BookTV Schedule February 11-13

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BOOK TV Schedule

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


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Saturday, February 11

8:00 am A.N. Wilson, After the Victorians: The Decline of Britain in the World

9:00 In Depth: Taylor Branch

12:00 pm Ralph Rossum, Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition

1:15 2006 Bookmania: Writing From Life Panel: Corrigan, Grogan, Eire, Eyman

2:15 Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, Mencken: The American Iconoclast -- The Life and Times of the Bad Boy of Baltimore

3:00 General Assignment: Book Club: "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren

4:00 William Sampson, Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Survival in a Saudi Prison

5:30 Bruce Watson, Bread & Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream

6:35 Thomas Swick, A Way to See the World : From Texas to Transylvania With a Maverick Traveler

7:00 Encore Booknotes: Jean Baker, The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family

8:00 After Words: After Words: David Rieff interviewed by Wesley Clark

9:00 Public Lives: John Prevas, Envy of the Gods: Alexander the Great's Ill-Fated Journey across Asia

10:00 General Assignment: Con Coughlin, American Ally: Tony Blair and the War on Terror

11:00 Kate Michelman, With Liberty and Justice for All: A Life Spent Protecting the Right to Choose


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Sunday, February 12

12:40 am Shlomo Ben-Ami, Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy

2:00 2006 Bookmania: Writing From Life Panel: Corrigan, Grogan, Eire, Eyman

3:00 General Assignment: Book Club: "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren

4:00 2005 Lincoln Forum Thomas Reed Turner "Beware the People Weeping" & Thomas Goodrich "The Darkest Dawn: Lincoln, Booth, And The Great American Tragedy"

5:00 Dava Sobel, The Planets

6:00 Barnet Schecter, The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America

7:00 Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography

8:15 Bernard-Henri Levy in discussion with William Kristol moderated by Francis Fukuyama, American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville

10:00 Alan Skorski, Pants on Fire: How Al Franken Lies, Smears, and Deceives

10:50 General Assignment: Chris Patten, Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and the Europe in a New Century

12:00 pm General Assignment: Con Coughlin, American Ally: Tony Blair and the War on Terror

12:45 General Assignment: Steven Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise

2:00 Barnet Schecter, The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America

3:00 After Words: Kate O'Beirne interviewed by Jodi Enda

4:00 Joel Miller, Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America's Families, Finances, and Freedom and Limits the Pursiut of Happiness

5:00 History on Book TV: Rebecca Lemov, World as Laboratory: Experiments with Mice, Mazes, and Men

6:00 After Words: After Words: David Rieff interviewed by Wesley Clark

7:00 Alan Skorski, Pants on Fire: How Al Franken Lies, Smears, and Deceives

7:45 General Assignment: Steven Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise

9:00 After Words: After Words: David Rieff interviewed by Wesley Clark

10:00 Ralph Rossum, Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition

11:10 James Reston, Jr., Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors


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Monday, February 13

12:00 am Tommie Shelby, We Who Are Dark: The Philosophical Foundations of Black Solidarity

1:00 Joel Miller, Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America's Families, Finances, and Freedom and Limits the Pursiut of Happiness

2:00 Philippe Sands, Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules from FDR's Atlantic Charter to George W. Bush's Illegal War

3:20 Candice Millard, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

4:00 Ethan Rarick, California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown

5:00 Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan

6:30 General Assignment: Shlomo Ben-Ami, Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy


full schedule here - http://www.booktv.org/schedule/index.asp?schedID=402

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1. After the Victorians: The Decline of Britain in the World

On Saturday, February 11 at 8:00 am
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After the Victorians: The Decline of Britain in the World
A.N. Wilson

A.N. Wilson chronicles the history of Britain from the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 to the beginning of the cold war in the early 1950s in his new book, "After the Victorians." Mr. Wilson, in the follow-up to his book "The Victorians," details the country's economic struggle following World War II as well as the cultural and political shifts that occurred during this period. This event was hosted by the English-Speaking Union in Washington, DC.

A.N. Wilson is the author of "The Victorians," "Paul," and "My Name Is Legion." He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 19 Union Square West New York, NY 10003

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2. In Depth: Taylor Branch

In Depth: Taylor Branch
Direct Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0206/arc_btv020506_4.ram

Author and historian Taylor Branch will be our guest for In Depth (Taped on February 5, 2006.) The first volume of Mr. Branch's three part biography of the Civil Rights Movement, titled "Parting the Waters" (1988), was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The second volume, "Pillar of Fire," was published ten years later in 1998 and the third and final volume ("At Canaan's Edge") will just recently published. Mr. Branch's other books are: "Labyrinth" (1982, co-authored with Eugene Propper), "The Empire Blues" (1981), "Second Wind (1979, co-authored with Bill Russell) and "Blowing the Whistle" (1972, co-authored with Charles Peters). Mr. Branch also served as ghostwriter for former Nixon counsel John Dean on his book "Blind Ambition." You can join the discussion by calling in during the program or by e-mailing your questions to [e-mail].

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3. Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition

On Saturday, February 11 at 12:00 pm and Sunday, February 12 at 10:00 pm
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Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition
Ralph Rossum

"Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition" examines the Supreme Court Justice's decisions on cases that have come before the court over the last twenty years. Author Ralph Rossum looks at more than 600 of Justice Scalia's written opinions on issues like freedom of speech, separation of powers, and the interpretation of the rights of citizens as covered in the Fourteenth Amendment.

Ralph Rossum is the author of several books including "Federalism, the Supreme Court, and the Seventeenth Amendment: The Irony of Constitutional Democracy." He is currently an American Constitutionalism professor and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.

Publisher: University Press of Kansas 2502 Westbrooke Circle Lawrence KS 66045

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4. 2006 Bookmania: Writing From Life Panel: Corrigan, Grogan, Eire, Eyman

On Saturday, February 11 at 1:15 pm and Sunday, February 12 at 2:00 am
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2006 Bookmania: Writing From Life Panel: Corrigan, Grogan, Eire, Eyman

From Bookmania! in Stuart, Florida, four authors talk about their books and the motives behind each work. The panelists include Maureen Corrigan, author of “Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books”; John Grogan, author of “Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog”; Carlos Eire, author of “Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy"; and Scott Eyman, author of “Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer."

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5. Mencken: The American Iconoclast -- The Life and Times of the Bad Boy ...

On Saturday, February 11 at 2:15 pm
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Mencken: The American Iconoclast -- The Life and Times of the Bad Boy of Baltimore
Marion Elizabeth Rodgers
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1105/btv112705_2.ram

Marion Elizabeth Rodgers’ biography “Mencken: An American Iconoclast,” is a compilation of archival interviews, love letters, and FBI files, shedding light on the public and private life of journalist H.L Mencken. Ms. Rodgers describes him as a libertarian who believed in the importance of civil liberties and free speech, and used his role as a newspaperman to question fundamental elements of American government.

Marion Elizabeth Rodgers is also the editor of "Sara: A Life in Letters" and "The Impossible H.L. Mencken."

Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 198 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016

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6. Book Club: "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren

On Saturday, February 11 at 3:00 pm and Sunday, February 12 at 3:00 am
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Book Club: "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren

Robert Penn Warren's novel "All the King's Men" was published in 1946 and won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1947. "All the King's Men" tells the story of the rise and fall of Willie Stark, whose character is based on Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935. From Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, Swarthmore College political science professor Raymond Hopkins discusses the book in an event hosted by the Swarthmore College/Mt. Holyoke alumni book group.

Raymond Hopkins is a political science professor at Swarthmore College, where he has taught since 1967. His area of specialty is world food supply and food politics. Hopkins was a delegate to the 1996 World Food Summit, and he has authored and/or edited several books, including "The Global Political Economy of Food" and "Food in the Global Arena." Professor Hopkins has held visiting teaching posts at Stanford University, Harvard University, the University of Nairobi, and the International Food Policy Research Institute.

Publisher: HARCOURT 15 E. 26th Street New York, NY 10010

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7. Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Survival in a Saudi Prison

On Saturday, February 11 at 4:00 pm
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Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Survival in a Saudi Prison
William Sampson
Direct Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1205/btv121705_2.ram

William Sampson was arrested in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December of 2000, accused of detonating a series of lethal car bombs. His imprisonment and subsequent torture at the hands of his Saudi captors is the subject of his book, "Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Survival in a Saudi Prison." Over a two-year period, Mr. Sampson was beaten and tortured and sentenced to death after a covert trial. The book documents his incarceration as well as his eventual exoneration by a British inquest.

William Sampson has worked in biochemical research and pharmaceutical marketing. He was working as a marketing consultant for the Saudi Industrial Development Fund in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the time of his arrest.

Publisher: McCLELLAND & STEWART 75 Sherbourne Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 2P9

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8. Bread & Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream

On Saturday, February 11 at 5:30 pm
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Bread & Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream
Bruce Watson

In Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912, thousands of textile workers went on strike to protest their diminished paychecks. It's the topic of "Bread & Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream," a new book by Journalist Bruce Watson. One week after the strike began their were more than 20,000 picketing workers and Massachusetts state militiamen involved in a standoff that would last nearly a year.

Journalist Bruce Watson has written articles for the San Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles Times, and Boston Globe among others. He is previously the author of "The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made."

Publisher: Viking 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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9. A Way to See the World : From Texas to Transylvania With a Maverick ...

On Saturday, February 11 at 6:35 pm
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A Way to See the World : From Texas to Transylvania With a Maverick Traveler
Thomas Swick

Thomas Swick shares his experiences as an author on book tour in the Midwest. Mr. Swick argues that while many popular authors complain about book tours, mid-list authors like himself appreciate the rare opportunity to meet readers and travel with expenses paid by the publisher. He is travel editor for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and collected 23 of essays in the new book: "A Way to See the World." This event was hosted by Hittel Books in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Thomas Swick is the travel editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the author of the memoir "Unquiet Days: At Home in Poland." His work has appeared in Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Traveler and The New York Times Book Review. Mr. Swick's essays were chosen for the 2001 and 2002 editions of The Best American Travel Writing.

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10. The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family

On Saturday, February 11 at 7:00 pm
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The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family
Jean Baker

In "The Stevensons" Jean Baker traces former U.S. senator from Illinois Adlai Ewing Stevenson III's family history. Ms. Baker describes the family's Scottish-Irish roots, and details the lives and careers of several family members, including Grover Cleveland's Vice-President Adlai Stevenson and two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson II.

Jean Baker has been a professor in the Goucher College History Department in Baltimore, Maryland since 1970. She is the author of "Maryland: A History of Its People," "Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography," and edited "Votes for Women: The Women Suffrage Battle Revisited."

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 500 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10110

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11. After Words: David Rieff interviewed by Wesley Clark

Usually this Saturday slot is a repeat of last weeks After Words..?

On Saturday, February 11 at 8:00 pm, Sunday at 6pm and 9pm
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After Words: David Rieff interviewed by Wesley Clark

This week on After Words, journalist David Rieff explains the history of interventionism and how it has influenced U.S. foreign policy in his book, "At the Point of a Gun: Democratic Dreams and Armed Intervention." Mr. Rieff was a supporter of intervening militarily during both the Rwandan and Bosnian Genocide, until the war in Iraq changed his opinion. He now believes that intervention should only be used as a last resort. He is interviewed by Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.) Former NATO Allied Supreme Commander, who led the of the military operation in Kosovo.

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35. I think the schedule is wrong... announcements for this program

on CSPAN say Sunday, don't get all excited if it's not on Sat.

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37. That's the one I'll be watching!

It is on C-Span 2 on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. ET, and repeats on C-Span on Sunday....

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44. threads...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=390605

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=390482

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2451749

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12. Envy of the Gods: Alexander the Great's Ill-Fated Journey across Asia

On Saturday, February 11 at 9:00 pm
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Envy of the Gods: Alexander the Great's Ill-Fated Journey across Asia
John Prevas

Author John Prevas discusses his new book "Envy of the Gods: Alexander The Great's Ill-Fated Journey Across Asia." The author makes the case that Alexander the Great was not as glamorous as he is often characterized in popular history and film. The book characterizes Alexander as someone who was constantly expanding his empire as a result of his own megalomaniacal impulses. Mr. Prevas spent several months retracing Alexander's march across what is now Iran on his way to expanding the Persian empire. The author also talks about what he sees as the problem of Hollywood changing historical facts in order to market a movie.

John Prevas is a writer, adventurer, and professor. He is the author of "Hannibal Crosses the Alps" and "Xenophon's March" and currently teaches at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Publisher: Da Capo Press 11 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142

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13. American Ally: Tony Blair and the War on Terror

On Saturday, February 11 at 10:00 pm and Sunday, February 12 at 12:00 pm
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American Ally: Tony Blair and the War on Terror
Con Coughlin

In "American Ally" Con Coughlin examines British prime minister Tony Blair's relationship with the United States. The author profiles Tony Blair's political career and explains the reasons behind his strong support for America and the invasion of Iraq. This event was hosted by the Manhattan Institute in New York City.

Con Coughlin is a political commentator for NBC and MSNBC and the author of "Saddam: His Rise and Fall." He was one of CNN's official contributors during the Iraq War and a former executive editor of the Sunday Telegraph in London.

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14. With Liberty and Justice for All: A Life Spent Protecting the Right to ...

On Saturday, February 11 at 11:00 pm
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With Liberty and Justice for All: A Life Spent Protecting the Right to Choose
Kate Michelman

Former NARAL Pro-Choice America president Kate Michelman speaks about her new book, "With Liberty and Justice for All: A Life Spent Protecting the Right to Choose," at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. In her book, Ms. Michelman writes that 80% of Americans believe in the right to choose and explores how pro-choice candidates have fared in elections at all levels. The author also talks about her experiences as the head of NARAL as well as her early struggles as a Catholic faced with a difficult choice regarding her own pregnancy.

Kate Michelman served as president of the National Abortion Rights Action League Pro-Choice America from 1985 to 2004. This is her first book.

Publisher: HUDSON STREET PRESS 365 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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15. Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy

On Sunday, February 12 at 12:40 am and Monday, February 13 at 6:30 am
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Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy
Shlomo Ben-Ami

Former Israeli foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami discusses the Israel/Palestine peace process since the 1990s. He outlines why he thinks President Clinton failed to secure a peace agreement between the two parties at Camp David and criticizes the role played by Yasser Arafat. Mr. Ben-Ami also talks about the impact of the invasion of Iraq on efforts to negotiate peace and comments on Hamas' victory in recent elections in Palestine. The talk was hosted by Cooper Union in New York City. Includes Q&A.

Shlomo Ben-Ami is currently vice president of the Toledo International Centre for Peace (www.toledopeace.org). He served in the Israeli Knesset and as foreign minister under Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

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16. 2005 Lincoln Forum Thomas Reed Turner "Beware the People Weeping" & ...

On Sunday, February 12 at 4:00 am
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2005 Lincoln Forum Thomas Reed Turner "Beware the People Weeping" & Thomas Goodrich "The Darkest Dawn: Lincoln, Booth, And The Great American Tragedy"

Thomas Turner, author of "Beware the People Weeping," discusses the social climate at the time of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination at the 10th Annual Lincoln Forum Symposium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Turner is followed by Thomas Goodrich, author of "The Darkest Dawn" and his wife Debra Goodrich, to recount the mob violence and civil unrest caused by President Lincoln's assassination.

Thomas Reed Turner is the editor of "Assassination of Abraham Lincoln," and wrote the forward to Allen D. Spiegel's "A. Lincoln, Esquire: A Shrewd, Sophisticated Litigator." Thomas Goodrich is the author of "War to the Knife: Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861," and the co-author of "The Day Dixie Died" with his wife Debra Goodrich.

Publisher: Turner Publisher: Louisiana State University Press P.O. Box 25053 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Goodrich Publisher: Indiana University Press 601 N. Morton St. Bloomington, IN 47404

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17. The Planets

On Sunday, February 12 at 5:00 am
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The Planets
Dava Sobel

From the New York Public Library, Dava Sobel talks about the planets of our solar system. She reads from portions of her book about Venus, the Moon, Mars and Jupiter, and discusses various government space initiatives. Includes Q&A.

Author Bio: Dava Sobel, a former science reporter for the New York Times, is the author of "Longitude" and "Galileo's Daughter."

Publisher: Viking 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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18. WOW ! thanks for that !

I love that channel - Just about the only one worth watching, anymore....

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34. you're welcome! and I agree...

one of the few channels worth watching. :)

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19. The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to ...

On Sunday, February 12 at 6:00 am and at 2:00 pm
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The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America
Barnet Schecter

Historian Barnet Schecter examines the 1863 draft riots in New York City to chronicle the Reconstruction period after the Civil War. In "The Devil's Own Work," the author talks about the ethnic, religious and class issues that sparked the riots and compares this controversial time to the current social climiate in America. This event was hosted by the Brooklyn Historical Society in New York.

Barnet Schecter is the author of "The City at the Heart of the American Revolution" and "The Battle for New York."

Publisher: WALKER & COMPANY 104 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011

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50. thread...

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20. America's Constitution: A Biography

On Sunday, February 12 at 7:00 am
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America's Constitution: A Biography
Akhil Reed Amar

In "America's Constitution: A Biography" Akhil Reed Amar examines the language used throughout the document and the effect it has on the country today. Mr. Amar, of Yale Law School, dissects each article and amendment of the Constitution to get a better understanding of America's involvement with slavery, the shaping of the Supreme Court and the separation of powers between the three branches of government. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Akhil Reed Amar is the author of "The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction" and has written for The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times on constitutional issues. He has been a member of the Yale Law School faculty since 1985.

Publisher: Random House 1545 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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21. American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville...

On Sunday, February 12 at 8:15 am
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American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville
Bernard-Henri Levy in discussion with William Kristol moderated by Francis Fukuyama

Francis Fukuyama, William Kristol, and Bernard-Henri Levy participated in a panel discussion to talk about Mr. Levy's new book, "American Vertigo: A Journey in the Footsteps of Tocqueville." The three writers discuss their differences in ideology regarding politics and religion in the modern American system. They discuss ideas expressed in newspapers, essays, books , and academic papers written by each of the panelists. Mr. Levy responds to questions about his book from the two panelists as well as members of the audience.

Bernard-Henri Levy is the author of over thirty books, including "Sartre: The Philosopher of the Twentieth Century," "Who Killed Daniel Pearl?" and "Barbarism with a Human Face." His films include A Day in the Death of Sarajevo and he is the co-founder of SOS Racism, an anti-racial discrimination group.

Publisher: Random House 1540 Broadway New York, NY 10036

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22. Pants on Fire: How Al Franken Lies, Smears, and Deceives

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Editorial Reviews

Book Description
Al Franken was a "nobody" in the arena of political punditry before he wrote two best-selling books, Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them. Now one of the most prominent figures on the liberal Air America radio network, formed to counter the mostly conservative voice of mainstream talk radio, he consistently boasts "I tell the truth" and "I hold myself to an impossibly high standard when it comes to telling the truth."

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Alan Skorski is a political media consultant for a political Internet marketing firm in Washington, D.C. A frequent contributor to the Jewish Press and a former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, he lives in West Hempstead, New York.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581824807/002-6814585-0184832?v=glance&n=283155

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49. This Alan guy (a dairy-addicted, bloated pudge-pot with a serious

speech impediment) will be following Franken and harassing him throughout his political career.

He spent the opening part of his talk letting us know how lovable and gentle he is. :puke:

If Franken is serious about running for congress, he might want to get some investigators onto Skorski's ass to see where his funding comes from, and what all-else other crap there is to smack-down that seemingly-pleasant little ball of bullshit. Watch his book, see if money is thrown at it by an orginization...whatever. Get this guy NOW. If he's got the big money shitheads behind him, Franken will be in trouble if he doesn't cut that cancer out NOW.

And Skorski, dude: I say this with love in my heart, Get yourself to a good allergist who specializes in food sensitivities. You are a fucking mess.

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51. You're braver than I, my friend... I couldn't make myself watch.

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23. Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and the Europe in a New Century

On Sunday, February 12 at 10:50 am
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Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and the Europe in a New Century
Chris Patten

In "Cousins and Strangers" Chris Patten examines the relationship within the Western alliance since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The author explains that while the United States, Great Britain and Europe have enjoyed at least fifty years of peace and prosperity, the alliance is now strained. Mr. Patten urges the leaders of these regions to stop bickering and start dealing with the urgent threats of terrorism, environmental decline and conflicts between rich and poor nations. This event was hosted by the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.

Chris Patten is the chancellor of Oxford and Newcastle universities and the author of "East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia." He was the European Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004, a former member of Parliament for Bath, chairman of the Conservative Party and the last British governor of Hong Kong.

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24. Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise

On Sunday, February 12 at 12:45 pm and at 7:45 pm
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Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise
Steven Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand

As former GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff faces charges of conspiracy and fraud, Steven Light and Kathryn Rand discuss the current state of the Native American gambling business. In "Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty," the co-authors, both associate professors at the University of North Dakota and co-founders of the Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy, measure the economic costs and benefits associated with the industry and examine the complex relationship between tribes and the state and federal governments. This event was hosted by the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

Steven Light is associate professor of political science and public administration at the University of North Dakota. Kathryn Rand is associate professor of law a the University of North Dakota School of Law. She is co-founder and co-director of the Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy with Steven Light.

Publisher: University Press of Kansas 2502 Westbrooke Circle Lawrence, KS 66045

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48. on now kick

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25. After Words: Kate O'Beirne interviewed by Jodi Enda

After Words: Kate O'Beirne interviewed by Jodi Enda

Kate O'Beirne was interviewed by Jodi Enda about her book Women Who Make the World Worse: And How Their Radical Feminist Assault Is Ruining Our Schools, Families, Military, and Sports, published by Sentinel. In her first book, Kate O'Beirne, Washington editor of the National Review, tells her story as a combatant in the war between the sexes beginning in the 1970's when she fought against the Equal Rights Amendment. She argued that feminism has achieved its consensus goals regarding equality but that the feminist movement is now focused on goals that she considers destructive. She discussed topics including gender differences, voting preferences, marriage, sexual mores, domestic violence, abortion, education, and childcare. Ms. O'Beirne cited how she believes reality differs from the positions of leading feminists and said that feminist leaders are more concerned with their own agendas than what the majority of women really want or need.

Jodi Enda, former president of the Women and Journalism Symposium, covers politics, culture, and gender issues for publications including the American Prospect, Mother Jones, and Lifetime magazine.

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52. And I also watched the corralling of the Saber-Toothed Freeptard

otherwise known as Kate O'Beirne.

Kudos to journalist Jodi Enda for gracefully and bravely leading that braying beast into the tarpit of her own Right-Wing nonsense.

It was a beautiful job of pointing up Kate's hypocrisy and her horseshit without once screaming "Who the fuck do you think you're kidding?" the way I would have done.

Kudos also go to Kate O'Beirne's plastic surgeon, who appears to have used Kate's kisser to make a political statement.

Thanks to the miracles of modern surgery, O'Beirne now fully looks like the ventriloquist's dummy she has whored herself out as to BushCo for decades.

Even the cover of her book is hideous. designed to bullshit the dim-witted chuckle-headed crowd who still live in a world of Lawrence Welk and John Wayne. Where those whom harbor deep fear, loathing, and mistrust of the vagina itself still see Jane Fonda as a vile threat to humanity.

Kate is bullshitting them and she knows it. It was great to watch that highly-paid, yet very poor liar squirm as she weaseled her way through explaining why she never stayed home as a full-time mom for the length of her children's' youth.

Feh! Kate, I fart in your general direction.

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55. "Miss La-la-la-la I can't hear you!" herself

oh how I wish I could find that split screen picture.

It makes me giggle every time.

[Kurovski]

58. You're thinking of Janet "Partial to Bullshit" Parshal.

She's a surgically and ideologically taut-faced defender of lies as well, just not as highly paid or connected.

I see how you could confuse the two gorgons, both learned their patronizing smirk at the same Right-Wing extremist's school for political expression.

Indistinguishable from the smirks of Karen Hughes, Mary Matlin, Phylis Schafly, that Ileana shithead in Florida, and the biggest nut-jobber lady of them all, George w Bush.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

61. It must have been the face lift that threw me off!

:rofl:

[Kurovski]

63. I can think of another place for her to put those bony digits...

CAPTION: "HOW FREEPTARDS LEARN."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. Joel Miller, Size Matters:

another :puke: alert

Joel Miller, Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America's Families, Finances, and Freedom and Limits the Pursiut of Happiness

Your right to pursue happiness has been revoked by Big Government.

Thousands of pages of regulations, millions of employees, and trillions of tax dollars . . . Big Government is bigger than ever, and as this bloated behemoth continues to fatten up and stretch out, it squeezes America's entrepreneurs, workers, and families - cutting our choices, limiting our opportunities, and squelching our right to pursue happiness.

Every year, taxes increase, regulations pile higher, the cost of living goes up - and our quality of life suffers. So with everyone obsessing about the obesity problem in America, isn't it time we looked at the fat, flabby, overstretched, and overbloated behemoth that is American government?

Size Matters shows through facts, figures, and head-spinning stories that as government increases in quantity, we all suffer a loss in life quality. Miller reveals the damning details of Big Government's impact on the lives of ordinary Americans. How it . . .


reduces family income
drives up the cost of housing, healthcare, and most every other consumer product or service
hurts employment
misdirects entrepreneurial efforts
stifles vital marketplace creativity and innovation

Bristling with drama and data, Size Matters reveals the real daily drawbacks of Big Government. It comes down to this . . .

Big Government = Huge Problem. Size really does matter.

"Miller explains how government overregulation and porkbarrelling are costing Americans money and freedom while politicians and special interests line their pockets. This book should be a political call to arms."
-Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit.com; author of An Army of Davids

"Great sport! Imagine Thomas Frank if he actually told the truth. Accessible, entertaining, informative, and relevant in the best sense of the word. Read this book and you'll never lose an argument to a liberal again."
-Jack Cashill, author of Hoodwinked and Sucker Punch

[Kurovski]

53. Who in the hell are all those guys?

The Professional Bachelor's Brigade?

Whenever any of them opens their mouths I begin to get images of their one-bedroom apartments, piles of laundry-- complete with skidmarks--as far as the eye can see.

The Cato Institute's Cootie Patrol. It figures that they'd name their book "Size Matters".

Doubtless they imagine it to be a form of vengeance on all the woman in their lives who prefaced a farewell speech with that very phrase.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

27. World as Laboratory: Experiments with Mice, Mazes, and Men

On Sunday, February 12 at 5:00 pm
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World as Laboratory: Experiments with Mice, Mazes, and Men
Rebecca Lemov

The field of human engineering got its start in the 1920s and 30s, when American social scientists experimented with behavior control with the ultimate goal of improving society. The experiments received federal funding during World War II and CIA support during the Cold War, and some human engineers began focusing on ever more coercive methods of "soft torture." Using behavioral conditioning techniques such as sensory and sleep deprivation, humiliation, stress positions, and environmental manipulation in combination with interrogation, social scientists experimented with attempts to erode the sense of self in order to rebuild it in the experimenter's terms. Rebecca Lemov traces the history of behavioral conditioning in her book "World as Laboratory."

Rebecca Lemov has taught history and anthropology at the University of Washington. She is a former Woodrow Wilson fellow. "World as Laboratory" is her first book.

Publisher: HILL AND WANG 19 Union Square West New York, NY 10003

[Kurovski]

54. Event cancelled.

Replaced by some guy talking about that gay dude Alexander The Great.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

56. I liked his stories about consulting for the movie...

"I told them, NO you can't just change history like that!"

[Kurovski]

59. Stand up for history!

Those danged librul Hollywood-ians! :-)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

28. Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

On Sunday, February 12 at 11:10 pm
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Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
James Reston, Jr.

The year 1492 is often remembered as the year that Christopher Columbus discovered the new world. In "Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors," James Reston writes that it was also the year in which Europe's desire for global conquest resulted in religious wars, international battles for land, and political upheaval across the continent due to the close relationship between national governments and religion.

James Reston, Jr. is the author of ten books, including “Vietnam and Galileo: A Life” and “Sherman's March.” He has contributed articles to the New Yorker, Time, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Vanity Fair, among others.. His television work includes three "Frontline" documentaries including "Eighty-Eight Seconds in Greensboro,” about the 1979 murders of anti-klan activists by Ku Klux Klan members.

Publisher: Doubleday 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

[Viva_La_Revolution]

29. We Who Are Dark: The Philosophical Foundations of Black Solidarity

On Monday, February 13 at 12:00 am
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We Who Are Dark: The Philosophical Foundations of Black Solidarity
Tommie Shelby

Harvard professor Tommie Shelby defends the philosophical roots of black political solidarity in his new book, "We Who Are Dark: The Philosophical Foundations of Black Solidarity." It looks at racial solidarity throughout history, examining its strengths and shortcomings, while also defending a modified version of racial solidarity. The author makes the case that it is possible to defend certain aspects of racial solidarity as a new approach to its anti-essentialist foundations, while also pursuing racial inequality and the defeat of racism.

Tommie Shelby is a social sciences professor at Harvard University and teaches in the University's Department of African and African American Studies.

Publisher: Harvard University Press 79 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138

[Viva_La_Revolution]

30. Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules from...

On Monday, February 13 at 2:00 am
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Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules from FDR's Atlantic Charter to George W. Bush's Illegal War
Philippe Sands

In "Lawless World," Philippe Sands argues that the current Bush administration, in coalition with Britain, has overturned a world order that was created in order to safeguard international law. The author cites the War on Terror and tortures in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo as examples of unlawful behavior. This event was hosted by the University of California's, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California.

Philippe Sands is an international lawyer and professor at University College, London. He has written for The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times and appears regularly on CNN and the BBC.

Publisher: Viking 375 Hudson Street New York, 10014

[Viva_La_Revolution]

31. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

On Monday, February 13 at 3:20 am
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Candice Millard

In "The River of Doubt," Candice Millard details Theodore Roosevelt’s exploration of then uncharted territory throughout the Amazon rainforest toward the end of his life. The former President, along with four others, set out on this journey after he was defeated in the 1912 election. The author describes the hardships they faced including starvation, disease, and a murder within the group. Ms. Millard explains that these challenges drove President Roosevelt to the brink of suicide. This event was hosted by Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, Colorado.

Candice Millard is a former writer for National Geographic magazine.

Publisher: DOUBLEDAY 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

[Viva_La_Revolution]

32. California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown

On Monday, February 13 at 4:00 am
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California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown
Ethan Rarick

Ethan Rarick tells the story of former California Governor Pat Brown in his book, "California Rising." Democrat Edmund G. "Pat" Brown governed the state of California from 1959 to 1967. Mr. Rarick uses Pat Brown's diary as well as love letters written to his wife to chronicle his political career and the history of California. The author discusses Governor Brown's positive reaction to the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1964, the Watts Riots in 1965, and the fate of Caryl Chessman, a convicted kidnapper who gained international attention by writing best-selling books on death row. This event was hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.

Ethan Rarick covered politics in California and Oregon for fifteen years. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. "California Rising" is his first book.

Publisher: University of California Press 2120 Berkeley Way Berkeley, CA 94704

[Viva_La_Revolution]

33. Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan

On Monday, February 13 at 5:00 am
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Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

Professor Tsuyoshi Hasegawa discusses his book "Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan." Mr. Hasegawa, director of the Center for Cold War Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, sheds new light on fiercely debated issues surrounding the end of World War II. He discusses the U.S.-Soviet end game in Asia, the American decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Japan's response to the nuclear fallout. Joining Mr. Hasegawa in the discussion is Robert Beisner, professor Emeritus at American University in Washington, DC.

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa is currently the director of the Center for Cold War Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara as well as a professor in their history department.

Publisher: BELKNAP PRESS 79 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138

[Kurovski]

36. K&R. Please Vote this thread up, all ye book lovers!

Wesley Clark, dopey chucklehead Kate O'Beirne (got a face-lift, but still scared of the dentist!), Mencken, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and some goon whining about Al Franken. A great line-up!

I woke up to Taylor Branch this morning. He's got a great writing space. Nice.

:hi: Viva, darling!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

39. You're just too good to me K!

[Kurovski]

40. Yummy kisses!

Yeah, but who ever listens to old K? Where are the recommendations?
Where? :cry:

I'm gonna figure out some kind of actionable threat, or maybe start posting pics of celebrities in bikinis.

Yeah, that ought'ta do it...

[Justice Is Comin]

57. You do a great job with your live blogging on

all the seismic events. I usually am able to see em on the teevee as you do. But just never told you. You must love typing but :patriot:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

68. If I watched those things alone I would go batty...

you guys keep me sane.

:)

[NCarolinawoman]

38. Thanks. Good information!!!! n/t

[Kurovski]

41. Kick

[TacticalPeek]

43. Thanks for this admirable service.

8:00 After Words: David Rieff interviewed by Wesley Clark

(7:00 Central)


:patriot:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

45. kick

[MelissaB]

46. kick!

[Kurovski]

47. Kick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One should never use more than three exclamation points.

That is the law.

[Kurovski]

62. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm breaking the law.

It's the next-best thing to being president of the United States.

[Kurovski]

60. Kick(nt)

[Kurovski]

64. Okay, Viva, fess up.

Since you're the only one who graciously tolerates me around here, YOU saddled me with this heart, didn't you? :-)

Pssst...what do you wanna bet that hot little stud Will Pitt gets 49 hearts? We should start a pool! LOL!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

65. No, actually...

I may have had something to do with the second one.


apparently someone else can tolerate you too. deal with it. :P

[Kurovski]

66. Oh, great another trip to the shrink for me...

something tells me your little army will soon have a new recruit...

[Kurovski]

67. Just look at this shameless come-on from Skinner...

"...If you run out of hearts to give, just donate to DU again and we'll give you more hearts!"

Beware the PUSHER MAN!

This campaign was sheer marketing genius. We're all such suckers for the lovey-dovey stuff.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

69. Final Sunday night KICK!

Thanks all, for spreading the knowledge...


Happy Valentines!