Book TV Schedule: October 21st - 23rd

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: October 21-23
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After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM ET, Sunday 6 and 9 PM ET
In his book, Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington, Peter Stone provides a detailed account of the rise and fall of one of the most powerful fundraisers and lobbyists in history. Mr. Stone, a staff correspondent for the National Journal, reveals new details about the scandal and the individuals involved. He discusses the book with Charles Lewis, founder of the Center For Public Integrity.


Weekend Highlights
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Emilie Raymond, From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics
Raymond discusses Charlton Heston's movie career and his decades of political activism, detailing his efforts on behalf of both Democratic and Republican candidates, his advocacy for civil rights, and his presidency of the National Rifle Association.
(Saturday 5 PM, Sunday 12 AM ET)

Brigitte Gabriel, Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America
In her book Gabriel argues that the U.S. is facing total destruction at the hands of Muslims. A Christian survivor of the civil war between Lebanese Christians and Muslims in the 1970s, the author draws on her own experiences to support both the profiling of Muslims and the ban of what she calls "hate education" in Islamic institutions.
(Saturday 7 PM, Sunday 8 PM ET)

Michael Isikoff and David Corn, Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal and the Selling of the Iraq War
Isikoff and Corn discuss the Bush Administration's foreign policy and the invasion of Iraq. The co-authors explain that they wrote the book to analyze how the President and his staff sold the war to Congress and the American public.
(Saturday 8 PM, Monday 7 AM ET)

Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work
Stiglitz, formerly the chief economist for the World Bank, analyzes the pros and cons of globalization, examining such issues as trade, intellectual property, global warming, and economic institutions. (Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 10 AM ET)

David Kuo, Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction
Kuo, who served President Bush as the Deputy Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, writes that the Bush administration is not sincere about compassionate conservatism and, instead, is manipulating Christian conservatives for political gain. (Sunday 9 AM, 5 PM ET)

David Hyman, Medicare Meets Mephistopheles
Hyman asserts that Medicare is a massive, misguided government program that will lead the United States into financial ruin. Two Medicare scholars critique Mr. Hyman's work: Ted Marmor, author of The Politics of Medicare, and law professor Robin Wilson. (Sunday 12 PM, 11:30 PM ET)



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BOOK TV Schedule

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


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Saturday, October 21

8:00 am Jason Sokol, There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975

9:15 Orhan Pamuk, New Yorker Festival: Discussion on Politics and Literature

9:30 William Cope Moyers, Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption

11:00 History on Book TV: Rodric Braithwaite, Moscow 1941: A City and its People at War

12:45 pm Geneive Abdo, Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11

2:00 Eagle Forum: Jerome Corsi, Tom Kilgannon & Jim Gilchrist

3:30 Thom Hartmann, Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class -- And What We Can Do About It

5:00 Public Lives: Emilie Raymond, From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics

5:45 Orhan Pamuk, New Yorker Festival: Discussion on Politics and Literature

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Charles Slack, Noble Obsession: Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the Race to Unlock the Greatest Industrial Secret of the Nineteenth Century

7:00 General Assignment: Brigitte Gabriel, Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America

8:00 General Assignment: Michael Isikoff and David Corn, Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of Iraq

9:00 After Words: After Words: Peter Stone, author of "Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington" interviewed by Charles
Lewis, founder of the Center For Public Integrity

10:00 General Assignment: Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work

11:45 Orhan Pamuk, New Yorker Festival: Discussion on Politics and Literature


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Sunday, October 22

12:00 am Public Lives: Emilie Raymond, From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics

12:45 Gregory Orfalea, The Arab Americans: A History

2:00 Eagle Forum: Tom Bethell, "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science"

2:45 Clint Van Zandt, Facing Down Evil: Life on the Edge as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

4:00 William Daugherty, Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency

5:30 Evaggelos Vallianatos, This Land is Their Land : How Corporate Farms Threaten the World

6:30 Geneive Abdo, Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11

8:00 General Assignment: Brigitte Gabriel, Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America

9:00 General Assignment: David Kuo, Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction

10:05 General Assignment: Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work

12:00 pm General Assignment: David Hyman, Medicare Meets Mephistopheles

1:30 Clint Van Zandt, Facing Down Evil: Life on the Edge as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

2:45 Orhan Pamuk, New Yorker Festival: Discussion on Politics and Literature

3:00 After Words: John Danforth, author of "Faith & Politics: How the Moral Values Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together" interviewed by Charles Haynes, senior scholar at The First Amendment Center

4:00 James Bradley, Flags of Our Fathers

5:00 General Assignment: David Kuo, Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction

6:00 After Words: After Words: Peter Stone, author of "Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington" interviewed by Charles Lewis, founder of the Center For Public Integrity

7:00 Public Lives: William Cope Moyers, Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption

9:00 After Words: After Words: Peter Stone, author of "Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington" interviewed by Charles Lewis, founder of the Center For Public Integrity

10:00 Marion Creekmore, Jr., A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, the Power of a Peacemaker, and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions

11:30 General Assignment: David Hyman, Medicare Meets Mephistopheles



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Monday, October 23

1:00 am James MacGregor Burns, Running Alone: Presidential Leadership -- JFK to Bush II: Why It Has Failed and How We Can Fix It

2:00 Jason Sokol, There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975

3:15 Rodric Braithwaite, Moscow 1941: A City and its People at War

5:00 David Hyman, Medicare Meets Mephistopheles

6:30 Marion Creekmore, Jr., A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, the Power of a Peacemaker, and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions


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

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1. There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights

On Saturday, October 21 at 8:00 am and Monday, October 23 at 2:00 am
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There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975
Jason Sokol

In "There Goes My Everything" Jason Sokol chronicles the experience of White southerners during the Civil Rights movement. The author uses public records and interviews to detail how middle and working - class whites dealt with changes brought on by the movement, including the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Mr. Sokol discusses his book at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jason Sokol teaches history at Cornell University. "There Goes My Everything" is his first book.

Publisher: ALFRED A. KNOPF 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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2. New Yorker Festival: Discussion on Politics and Literature

On Saturday, October 21 at 9:15 am and at 5:45 pm and at 11:45 pm and Sunday, October 22 at 2:45 pm
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New Yorker Festival: Discussion on Politics and Literature
Orhan Pamuk

During the 2004 New Yorker Festival, Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature, talked about the influence of his political thinking on his work. Mr. Pamuk also talked about his novel "Snow" and censorship in Turkey.

Orhan Pamuk is the author of many books, including "Istanbul," "Snow" and "The Black Book." He is currently a fellow at Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought. For more information on Mr. Pamuk and his work, visit www.orhanpamuk.net.

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3. Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption

On Saturday, October 21 at 9:30 am and Sunday, October 22 at 7:00 pm
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Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
William Cope Moyers

William Cope Moyers recounts his experience as an alcoholic and drug addict. In his memoir, "Broken," he describes his first experiences with marijuana, alcohol, and crack; his multiple relapses; the day his father found him near death in an Atlanta crack house; and his commitment to recovery since 1994. The author is joined by his parents, Judith Moyers and journalist Bill Moyers. This event was hosted by the Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC.

William Cope Moyers is the External Affairs Vice President of the Hazelden Foundation a nonprofit organization that assists with drug and alcohol rehabilitation. He is a former journalist and writer for the Dallas Times-Herald, Newsday and CNN.

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45. on now kick!

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4. Moscow 1941: A City and its People at War

On Saturday, October 21 at 11:00 am and Monday, October 23 at 3:15 am
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Moscow 1941: A City and its People at War
Rodric Braithwaite

"Moscow 1941" is Rodric Braithwaite's social history of Germany's 1941 attack on Russia. The author, a former British ambassador in Moscow, describes the attack as the turning point of World War II and uses interviews and diaries to describe the personal reactions of several people affected by the invasion. Almost one million Russians died by the end of the year. This event was hosted by the Harriman Institute on the campus of Columbia University in New York City.

Rodric Braithwaite was British ambassador to Moscow from 1988 to 1992. He is also the author of "Across the Moscow River: The World Turned Upside Down."

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5. Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11

On Saturday, October 21 at 12:45 pm and Sunday, October 22 at 6:30 am
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Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11
Geneive Abdo

News commentator Geneive Abdo describes Islam as America's fastest growing religion and discusses Muslim beliefs in her new book, "Mecca and Main Street." The author argues that Islamic terrorists only make up a small percentage of Muslims and that the younger generation generally see themselves as belonging to a universal faith and don't define themselves by their ethnic backgrounds. This event is hosted at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Geneive Abdo is the Liason for the Alliance of Civilizations at the United Nations. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune. Ms. Abdo has been a commentator for the BBC, NPR, CNN and PBS.

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48. On now kick!

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6. Eagle Forum: Jerome Corsi, Tom Kilgannon & Jim Gilchrist

On Saturday, October 21 at 2:00 pm
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Eagle Forum: Jerome Corsi, Tom Kilgannon & Jim Gilchrist

From the Eagle Council, the Eagle Forum's annual Alien leadership conference in Washington, DC, three authors talk about their books: Jerome Corsi discusses "Showdown with Nuclear Iran," Jim Gilchrist discusses "Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders," and Tom Kilgannon discusses "Diplomatic Divorce: Why America Should End Its Love Affair with the United Nations." The authors are introduced by Phyllis Schlafly (Witch), the founder and president of Eagle Forum.

Jerome Corsi is an author activist and serial lier. He is the co-author of "Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders" (with Minutemen founder Jim Gilchrist). They criticize President George W. Bush for failing to enforce border protection laws, for furthering plans to create a North American Union and not sharing Gannon during white house sleepovers. Mr. Corsi is also the author of "Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians" and the co-author of "Black Gold Stranglehold of Love." Tom Kilgannon is the president of Freedom Alliance and the author of "Diplomatic Divorce: Why America Should End Its Love Affair with the United Nations."

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7. Screwed - Thom Hartmann

On Saturday, October 21 at 3:30 pm
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Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class -- And What We Can Do About It
Thom Hartmann
Watch NOW! - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1006/btv101506_4c.ram

Air America talk radio host Thom Hartmann argues that government policies are endangering the middle class. He alleges that conservatives are creating rules and conditions that value corporations over people. The result, he claims, is the abandonment of health care and social policies that support the middle class policies put in place by the Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower administrations. Mr. Hartmann argues that the disappearance of these programs will cause the extinction of the middle class. Mr. Hartmann is joined by professor Mark Crispin Miller to answer questions during the Q&A. This event was hosted by Vox Pop Books in Brooklyn, New York.

Thom Hartmann hosts a nationally syndicated radio talk show on Air America. He is the author of "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It’s Too Late;" "We the People: A Call to Take Back America;" "What Would Jefferson Do?," and "Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights."

Publisher: BERRETT-KOEHLER 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 650 San Francisco, CA 94104

[Bozita]

33. Saw it last week. It's flat out superb. Recommended.

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8. From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics

On Saturday, October 21 at 5:00 pm and Sunday, October 22 at 12:00 am
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From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics
Emilie Raymond
Watch - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1006/btv101506_2.ram

Historian Emilie Raymond discusses Charlton Heston's movie career and his decades of political activism. The author chronicles Mr. Heston's efforts on behalf of both Democratic and Republican candidates, his advocacy for civil rights, and his presidency of the National Rifle Association. She shows how Heston's beliefs parallel those of neoconservatives and how he assisted the neoconservative movement by popularizing its ideas. Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia hosted the event.

Emilie Raymond is an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. She specializes in twentieth-century U.S. history, political and cultural history, women's history and neoconservatism.

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9. Noble Obsession: Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the Race to ...

On Saturday, October 21 at 6:00 pm
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Noble Obsession: Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the Race to Unlock the Greatest Industrial Secret of the Nineteenth Century
Charles Slack

"Noble Obsession: Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the Race to Unlock the Greatest Industrial Secret of the Nineteenth Century" is the biography of American inventor and entrepreneur Charles Goodyear. Author Charles Slack describes Goodyear's development of vulcanization- the technique used to transform rubber into a useable product. Also detailed are the inventor's susequent personal and financial struggles to win a patent for his innovative manufacturing process. The patent conflict culminated in the 1852 trial between Goodyear and his long-time British rival, Thomas Hancock. Goodyear was eventually awarded the patent. The interview with the author took place in 2002.

Charles Slack is the author of "Blue Fairways: Three Months, Sixty Courses, No Mulligans" and "Hetty: The Genius and Madness of America's First Female Tycoon." He is a former contributor to the Richmond Times-Dispatch and a freelance writer for several national magazines.

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10. GOL'DARN RECOMMENDED! Please don't forget to do the same.

Thank you, good people of DU. Viva could be making billions doing this kind of thing for Big Pharma, but instead she volunteers her time to us. :loveya:

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18. I only post it to get your attention.

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25. I suppose that's also why

you're running around in a bikini? Hmmm?

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11. Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America

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Please wear your Bullshit detectors at all times while viewing this crap.




On Saturday, October 21 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, October 22 at 8:00 am
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Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America
Brigitte Gabriel

In "Because They Hate," Brigitte Gabriel argues that the U.S. is facing total destruction at the hands of Muslims. The author, a Christian survivor of the civil war between Lebanese Christians and Muslims in the 1970s, draws on her own experiences to support both the profiling of Muslims and the ban of what she calls "hate education" in Islamic institutions.

Brigitte Gabriel is a journalist, producer and founder of American Congress for Truth, a non-profit organization (www.americancongressfortruth.com).

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44. I wouldn't listen to the propaganda coming out of this woman's

mouth if you paid me, one of her quotes noted in Wikipedia:

"They would prefer Democrats over Republicans because "the Democrats are the allies of the Islamists and those who wish our destruction." - Brigitte Gabriel, "Your World", 10/13/06"

The woman is clearly mentally unbalanced. If what she says about her childhood is true I could see why but unfortunately because of the evil spewing from her mouth it's hard to believe that much of what she says is the truth. She was a Maronite Christian in Lebanon and should understand that there were bad actors in all 3 groups, Christians, Muslims and Jews.

On another note: Thank you for this thread! There are a few authors that I look forward to watching this weekend.

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12. Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of Iraq

On Saturday, October 21 at 8:00 pm
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Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of Iraq
Michael Isikoff and David Corn

In " Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War," Michael Isikoff and David Corn discuss the Bush Administration's foreign policy and the invasion of Iraq. The co-authors explain that they wrote the book to analyze how the President and his staff sold the war to Congress and the American public. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Michael Isikoff is an investigative correspondent for Newsweek and the author of "Uncovering Clinton." David Corn is the Washington editor of The Nation and a contributor to the Fox News Channel. He is also the author of "The Lies of George W. Bush," and the novel "Deep Background."

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51. on now kick!

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13. After Words: Peter Stone interviewed by Charles Lewis - Abramoff dirt!!

On Saturday, October 21 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, October 22 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Peter Stone, author of "Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington" interviewed by Charles Lewis, founder of the Center For Public Integrity

In his book, "Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington," author Peter Stone provides a detailed account of the rise and fall of one of the most powerful fundraisers and lobbyists in history. The book reveals new details about the scandal and the individuals involved. Mr. Stone is a staff correspondent for the National Journal. He discusses the book with Charles Lewis, founder of the Center For Public Integrity. Mr. Lewis serves as a guest interviewer and is not an employee of C-SPAN.

Peter Stone is a staff correspondent for the National Journal. He’s been covering lobbying and campaign finance issues for the magazine since 1992. "Heist" is his first book. Mr. Stone is a nephew of legendary journalist, I. F. Stone.

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28. Apronoff?

Oh.

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29. corrected

you didn't see a thing, right?

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30. WTF R U talking about?

:shrug:

Where are the recommendations!? I want to see some recommendations here!!

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31. The "F" stands for "Fudge", BTW.

I don't approve of cursing.

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34. I love Fudge

bought some at Seaside last weekend. Yummy!

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37. I just made some rice krispie squares.

Anybody care for one?

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40. Funyuns and whisky is all I have to offer

:blush:

















:rofl:

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41. ...And excellent company.

No potato vodka, huh?

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42. potato bugs struck...

everything shriveled.

Next years crop will be a bumper, guaranteed! I'll brew ya up a special batch then.

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14. Making Globalization Work

On Saturday, October 21 at 10:00 pm and Sunday, October 22 at 10:05 am
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Making Globalization Work
Joseph Stiglitz

Economist Joseph Stiglitz discusses the pros and cons of globalization, examining such issues as trade, intellectual property, global warming, and economic institutions. He argues that multinational institutions too often cater to the interests of advanced industrial countries. This event was hosted by the World Bank, where Mr. Stiglitz was once chief economist.

Joseph Stiglitz was chief economist at the World Bank until January 2000. Before that he was the chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001. He is currently a finance and economics professor at Columbia University. He is the author of "Globalization and Its Discontents" and "The Roaring Nineties."

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15. The Arab Americans: A History

On Sunday, October 22 at 12:45 am
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The Arab Americans: A History
Gregory Orfalea

Gregory Orfalea discusses his book "The Arab Americans: A History" at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. He chronicles Arab American history and examines how U.S. Middle East policies and 9/11 have impacted Arab American communities across the country. Mr. Orfalea also talks about what has motivated Arabs to move to this country in recent decades and reviews the economic and social status of Arab Americans today. Includes audience Q&A.

Gregory Orfalea is an assistant professor of creative writing at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He received his B.A. from Georgetown University and his M.F.A. from the University of Alaska. He has published six other books of creative nonfiction, history, and poetry, including "Messengers of the Lost Battalion" and "Grape Leaves: A Century of Arab-American Poetry."

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54. trying to stay up for this kick!

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55. made it!

so far. :shrug:

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16. Eagle Forum: Tom Bethell, "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science"

On Sunday, October 22 at 2:00 am
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Eagle Forum: Tom Bethell, "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science"

From the Eagle Council, the Eagle Forum's annual leadership conference in Washington, DC, Tom Bethell talks about alternative ideas to liberal assertions on global warming, cloning, stem cells, endangered species, and AIDS in Africa. The author believes that science has become politicized and is no longer a neutral field in which facts are observed and theories are tested.

Tom Bethell is the senior editor of the American Spectator. He has also been the editor for Harpers and for Washington Monthly. He is the author of "The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity through the Ages."

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17. Facing Down Evil: Life on the Edge as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

On Sunday, October 22 at 2:45 am and at 1:30 pm
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Facing Down Evil: Life on the Edge as an FBI Hostage Negotiator
Clint Van Zandt

In "Facing Down Evil" Clint Van Zandt recounts his 25-year career in the FBI. The author, one of the originators of the FBI's Hostage Negotiation Program, details his involvement in the Oklahoma City bombing, the 1985 seige of the Covenant cult and the Ted Kaczynski Unabomber case. He discusses his book at Borders Books & Music in Fredericksburg, VA.

Clint Van Zandt is the creator of www.LiveSecure.org and the founder of Van Zandt Assocated, Inc, an international threat and risk assessment group. He retired from the FBI in 1995 after twenty-five years and has a weekly column on MSNBC.com.

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19. Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency

On Sunday, October 22 at 4:00 am
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Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency
William Daugherty

Since 2004, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute has presented the Henry Paolucci/Walter Bagehot Book Award to authors in recognition of their scholarly achievements. This year’s winner was William Daugherty, author of "Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency." Mr. Daugherty received a $5,000 cash award and was given an opportunity to lecture about his book, which looks at the use of covert actions by U.S. presidents since 1947. Mark Bowden, who wrote the forward to the book, makes opening remarks. This event was hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute based in Wilmington, Delaware.

William Daugherty is a professor of criminal justice and political science at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. Before joining the AASU faculty, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was an officer with the Central Intelligence Agency at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran. He was one of fifty-two Americans held hostage for 444 days in Iran between 1979 and 1980 and is the author of "In the Shadow of the Ayatollah: A CIA Hostage in Iran." Mark Bowden is a journalist and adjunct professor at Loyola College in Maryland. He is the author of "Black Hawk Down," "Killing Pablo," and "Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam."

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

On Sunday, October 22 at 5:30 am
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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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21. Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction

On Sunday, October 22 at 9:00 am and at 5:00 pm
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Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction
David Kuo

David Kuo, who served President Bush as the Deputy Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, writes in "Tempting Faith" that the Bush administration is not sincere about compassionate conservatism and, instead, is manipulating Christian conservatives for political gain. He charges that public funds allocated to the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives were used to finance Republican campaign events in 2004. Mr. Kuo, an evangelical Christian and a Republican, says he believes Christians should take a two-year "fast" from political causes and instead support charities that help the poor and the sick.

David Kuo served as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and Deputy Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. He has worked for numerous conservative leaders, including John Ashcroft, William Bennett, Jack Kemp, Bob Dole, and Ralph Reed. He is the author of "Dot.Bomb: My Days and Nights at an Internet Goliath. Currentlly, he is the Washington editor of the Beliefnet web site. David Kuo left the White House in late 2003 after a brain tumor and subsequent seizure caused to have a serious car accident.

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24. Medicare Meets Mephistopheles

On Sunday, October 22 at 12:00 pm and at 11:30 pm and Monday, October 23 at 5:00 am
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Medicare Meets Mephistopheles
David Hyman

At the Cato Institute in Washington, DC, Professor David Hyman talks about his newest book, "Medicare Meets Mephistopheles." He argues that Medicare is a massive government program that will lead the United States into financial ruin. He alleges that Medicare encourages the seven deadly sins: pride, envy, anger, sloth, greed, gluttony and lust -- undermining the virtues of thrift and honesty in health care. Two Medicare scholars critique Mr. Hyman's work: Ted Marmor, author of "The Politics of Medicare," and law professor Robin Wilson.

David Hyman is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and a Professor of Law and Medicine at the University of Illinois. He is the author of "The Politics of Medicare."

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62. repeat kick

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65. This was Great, and I Think the Book Will Be Great, Too

"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." James 4:14.

I have this book on order and it hasn't come in yet, so I can only go by this program as yet. I plan to read it immediately and use it as ammunition. After all the crap and lies that we liberal, left-wing, feminist, etc., Christians "are not real," and now it turns out that the Republican global-capitalist oil executives are--surprise, surprise--not real and have only been stringing people along and using the "faith-based" thing as a slush-fund for Republican campaigns, I want to memorize some of the stories in the book to show what neo-cons are. They have poisoned and corrupted the appearance of the truth of the thing itself.

The author has been a life-long Republican and joined the Bush Administration to pursue the goal of getting Federal funds to church-run organizations that would help the poor, (and no, I don't know why a Christian who wants to help the poor is a Republican either). Along the way, Kuo realizes that the whole thing is a sham, a front to get conservative Christian votes, an unregulated (and illegal) slush-fund to be actually funneled to Republican campaigns and candidates, and that actually the Christian and also "televangelist" groups are considered idiots, nuisances, called names, etc. The quote at the beginning was given because the thing that prompted Kuo to actually quit, and write the book, was that a couple of years ago, doctors found a brain tumor (apparently now removed), and Kuo realized what was important here.

I believe that Kuo is sincere, is very brave, and further, is helping a process along that, by now, is starting to crush Republicans, bring Democrats back, bring America and the world back, and can be a bitter lesson-learned.

This talk was really interesting. There were a few excerpts read from the book, one about praying and receiving a sense from God that after all the malicious, lying attacks on the Clintons during the '90s, that Kuo needed to apologize to one or both of them. The story was told with the kind of smarmy laughter that I hate about Republicans, but the apology was made to her, and Hillary Clinton then gave what was called a beautiful speech on forgiveness. There was even a part about where she said that, equally, she did not understand how somebody could be a Republican and a Christian, just as the Republican attitude was/is toward us--a pleasant surprise, that she does have a clue after all. Other excerpts also gave the impression, to me, of a well-written, if somewhat glib, book, fast-paced and probably fun to read, and of a person who actually is trying to come out of that "official Republican Party" world of hate, slander and destruction. There were nice comments about "liberals," specific and general, that are such a relief to listen to, after all their organized throat-slitting.

The author is still a conservative though, so there were hard-to-understand comments about "welfare reform" of the '90s, as if that were a good thing, when really all it did was cut poor people off and leave them with less. I do not understand the "Republican conservative" mind-set, and do not want to. Regardless, Kuo seems totally real and believable, and seems to be somebody for whom religion has just become more and more important over time, until all the Republican/Bush/neocon/Rove scams and lies are now intolerable.

There were some good questions from the audience, a few skeptical or unimpressed, and one person who seemed like a Republican plant, wearing both a "Teamsters" (union) shirt and baseball cap, like a complete phony. This person asked many attacking questions, and interrupted at least one other person in the audience, etc. The rest of the audience seemed unimpressed with this "plant," and most questions were information-seeking.

As mentioned, I have not read the book yet, but will. I consider this a fabulous expose and a real work of "inside journalism," that will blow the lid off these phony, money-grubbing "fundamentalist" corporatists who never knew Jesus, God, or truth. "Bring it on!"

[Viva_La_Revolution]

22. After Words: John Danforth interviewed by Charles Haynes

On Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 pm
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After Words: John Danforth, author of "Faith & Politics: How the Moral Values Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together" interviewed by Charles Haynes, senior scholar at The First Amendment Center
Watch - http://www.booktv.org/ram/AfterWords/1006/arc_btv101506_4.ram

In his book, "Faith & Politics: How the Moral Values Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together" Episcopal priest and former US senator (R-MO), John Danforth provides his prescription for finding common ground and bridging the nation’s partisan political divide. He believes that religion has become a divisive political force and instead must provide reasons for people to come together. He discusses his book with Charles Haynes, senior scholar at The First Amendment Center where he specializes in issues of religious liberty and the role of religion in American life. Mr. Haynes serves as a guest interviewer and is not an employee of C-SPAN.

John Danforth served three terms in the US Senate (R-MO) and also served as US ambassador to the United Nations. He is an ordained Episcopal priest and was appointed by President Bush in 2001, to act as special envoy for peace in Sudan.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

23. Flags of Our Fathers

On Sunday, October 22 at 4:00 pm
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Flags of Our Fathers
James Bradley

In "Flags of Our Fathers" James Bradley chronicles the World War II battle of Iwo Jima- one of the most well-known in America military history. In this interview from 2000 the author discusses the lives and legacies of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. James Bradley is the son of one of the flagraisers, John "Doc" Bradley and interviewed many of the other flag raisers' family members.

James Bradley is currently president of the James Bradley Peace Foundation, whose goal is to foster understanding between America and Asia and sends American students to Japan and China to study.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, the Power of a Peacemaker, and North...

On Sunday, October 22 at 10:00 pm and Monday, October 23 at 6:30 am
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A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, the Power of a Peacemaker, and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions
Marion Creekmore, Jr.

In "A Moment of Crisis" Marion Creekmore, Jr. recounts President Jimmy Carter's intervention in the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis. The author, who accompanied the former president to North Korea, details the controversy that surrounded the mission, the current situation with North Korea, and the post-presidency impact of President Carter. During this event hosted by the Carter Center, Mr. Creekmore is joined by President Carter, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and James Laney, former US ambassador to South Korea.

Marion Creekmore, Jr. is a Distinguished Visiting Professor of History and Political Science at Emory University and served as program director of The Carter Center from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Creekmore served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of International Organizations Affairs from 1979 - 1981 and as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives from 1989 to 1992.

[EFerrari]

64. This was excellent and makes you mourn for the days

when adults participated in government. :(

Mrs. Carter was charming AND you got a glimpse of the teamwork this couple practices in their public projects.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

27. Running Alone: Presidential Leadership -- JFK to Bush II: Why It Has ...

On Monday, October 23 at 1:00 am
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Running Alone: Presidential Leadership -- JFK to Bush II: Why It Has Failed and How We Can Fix It
James MacGregor Burns

In an appearance on NPR's Diane Rehm Show, author James MacGregor Burns discusses trends in presidential leadership from JFK to George W. Bush, explains why he believes the Bush leadership has failed, and gives suggestions about how presidents can gain collective support from their constituents and colleagues.

James MacGregor Burns is a presidential biographer and a political science professor at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Mr. Burns won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his biographies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, "Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox" and "Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom." He has also authored "Transforming Leadership, "Dead Center: Clinton-Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation" and "The Three Roosevelts."

Publisher: BASIC BOOKS 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016

[EFerrari]

32. Kick

[Stardust]

35. Kick! Thanks once again, Viva, for giving me something interesting to do.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

36. Knowledge is Power

:)


Welcome!

[Bozita]

38. NOT in the administration of George the Lesser

Ignorance is worn as a merit badge.

Knowledge is "elitism."

Maybe we should shut down places of learning.

Oh yeah, turn off those damned internets. And lock up those reporters who won't rat on their sources.

Then we can all be Republicans.

[Kurovski]

39. Hello, sofedupwithbush.

I still remember that thoughtful PM about AAR you sent me. How's DU been treating you? :hi:

[Stardust]

53. Hi Kurovski!

Sadly, DU is waaaaay too important in my life. How you been?

[Kurovski]

56. Good. I too have spent too much time on DU.

:-):hi:

[Kurovski]

61. I mean "to" for the first in that sentence..

[Pithy Cherub]

43. Viva, You are my Book Heroine!

Hope the job is going really well! :toast:

[Mabus]

46. Kick

:kick:

also, so I'll know where to find it later today. ;)

[B Calm]

47. John Grisham just wrote a new book. His first non fiction and is

selling like hotcakes. "The Innocent Man" It's a true story about a man wrongfully convicted for murder on death row in Oklahoma.

[Kurovski]

49. Kick.

Anthony Padilla & community

[Viva_La_Revolution]

50. kick!

[Kurovski]

57. What's with all the literate critters?

You're gonna make GWBush feel insecure. Don't you know we have to support, reassure and coddle our widdle pwesident W, or the boogie man is gonna get us?

What are you, French?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

58. animal theme this week

you didn't get the memo?


:evilgrin:

[Kurovski]

59. You never tell me nothin' no more.

It's a Rovian plot to make me look like a fool.

[KoKo]

52. Kiick and Many Thanks....you are a trooper..but without you we would miss

so much good stuff out there on the C-Spans! Kick and Recommend!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

60. noon kick!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

63. Final kick!

:hi:

see ya next week!