Book TV Schedule - July 22nd -24th

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: July 22-24
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LIVE Coverage from the Harlem Book Festival
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Panel discussion: Black Media and Black Stereotypes including Al Sharpton, Juan Williams, Dick Gregory, Jill Nelson, William Rhoden. (LIVE Saturday 11:00 AM ET)

Panel discussion: Assuring Fair Elections with John McWhorter, Paul Robeson, Jr., Steve Freeman, Joel Bleifuss, Greg Palast, Peniel Joseph. (LIVE Saturday 12:45 PM ET)

Panel discussion: Literacy and African-Americans including Salome Thomas-El, Sharon Flake, Patrick Oliver, Andrew Sekou Jackson. (LIVE Saturday 2:15 PM ET)

Panel discussion: Biography and Memoir including Flores Forbes, Thalani Davis, Lawrence Otis Graham, June Cross, Bishop David Evans, Christopher John Farley,
David Matthews. (LIVE Saturday 3:45 PM ET)

The festival coverage will re-air Sunday at 10:00 PM ET.


After Words
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Insightful author interviews
This week, Simon Schama, author of Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution, tells the story of Britain’s abolitionist movement during the Revolutionary War. He is interviewed by Edna Medford, a professor of history at Howard University. (Saturday 9:00 PM ET, re-airs Sunday 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM ET)



Other Weekend Highlights
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Sandy Tolan - The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East (Saturday 11:30 PM ET, re-airs Sunday 12:30 PM ET)

Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann - The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track. The authors are joined by two former Speakers of the House -- Republican Newt Gingrich and Democrat Thomas Foley.
(Saturday 8:00 AM ET, re-airs Sunday 7:00 PM)

Anna-Lisa Cox - A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith (Sunday 2:30 AM ET)


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BOOK TV Schedule

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


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Saturday, July 22

8:00 am Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann, The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track

9:55 Michael Smerconish, Muzzled: From T-Ball to Terrorism - True Stories That Should be Fiction

11:00 Featured Program: 2006 Harlem Book Fair

5:00 pm Ronald Dworkin, Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Glenn Simpson and Larry Sabato, Dirty Little Secrets: The Persistance of Corruption in American Politics

7:00 Fouad Ajami with Leslie Gelb, The Foreigner's Gift: The Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraq

8:00 Public Lives: Peter Henriques, Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington

9:00 After Words: After Words: Simon Schama, author of "Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution" interviewed by Edna Medford, Howard University history professor.

10:00 Morris Berman, Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire

11:30 Sandy Tolan, The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East


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Sunday, July 23

1:00 am Ramesh Ponnuru with Eric Cohen, The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life

2:30 Anna-Lisa Cox, A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith

3:45 Priscilla Buckley, Living It Up at National Review: A Memoir

4:30 William Hogeland, The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty

5:30 Gerard Gawalt, My Dear President: Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives

6:30 Anthony Arthur, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

8:00 Fouad Ajami with Leslie Gelb, The Foreigner's Gift: The Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraq

9:00 Dr. Steven Miles, Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror

10:00 Ramesh Ponnuru with Eric Cohen, The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life

11:30 John Dean, Conservatives without Conscience

12:30 pm Sandy Tolan, The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

2:00 Evaggelos Vallianatos, This Land is Their Land : How Corporate Farms Threaten the World

3:00 After Words: After Words: Peter Beinart, author of "The Good Fight: Why Liberals, and Only Liberals, Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again" interviewed by Martin Sieff, National Security Correspondent for United Press International

4:00 Theodore Dalrymple, Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy

5:00 History on Book TV: Ron Steinman, Women in Vietnam: The Oral History

6:00 After Words: After Words: Simon Schama, author of "Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution" interviewed by Edna Medford, Howard University history professor.

7:00 Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann, The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track

9:00 After Words: After Words: Simon Schama, author of "Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution" interviewed by Edna Medford, Howard University history professor.

10:00 Featured Program: 2006 Harlem Book Fair


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Monday, July 24

4:00 am James Bowman, Honor: A History

5:30 Mark Bowden, Mark Bowden Book signing at Fort Campbell, Kentucky "Guests of the Ayatollah"

6:00 Barry Werth, 31 Days

7:15 ISI National Leadership Conference: James Gwartney "Milton Friedman, Private Property, and the West"


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

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1. The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back

On Saturday, July 22 at 8:00 am and Sunday, July 23 at 7:00 pm
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The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track
Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann

In their new book, "The Broken Branch, " Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann describe Congress as a dysfunctional, weakened, and deeply divided institution. The authors acknowledge that Congress was designed to be "rough and tumble," but they say there has been a fundamental breakdown in the deliberative process and a collapse of congressional oversight over the executive branch. They also bemoan the increased importance of party affiliation, saying that Congress is more partisan today than at any time since the late 19th century. In this event at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, Mr. Ornstein and Mr. Mann are joined by two former Speakers of the House -- Republican Newt Gingrich and Democrat Thomas Foley, who share insights from their personal experience.

Norman Ornstein is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. He writes a weekly column on Congress for Roll Call and is an election analyst for CBS News. Thomas Mann is the W. Averell Harriman Chair and Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Mr. Ornstein and Mr. Mann have written and edited several books together, including "Vital Statistics on Congress," "The Permanent Campaign and Its Future," "Intensive Care: How Congress Shapes Health Policy," and "Congress, the Press, and the Public."

[KoKo]

39. This is worth a watch for Ornstein alone.

I had to give up after Gingrich because I know Congress is broken and couldn't listen to the guy who led the fight to break it blither on. But, I think it's worth a watch because at least they reconize that ONE PARTY RULE isn't working out.

:thumbsup: for DU'ers to catch it at 7:00 p.m. est tonight.

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2. Muzzled: From T-Ball to Terrorism - True Stories That Should be Fiction

On Saturday, July 22 at 9:55 am
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Muzzled: From T-Ball to Terrorism - True Stories That Should be Fiction
Michael Smerconish


In "Muzzled" radio talk show host Michael Smerconish describes today's culture as oversensitive. His latest book is a collection of short stories about living in a politically correct America. This event was hosted by the Union League of Philadelphia.

Michael Smerconish is a talk radio host on Infinity radio's WPHT, 1210AM. He is the author of "Flying Blind: How Political Correctness Continues to Compromise Airline Safety Post 9/11" and a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News.

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3. Featured Program: 2006 Harlem Book Fair

On Saturday, July 22 at 11:00 am and Sunday, July 23 at 10:00 pm
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2006 Harlem Book Fair

Join Book TV for live coverage of the 8th annual Harlem Book Fair in New York City. From the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, Book TV covers panels on Black media, fair elections, literacy, and memoir. Featured authors include Rev. Al Sharpton, Dick Gregory, John McWhorter, Paul Robeson, Jr., Juan Williams, Greg Palast, Jill Nelson, Thulani Davis, and Salome Thomas-El,.


Panel Discussion: Black Media and Black Stereotypes
LIVE 11am ET

Al Sharpton, "Go and Tell Pharaoh: The Autobiography of the Reverend Al Sharpton"
Juan Williams, "Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America - and What We Can Do About It"
Dick Gregory, "Nigger: An Autobiography"
Jill Nelson, "Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience"
William Rhoden, "Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete"
Moderator: Cathy Hughes, President of TV-One


Panel Discussion: Assuring Fair Elections
LIVE 12:45pm ET

John McWhorter, "Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America"
Paul Robeson, Jr., "A Black Way of Seeing: From 'Liberty' to Freedom"
Steve Freeman & Joel Bleifuss, "Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?: Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count"
Greg Palast, "Armed Madhouse: Who's Afraid of Osama Wolf?, China Floats, Bush Sinks, the Scheme to Steal '08, No Child's Behind Left, and Other Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Class War"
Peniel Joseph, "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America""
Moderator: Dan Simon, Seven Stories Press


Panel Discussion: Literacy and African-Americans
LIVE 2:15pm ET

Salome Thomas-El, "The Immortality of Influence"
Sharon Flake, "Bang!"
Patrick Oliver, "Turn the Page and You Don't Stop"
Andrew Sekou Jackson - President of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Moderator: Wade Hudson, Just Us Books


Panel Discussion: Biography and Memoir
LIVE 3:45pm ET

Flores Forbes, "Will You Die with Me?: My Life and the Black Panther Party"
Thalani Davis, "My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots"
Lawrence Otis Graham, "The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America's First Black Dynasty"
June Cross, "Secret Daughter: A Mixed Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away"
Bishop David Evans, "Healed without Scars"
Christopher John Farley, "Before the Legend: The Rise of John Marley"
David Matthews, "Ace of Spades"
Moderator: Kecia Palmer-Cousins, Harlem Book Fair

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4. Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class

On Saturday, July 22 at 5:00 pm
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Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class
Ronald Dworkin
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0706/btv070806_4b.ram

In "Artificial Happiness" anesthesiologist Ronald Dworkin examines the relationship between primary care doctors, psychiatrists, and the prescribing of antidepressant drugs. The author argues that primary care doctors are treating almost half the nation's mentally ill and are medicating them at more than double the rate than that of psychiatrists. This event was hosted by the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC.

Ronald Dworkin is an anesthesiologist at Greater Baltimore Medical Center and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. His essays have appeared in Commentary, Public Interest, the Baltimore Sun, Weekly Standard and Policy Review.

[KoKo]

40. I watched this...and he seemed to have an "Agenda" against family

doctors. Since he works for the Hudson Institute (who recently hired out of work Scooter Libby) and writes for conservative magazines he must have an agenda. It seemed he wanted folks off meds unless their psychiatrist prescribes them. He also said that family practitioners don't spend enough time with their patients. I don't know where he was going with that...and he looks like a very unhappy person. Couldn't seem to answer some of the questions the audience asked him.

But it was interesting........

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5. Dirty Little Secrets: The Persistance of Corruption in American Politics

On Saturday, July 22 at 6:00 pm
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Dirty Little Secrets: The Persistance of Corruption in American Politics
Glenn Simpson and Larry Sabato

In "Dirty Little Secrets" co-authors Larry Sabato and Glenn Simpson analyze why they believe Americans are cynical about the political system. Glenn Simpson was interviewed in 1996 to discuss how both political parties play a part in the public perception of Capitol Hill.

Glenn Simpson is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

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6. The Foreigner's Gift: The Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraq

On Saturday, July 22 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, July 23 at 8:00 am
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The Foreigner's Gift: The Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraq
Fouad Ajami with Leslie Gelb

Fouad Ajami talks to Council on Foreign Relations president emeritus Leslie Gelb about Professor Ajami's new book, "The Foreigner's Gift." During this event, Prof. Ajami profiles the Kurdish, Shia, and Sunni leaders in Iraq and assesses their strengths. He argues that understanding the biographies and personalities of these people gives more insight into the country than any institutional analysis could. The event was hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations. Includes audience Q&A.

Fouad Ajami is director of the Middle East studies program at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. He is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and a member of the editorial board of Foreign Affairs. Prof. Ajami's books include "The Arab Predicament: Arab Political Thought and Practice Since 1967," "Beirut: City of Regrets" and "The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation’s Odyssey."

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7. Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington

On Saturday, July 22 at 8:00 pm
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Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington
Peter Henriques

Peter Henriques seeks to humanize President George Washington. He describes President Washington's mistakes, his sensitivity to criticism, and his pragmatist way of governing. During his discussion, he examines George Washington's relationships with Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Mr. Henriques also discusses George Washington's contradictory views on slavery and his lack of religious references. Mr. Henriques' book was developed from a series of lectures at Gatbys Tavern. Library of Virginia located in Richmond hosted this event.

Peter Henriques is a professor of history at George Mason University. He received his Ph. D. from the University of Virginia. He is the author of "The Final Struggle Between George Washington and the Grim King: Washington's Attitude Toward Death and an Afterlife," and the cover article of the Winter 1999 edition of Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Mr. Henriques is also a lecturer on the History Channel and a consultant for an A&E "Biography" episode on George Washington.

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

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8. After Words: Simon Schama interviewed by Edna Medford

On Saturday, July 22 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, July 23 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Simon Schama, author of "Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution" interviewed by Edna Medford, Howard University history professor.

In his book, “Rough Crossings: Britain, The Slaves, and the American Revolution,” historian Simon Schama tells the story of Britain’s abolitionist movement during the Revolutionary War. He focuses on slaves that fought for their freedom on the side of Britain and chronicles the fate of those freed on their journeys, first to Nova Scotia and London, and later to a colony in Sierra Leone. He discusses the book with Edna Medford, a professor of history at Howard University.

Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University.

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9. Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire

On Saturday, July 22 at 10:00 pm
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Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
Morris Berman

In "Dark Ages America" author Morris Berman compares what is happening in America today to the fall of the Roman Empire. Mr. Berman argues that the American empire is in decline due to an overextended economy and a self-destructive foreign policy. This event was hosted by New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Morris Berman has been visiting professor in sociology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC since 2003. He is the author of "Reenchantment of the World," "Coming to Our Senses," "Wandering God" and "The Twilight of American Culture."

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10. The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

On Saturday, July 22 at 11:30 pm and Sunday, July 23 at 12:30 pm
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The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
Sandy Tolan

In "The Lemon Tree," Sandy Tolan chronicles the friendship of Bashir Al-Khairi and Dalia Eshkenazi; a Palestinian man and an Israeli woman. Mr. Tolan explains that the two met when Bashir returned to his childhood home to find that it was inhabited by a family of Holocaust survivors from Bulgaria, including their young daughter Dalia. At the University Temple United Methodist Church in Seattle, Mr. Tolan reads portions of the book and discusses their personal relationship within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Sandy Tolan is the author of "Me & Hank: A Boy and His Hero, Twenty-five Years Later" and has written for the New York Times Magazine. He is the co-founder of Homeland Productions and has produced documentaries for National Public Radio and Public Radio International. He directs the UC-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's Project on International Reporting.

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11. The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the ...

oh, look! A Wingnut! :eyes:


On Sunday, July 23 at 1:00 am and at 10:00 am
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The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life
Ramesh Ponnuru with Eric Cohen

Ramesh Ponnuru, author of "The Party of Death," argues that abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and other procedures that end human life are immoral and should not be supported. He also looks at the political impact of the pro-life movement and says that public opinion on the issue of abortion has changed dramatically in their favor over the past few decades. Following his remarks, Eric Cohen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center comments on Mr. Ponnuru's book. The event was hosted by the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC.

Ramesh Ponnuru is a senior editor at National Review. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and other publications. For more information, visit www.nationalreview.com.

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12. A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith

On Sunday, July 23 at 2:30 am
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A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith
Anna-Lisa Cox

Anna-Lisa Cox is a historian and the author of a new book, "A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith." In this discussion, she reveals how, Covert, a little township along Lake Michigan, became a community where pioneers of various races were able to live in the years just after Civil War. According to Ms. Cox, the citizens of Covert disregarded racist laws and conventions and formed a community based on their common humanity.

Historian Anna-Lisa Cox is a scholar-in-residence at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Ms. Cox has a M.A. in social anthropology from the University of Cambridge and holds a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Illinois. Ms. Cox's book was born out of an undergraduate project she completed on post-civil war race relations.

Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

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13. Living It Up at National Review: A Memoir

On Sunday, July 23 at 3:45 am
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Living It Up at National Review: A Memoir
Priscilla Buckley
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0406/btv041606_2.ram

Priscilla Buckley talks about her forty-three years of working as an editor at National Review in her new memoir, "Living It Up at National Review." The author chronicles her involvement in the growth of the magazine founded by her brother, William F. Buckley Jr., in 1955.This event was hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute in Washington, DC.

Priscilla Buckley worked as an editor at National Review for 43 years. She is the author of "The Joys of National Review" and "String of Pearls."

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

On Sunday, July 23 at 4:30 am
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The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty
William Hogeland
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0506/btv052706_1.ram

From 1791 to 1794, Appalachian settlers fought against a federal tax on liquor and distilled drinks. William Hogeland writes about the Whiskey Rebellion in his new book, including the roles of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton.

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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15. My Dear President: Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives

On Sunday, July 23 at 5:30 am
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My Dear President: Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives
Gerard Gawalt

Museum curator Gerard Gawalt publishes personal correspondence between U.S. presidents and their wives in his latest book, "My Dear President." The author reads portions of the cards, letters and telegrams he collected from the Library of Congress and other libraries during an event hosted by Joseph Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Gerard Gawalt is a curator of the papers of presidential families in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. He is the co-author of "First Daughters" with his daughter Ann Gawalt and co-authored "The Declaration of Independence and the Evolution of the Text" with Julian Boyd.

Publisher: BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL PUBLISHERS 151 W. 19th Street New York, NY 10011

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16. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

On Sunday, July 23 at 6:30 am
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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Anthony Arthur
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0506/btv052806_4.ram

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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17. Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror

On Sunday, July 23 at 9:00 am
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Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror
Dr. Steven Miles

In a discussion of his book, "Oath Betrayed," Dr. Steven Miles speaks about abuses of prisoners in prison camps located in Abu Ghraib, Guatanamo, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Iraq. According to Dr. Miles, these abuses include beatings, thermal and chemical burns, asphyxiation, and sexual humiliation of POWs. Drawing on documents gathered from Freedom of Information requests, Dr. Miles says that clinicians did not report abuses and falsified documents that would have shown evidence of POW mistreatment. Dr. Miles argues for more investigations into interrogation practices and suggests that prison clinicians should be held accountable to Geneva Convention requirements that POWs be treated humanely. This event was hosted by the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.

Steven Miles is a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and also practices medicine. He has worked with the research committee of the Center for Victims of Torture, served as the chief medical officer for a Cambodian refugee camp, advocated AIDS prevention in Sudan, and worked on tsunami relief in Indonesia. Steven Miles is also the author of "The Hippocratic Oath and the Ethics of Medicine."

Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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18. John Dean - Conservatives without Conscience

On Sunday, July 23 at 11:30 am
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Conservatives without Conscience
John Dean

Former White House counsel John Dean, who was a major player in the Watergate scandal that brought down his former boss, then-President Richard Nixon, talks about his book "Conservatives Without Conscience." John Dean argues that conservative politics in the U.S. have moved perilously close to authoritarianism. Mr. Dean further distances himself from his Republican roots with criticisms of the current GOP leadership, claiming it has sullied the principles of conservatism with radical right-wing policies and Machiavellian tactics. This event was held at Olsson's Books and Records in Washington DC.

John Dean was White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. As White House Counsel, he became involved in events leading up to the Watergate first break-in and the subsequent Watergate scandal. Later, he went on to become the star witness of the Watergate prosecution. He has also served as chief minority counsel for the House Judiciary Committee and an associate deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice. He has authored "Blind Ambition," "Lost Honor," "The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court," "Unmasking Deep Throat," and "Worse than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush." Dean earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster in 1961 and his law degree from Georgetown University in 1965.

Publisher: VIKING 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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41. Thanks for heads up. I've Gotta watch this! 11:30 a.m. est.

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43. Please kick the thread when it starts...

and maybe even start a discussion thread in GD. I have to go to work. :(

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19. This Land is Their Land : How Corporate Farms Threaten the World

On Sunday, July 23 at 2:00 pm
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This Land is Their Land : How Corporate Farms Threaten the World
Evaggelos Vallianatos

Evaggelos Vallianatos talks about the political and ecological effects of agribusiness, the subject of his latest book, "This Land is Their Land." Mr. Evaggelos argues that agribusiness has caused the depopulation of rural America and, through it's use of pesticides and other chemicals, is poisoning the health of consumers. He also talks about his background as an employee of the Environmental Protection Agency and his research in South America and Africa. The talk was hosted by Borders Books & Music in Springfield, Virginia.

Evaggelos Vallianatos, a former analyst with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is the author of "Fear in the Countryside" and "Harvest of Devastation."

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20. After Words: Peter Beinart interviewed by Martin Sieff

On Sunday, July 23 at 3:00 pm
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After Words: Peter Beinart, author of "The Good Fight: Why Liberals, and Only Liberals, Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again" interviewed by Martin Sieff, National Security Correspondent for United Press International
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/AfterWords/0706/arc_btv071506_4.ram

In his new book, “The Good Fight: Why Liberals --- And Only Liberals --- Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again,” Peter Beinart challenges liberals to reclaim the principles that he believes led to victory in the Cold War. Beinart suggests that those principles must be applied to current US foreign policy. He discusses the book with Martin Sieff, who serves as National Security Correspondent for United Press International.

Peter Beinart is the editor-at-large of The New Republic. He also writes a monthly column for The Washington Post and is a contributor to TIME magazine.

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21. Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy

On Sunday, July 23 at 4:00 pm
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Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy
Theodore Dalrymple

Theodore Dalrymple, a.k.a Anthony Daniels, discusses his latest book"Romancing Opiates." In a presentation held at the Manhattan Institute in New York, Mr. Dalrymple gives his opinions on the myths and realities surrounding modern drug use. As a psychiatrist specializing in drug overdoses and as a prison doctor, he describes clinical evidence that show addiction is not a disease. Mr. Dalrymple argues that withdrawl from opiates is not a serious medical condition but a trivial experience. He contends that criminality causes addiction more often than addiction causes criminality.

Anthony Daniels, a retired doctor and psychiatrist who practiced in a British inner-city hospital and prison, is also known as "Theodore Dalrymple". He uses the pen name "Theodore Dalrymple" in most of his written works. He writes for the London Spectator and National Review. Currently, Mr. Daniels is the Dietrich Weismann fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to the City Journal.

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

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22. Women in Vietnam: The Oral History

On Sunday, July 23 at 5:00 pm
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Women in Vietnam: The Oral History
Ron Steinman

As a part of the Rockville Centre Public Library Distinguished Authors Series, veteran journalist Ron Steinman discusses his latest book, titled "Women In Vietnam: The Oral History." The book tells the story of 16 women who served as nurses, USO performers, and soldiers in the Vietnam War. During this event, Mr. Steinman discusses how the service of women in Vietnam has been overshadowed by the service of men and reads selections from testimonies found in the book. He also compares the service of women in Vietnam to those currently serving in Iraq.

Ron Steinman, who spent 35 years at NBC News, is currently a partner with Douglas/Steinman Productions in New York City. He was NBC's bureau chief in Saigon during the Vietnam War (1966-1968) and is the author of "The Soldiers' Story: Vietnam in Their Own Words" and "Inside Television's First War: A Saigon Journal."

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23. Honor: A History

On Monday, July 24 at 4:00 am
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Honor: A History
James Bowman

James Bowman analyzes the history and decline of honor at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. He argues that the concept of honor has been found in all cultures throughout history. However, contemporary Western civilization dismisses the concept 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 of today.

James Bowman is a movie critic for American Spectator. He 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.

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

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24. Mark Bowden Book signing at Fort Campbell, KY "Guests of the Ayatollah"

On Monday, July 24 at 5:30 am
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Mark Bowden Book signing at Fort Campbell, Kentucky "Guests of the Ayatollah"
Mark Bowden

Author & Journalist Mark Bowden visited the Fort Campbell, Kentucky PX to sign copies of his new book "Guests of the Ayatollah." Mr. Bowden met with many wives of men serving in Iraq, and a number of veterans and currently enlisted soldiers who had read his previous book "Black Hawk Down."

Mark Bowden is national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. Mr. Bowden's 1999 book, "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War," the story of the downing of a Black Hawk helicopter in Somalia in 1993, was made into a movie directed by Ridley Scott. Another of his books, "Killing Pablo" (2001), which covered the life and death of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, is currently being adapted for film (Mr. Bowden is writing the screenplay). Mr. Bowden's latest book is "Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam," about the 444 day Iran hostage crisis that began in November 1979.

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25. 31 Days

On Monday, July 24 at 6:00 am
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31 Days
Barry Werth

Barry Werth, author of "31 Days," chronicles the first month of the Ford Administration and the days that led up to the pardon of former President Nixon. He tells of the challenges President Ford had to face on his arrival at the White House after former President Nixon's resignation, and explains that President Ford had to balance two mistrustful staffs: his own and that of Former President Nixon. He also discusses why George H. Bush was not chosen as President Ford's vice president and discusses Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld's role in the formation of the new Ford administration.

In addition to "31 Days," Berry Werth has authored "Billion Dollar Molecule," "Damages," and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist "The Scarlet Professor." Mr. Werth's articles have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, and Outside. He lives in Northhampton, Massachusetts.

Publisher: NAN A. TALESE 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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26. James Gwartney "Milton Friedman, Private Property, and the West"

On Monday, July 24 at 7:15 am
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ISI National Leadership Conference: James Gwartney "Milton Friedman, Private Property, and the West"

From the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Spring Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, a lecture entitled, "Milton Friedman, Private Property, and the West." During this symposium on economist Milton Friedman, James Gwartney, author of "Common Sense Economics," discusses Mr. Friedman's views on the effect private property has on the economy.

James Gwartney is an economics professor and holds the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair and Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University. He is the author of "Economic Freedom of the World" and "What Everyone Should Know About Economics and Prosperity."

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27. Wow! Thanks for the heads up!

I'm programming my TV soon!

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28. So much great stuff this weekend!

Palast, Freeman, Dean...

Your welcome. :)

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29. kick! nt

[Bozita]

30. This weekly thread is a great service. It is much appreciated.

Recommended.

[Kurovski]

31. Recommended, and, a kick!

Thank you to a gainfully employed marvel of the modern world, as well as all that lies beyond--our vivala! :hi:

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32. Kick

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33. K&R

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34. Kick(nt)

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35. just got home kick!

:bounce:

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38. Kick.(nt)

[KoKo]

42. Thanks "Viva" ...great graphic there, too!

I put a few comments in on shows I saw above just to kick your thread...

Posting this is so helpful for those of us who mean to watch something, but forget the times. :thumbsup:

On Edit: If my comments disrupted the thread topics I can remove them...

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44. Thank you for the comments!

Other than just the handy-dandyness of having the schedule up, the comments are what make it worthwhile! :D

[KoKo]

46. Kick!

[seaglass]

45. Thanks for posting this. I watch every weekend to get ideas

for books I want and to hear the authors speak and the Q and A.

Last night I saw Sandy Tolan on The Lemon Tree.

Excellent! I'll be buying the book.

[KoKo]

47. kick.........