zone: A Woman's Journey Through Iraq

On Monday, May 29 at 1:30 am and Tuesday, May 30 at 6:00 am
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Dancing in the No-Fly Zone: A Woman's Journey Through Iraq
Hadani Ditmars

Hadani Ditmars talks about life in Iraq before and after the 2003 U.S. invasion. Ms. Ditmars discusses the impact of more than 12 years of UN sanctions on the country and describes how Iraqis struggled to live under them. She also reads sections of her book detailing her encounters with Iraqis since 1997 and talks about a September 2003 tour of Abu Ghraib prison she was given by then Brigadier General Janis Karpinski. The talk was hosted by Gibsons & District Public Library, located in British Columbia (Canada).

Hadani Ditmars has repoted for a number of new sources, including the New York Times, the Independent (London), Vanity Fair, the BBC, and the CBC (Canada).

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77. This author annoyed me at first, but she has great insites to current Iraq

society. She's some kind of international society journalist, and she's got that whole I'M SPECIAL thing going on. :eyes:
But talking now about being at a concert in ? (outside Iraq) for Iraq's #1 "Rock Star". The concert turned into a riot. Young Iraq exiles (that fled during our invasion) stormed the amphatheater because they couldn't afford tickets.

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78. Ok. The Author SOOOO annoyed me, BUT

this is an excellent insight into a different side of the situation. Recommended.

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40. The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite

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The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite
Ann Finkbeiner

Ann Finkbeiner describes her research of a top secret independent advisory group of physicists. The group of influential scientific scholars, named the Jasons, was assembled in 1960 by the Defense Department to help the U.S. military problem-solve defense, science, and technology matters. According to Ms. Finkbeiner, the Jasons are an independent entity that help the government with questions involving missile defense, bioterror, and climate change. JASON conduct studies under contract to the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, the U.S Intelligence Community, and the FBI.

Ann Finkbeiner has been a freelance science writer since 1983. She writes about astronomy and cosmology for Science and Sky & Telecope magazines. She writes science book reviews for the New York Times, Wilson Quarterly, and the Wall Street Journal. Ms. Finkbeiner has written books on HIV infection and on longterm affects of parental bereavement. She is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Publisher: VIKING 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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41. Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present

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Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present
Peter Hessler

Peter Hessler discusses his book "Oracle Bones" which compares, modern day China to its past. Mr. Hessler derived the title, "Oracle Bones," from an archaelogical site in China where the earliest form of writing was found inscribed on shells and bones. During this discussion, Mr. Hessler reads letters from young students who migrated from the countryside to the cities and the new boom town China.

Peter Hessler is a native of Columbia, Missouri and currently writes for The New Yorker and for National Geographic. Mr. Hessler has also written for the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal and the Atlantic Monthly. He graduated from Princeton and Oxford with degrees in English. Currently, Mr Hessler lives in Beijing

Publisher: HARPER COLLINS 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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42. A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan

On Monday, May 29 at 5:30 am and at 3:45 pm
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A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan
Michael Kazin
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0306/btv032606_2.ram

In "A Godly Hero" Michael Kazin profiles the personal and professional life of three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. The author argues that while many scholars have written Mr. Bryan off as a white supremacist, he was in fact a devoted husband and father whose political influence changed the course of American politics for good. This event was hosted by Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

Michael Kazin is a history professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of "America Divided," "The Populist Persuasion" and "Barons of Labor."

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43. The Big Empty: Dialogues on Politics, Sex, God, Boxing, Morality, Myth...

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The Big Empty: Dialogues on Politics, Sex, God, Boxing, Morality, Myth, Poker and Bad Conscience in America
Norman Mailer & John Buffalo Mailer
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0306/btv031106_4.ram

Author Norman Mailer and his son, John Buffalo Mailer, former editor of High Times magazine, sit down for an intergenerational discussion about their new book "The Big Empty: A Dialogue on Politics, Sex, God, Boxing, Morality, Myth, Poker and Bad Conscience in America." The book is an exchange of ideas between them over issues including the Bush administration; 9/11; Iraq; fascism; and popular culture. During this event, the Mailers discuss the power of corporations in America, the Bush administration and its war on terror, and the role of Christianity in our society. The conversation is moderated by author Dotson Rader.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer is the author of many books, including "The Naked and the Dead," "Armies of the Night," and "Why Are We at War?" John Buffalo Mailer is the author of the novella "The Reading Room, Vol. 1" and "High Times Activist's Guide to the RNC." He is co-founder of the Back House Productions in New York City and the former editor of High Times magazine.

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44. Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and ...

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Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq
Jackie Spinner and Jenny Spinner

In "Tell Them I Didn't Cry" Jackie Spinner recounts her experience in 2004 as a war reporter in Baghdad for the Washington Post. Her twin sister, Jenny Spinner, shares how she and the rest of their family dealt with Jackie's reporting assignment and the effect it had on her relationship with her sister. During the presentation, the sisters read portions of the book and answer questions from the audience. This event was hosted by Jenny Spinner's alma mater, Millikin University, in Decatur, Illinois.

Jackie Spinner has been a staff writer for the Washington Post since 1995. Jenny Spinner is an assistant professor of English at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. For more information on the book or the Spinner sisters, visit www.tellthemididnotcry.com.

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45. Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq

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Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq
Kael Alford, Thorne Anderson, Rita Leistner, Phillip Robertson

Three independent photojournalists who covered the war in Iraq show and discuss their work. The photographs, collected in the book "Unembedded," show the war from the point of view of those living in Iraq. During the presentation, panelists talk about why they decided to cover the war without embedding and describe what it was like to cover the seige of Najaf by U.S. forces in August of 2004. Salon.com Iraq War correspondent Phillip Robertson, who wrote the introduction to the book, joins in on the discussion. This event was hosted by Barnes & Noble Booksellers in New York City. Some of the photographs shown during this presentation are graphic in nature.

Kael Alford's work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and several other publications. Thorne Anderson's work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, Stern (Germany), and several other publications. He has covered Iraq Rita Leistner's work has appeared in the Walrus (Canada), Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and several other publications. For more information on these photojournalists or their work, visit www.unembedded.net

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing POB 428, 85 N. Main St., Ste 120 White River Jct., VT 05001

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81. get the kleenex out, you'll need them if you watch this.

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46. White Ghetto: How Middle Class America Reflects Inner City Decay

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White Ghetto: How Middle Class America Reflects Inner City Decay
Star Parker

In "White Ghetto" author Star Parker discusses what she describes as a moral collapse in American schools, churches and homes. Ms. Parker urges people to embrace traditional values regarding religion, sex and politics in order to win what she calls the current culture war. This event was hosted by the Family Research Council in Washington, DC.

Star Parker is the founder and president of the Coalition on Urban Renewal & Education and the author of "Uncle Sam's Planatation" and "Pimps, Whores and Welfare Brats." She is a syndicated columnist for Howard News Service and her articles have been featured in the Washington Post and the New York Times.

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47. "Eyes of the Storm: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Photographic Story"

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"Eyes of the Storm: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Photographic Story"
Dallas Morning News photographers panel

Dallas Morning News photographers Michael Ainsworth, Melanie Burford, Barbara Davidson, Tom Fox, and Irwin Thompson participated in this panel discussion of their work documenting hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. During this illustrated program, the photographers use examples of images from the book to describe the difficulty of working in a disaster area. The photojournalists discuss people they met and photographed while on assignment, and how this experience compares to other major events they have photographed.

This book was produced by the Dallas Morning News newspaper. Nineteen staff photographers contributed over 250 images to this book.

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83. Katrina

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48. Remembering Garrett: One Family's Battle with a Child's Depression

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Remembering Garrett: One Family's Battle with a Child's Depression
Sen. Gordon Smith
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0406/arc_btv043006_2.ram

U.S. Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR), talks about his son Garrett who suffered from depression and eventually took his own life at the age of 21. Senator Smith discusses the need to take the stigma out of depression and talks about legislation he sponsored (the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act) that funds suicide prevention efforts. After his remarks, Senator Smith answers questions from the audience with his wife, Sharon.

Senator Gordon Smith joined the U.S. Senate in 1997. Prior to that he served in the Oregon State Senate. The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act was signed into law by President Bush on October 21, 2004. For more information on Senator Smith, visit his website at: gsmith.senate.gov.

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49. America Back on Track - Sen. Edward Kennedy

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America Back on Track
Sen. Edward Kennedy

A party celebrating the publication of Sen. Edward Kennedy's new book, "American Back on Track," was held on May 1st at the headquarters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Washington, DC. Sen. Kennedy (D-MA) made remarks about his book and talked to guests. Those attending included Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), former Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN), Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), and Rep. David Obey (D-WI).

Sen. Edward Kennedy has represented the state of Massachusetts since 1962. He is also author of the recently published children's book, "My Senator And Me : A Dog's Eye View Of Washington, DC." For more information, visit kennedy.senate.gov.

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50. Tom Wolfe

On Monday, May 29 at 9:00 pm
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Address at 2006 North Carolina Festival of the Book
Tom Wolfe
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0506/btv051406_4b.ram

From the 2006 North Carolina Festival of the Book, author Tom Wolfe presents a lecture entitled "What's Southern Today?" Mr. Wolfe argues that southern Americans have a much more common sense approach to life than other Americans. He recounts his experience growing up in Richmond, Virgina and describes what he has observed traveling through the southern states. Mr. Wolfe also talks about the influence the region has on his writing.

Tom Wolfe is the author of "I Am Charlotte Simmons," "Hooking Up," "A Man in Full," "The Bonfire of the Vanities," "The Purple Decades," "From Bauhaus to Our House," "In Our Time," "The Right Stuff," "Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine," "The Painted Word," "Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers," "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," "The Pump House Gang" and "The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby."

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51. Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775

On Monday, May 29 at 11:30 pm
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Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775
Thomas Desjardin

Thomas Desjardin discusses Benedict Arnold's 1775 invasion of the British-controlled city of Quebec, a subject he takes up in his new book, "Through a Howling Wilderness." The author talks about the details of the attack, which was undertaken to weaken the British hold on the lower 13 colonies, and describes how the soldiers dealt with food shortages and environmental hazards. This event was hosted by South Street Seaport Museum in New York City.

Thomas Desjardin is the Historic Site Specialist for Maine. His other books include "Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign " and "These Honored Dead: How the Story of Gettysburg Shaped American History."

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52. 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Larry Flynt

On Tuesday, May 30 at 1:00 am
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2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Larry Flynt

From the 11th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, journalist Robert Scheer interviews Larry Flynt, the founder of Hustler magazine and author of "Sex, Lies & Politics: The Naked Truth." Mr. Flynt's book defends the freedom of speech and criticizes the Bush administration for its approach to civil liberties.

Larry Flynt is the head of Larry Flynt Publications and the publisher of Hustler magazine. His autobiography is entitled "An Unseemly Man: My Life as a Pornographer, Pundit, and Social Outcast."

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90. on now kick!

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53. David Vise "The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media ...

On Tuesday, May 30 at 3:30 am
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2006 Annapolis Book Festival: David Vise "The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media Technology Success of our Time"

From the 2006 Annapolis Book Festival, David Vise discusses the impact of the Google search engine on the internet and details the company's plan for the future. Mr. Vise co-authored "The Google Story" with Mark Malseed.

David Vise is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post who writes on Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Time Warner/AOL. He is also the author of "The Bureau and the Mole" and "Sweet Redemption: How Coach Gary Williams and the University of Maryland Terrapins Overcame Death and Despair to Win the NCAA Basketball Championship." He is also co-author, with Seven Coll, of "Eagle on the Street," based bon a four-part Pulitzer Prize-winning series about the SEC Chariman John Shad that he wrote for the Post.

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54. Patton: A Biography

On Tuesday, May 30 at 4:30 am
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Patton: A Biography
Alan Axelrod
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0306/btv032506_2.ram

Alan Axelrod chronicles the life and times of Gen. George Patton in a book that is part of Palgrave Macmillan's Great Generals series. The author describes Gen. Patton as an extremely controversial figure who is one of the most successful field commanders in U.S. history. During his presentation, Alan Axelrod is joined by Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, the editor of the Great Generals series.

Alan Axelrod is the author of "Patton on Leadership," "Encyclopedia of Wars" and "The Macmillan Dictionary of Military Biography." Gen. Wesley Clark retired from the U.S. Army as a four-star general after thirty-four years of service. He is the author of "Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo and the Future of Combat." He was a presidential candidate in 2004.

Publisher: PALGRAVE 175 Firth Avenue New York, NY 10010

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55. Boys of '67: From Vietnam to Iraq, the Extraordinary Story of a Few Good..

On Tuesday, May 30 at 5:15 am
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Boys of '67: From Vietnam to Iraq, the Extraordinary Story of a Few Good Men
Charles Jones
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0406/btv042306_1.ram

Charles Jones recounts the stories of three generals who served in the U.S. Marine Corps in his recent book, "Boys of '67: From Vietnam to Iraq, the Extraordinary Story of a Few Good Men." The author chronicles the life and careers of Gen. James Jones, Maj. Gen. Ray Smith and Gen. Martin Steele, members of the Marine Officer Basic School graduating class of April 5,1967. This event was hosted by Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia.

Charles Jones is a staff writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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59. If you read this thread, please RECOMMEND!

Let's put it on the greatest page for maximum perusal. :-)

It's a great line-up, and we have lot's of Noam Chomsky fans on DU!

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60. Chomsky ROCKS!!

:loveya:






and Kurovski is OK too.

;)



:loveya:

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61. Oh, so you suddenly get all understated when it comes to me...

hmph! I see. :loveya:

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62. my apologies and reparations....

:hubbahubbasmilie:

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63. You know how to assuage my panicked ego.

And I thank you.

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64. Morning kick!

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68. Kick.

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70. Kick!

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72. Kick.

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79. Kick.(nt)

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82. Kick.(nt)

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84. Kick.

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85. One hour warning: 10:30 EST Noam Chomsky

Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

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86. Beat me by 10 minutes.

:)

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87. I would never beat you! What exactly are you accusing me of here?

:crazy:

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89. Good night kick.

And so, good night.