Book TV Schedule April 1st - 3rd

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: April 1-3
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In-Depth
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Book TV's monthly live author interview program.
Viewers are invited to call in during the three-hour interview with Shelby Steele, author of the forthcoming book White Guilt. He is also the author of The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America (1990) and A Dream Deferred: The Second Betrayal of Black Freedom in America (1998), which address race and race-related social programs in America.
(Sunday 12:00 NOON ET, re-airs Monday 12:00 AM ET)

After Words
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Book TV's weekly author interview and guest host program.
This week, Michael Mandelbaum, foreign policy professor at Johns Hopkins and foreign affairs columnist for Newsweek, is interviewed about his books The Case for Goliath and The Ideas that Conquered the World, by guest host Jacqueline Grapin, founder of The European Institute.
(Saturday 9:00 PM ET, re-airs Sunday 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM ET)

Encore Booknotes
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A weekly re-air from an episode from C- SPAN's original author interview series.
From 1990, Caspar Weinberger discusses his book, Fighting for Peace, which details his experiences as secretary of defense under President Reagan. Mr. Weinberger died Tuesday.
(Saturday 10:00 AM ET, re-airs Sunday 4:00 AM ET)

Other Weekend Highlights
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The Virginia Festival of the Book: panel discussions and author interviews from last weekend's events in Charlottesville, VA
(Saturday 11:00 AM ET, re-airs Saturday 10:00 PM ET)
:) Also from the Festival, Amy Goodman on independent media in the time of war in her book The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them (Sunday 10:00 PM ET)
Cheryl Ruff on a Naval nurse's experience in Iraq in her book Ruff's War
(Saturday 7:00 PM ET)
David Hackett Fischer on American leadership, giving this year's Irving Kristol Lecture at the American Enterprise Institute
(Sunday 8:10 PM ET)



BOOK TV Schedule

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

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Saturday, April 1

8:00 am Cassandra Pybus, Epic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and Their Global Quest for Liberty

9:00 Jonathan Kaplan, Contact Wounds: A War Surgeon's Education

10:00 Caspar Weinberger, Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon

11:00 Featured Program: 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book

11:00 Women, Family and the Workplace: Barbara Ehrenreich "Bait and Switch" Andrea Buchanan "It's a Girl" and Miriam Peskowitz "The Truth Behind Mommy Wars"

12:00 pm 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Michael Downing

12:10 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: U.S. Military and Their Family: Linda Robinson "Masters of Chaos" and Kristin Henderson "While They're At War"

1:10 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Kevin O'Keefe

1:20 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Peace in the Middle East: Milton
Viorst "Storm from the East" and William Quandt "Peace Process"

2:50 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Jeff Biggers Interview

3:00 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: The Shape of Our Lives: Sprawl and Urban Planning: Douglas Morris "It's a Sprawl World After All" and Suzanne Morse "Smart Communities"

4:00 Bill Sammon, Strategery

6:00 Encore Booknotes: LeAlan Jones, Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago

7:00 Cheryl Ruff, Ruff's War: A Navy Nurse on the Frontline in Iraq

8:10 Public Lives: Ted Morgan, My Battle of Algiers: A Memoir

9:00 General Assignment: After Words: Michael Mandelbaum interviewed by Jacqueline Grapin

10:00 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book

10:00 Women, Family and the Workplace: Barbara Ehrenreich "Bait and Switch" Andrea Buchanan "It's a Girl" and Miriam Peskowitz "The Truth Behind Mommy Wars"

11:00 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Michael Downing

11:10 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: U.S. Military and Their Family: Linda Robinson "Masters of Chaos" and Kristin Henderson "While They're At War"


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Sunday, April 2

12:10 am 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Kevin O'Keefe

12:20 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Peace in the Middle East: Milton Viorst "Storm from the East" and William Quandt "Peace Process"

1:50 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Jeff Biggers Interview

3:00 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: The Shape of Our Lives: Sprawl and Urban Planning: Douglas Morris "It's a Sprawl World After All" and Suzanne Morse "Smart Communities"

4:00 Caspar Weinberger, Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon

5:00 2006 Bookmania: Writing From Life Panel: Corrigan, Grogan, Eire, Eyman

6:00 Claire Berlinski, Menace in Europe: Why the Continent's Crisis is America's, Too

7:00 Paul Begala, James Carville, Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future

8:00 John Prevas, Envy of the Gods: Alexander the Great's Ill-Fated Journey across Asia

9:00 Bill Sammon, Strategery

10:45 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Michael Downing

11:00 Todd Gitlin, Intellectuals and the Flag

12:00 pm In Depth: In Depth: Shelby Steele

3:00 After Words: Kevin Phillips and Grover Norquist

4:00 Michael Ratner, Bill Goodman, Maria Lahud, and Shayana Kadidal, Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush

5:55 General Assignment: After Words: Michael Mandelbaum interviewed by Jacqueline Grapin

6:55 Todd Gitlin, Intellectuals and the Flag

7:55 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Kevin O'Keefe

8:05 History on Book TV: David Hackett Fischer, AEI's Irving Kristol Lecture

8:55 General Assignment: After Words: Michael Mandelbaum interviewed by Jacqueline Grapin

9:55 Amy Goodman, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them

11:30 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Hendrik Hertzberg


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Monday, April 3

12:00 am In Depth: In Depth: Shelby Steele

3:00 damali ayo, How to Rent a Negro

4:15 Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War

6:00 Merle Goldman, Suisheng Zhao, Yongming Zhou, Mark Mohr, China and Democracy



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

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1. Epic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and...

On Saturday, April 1 at 8:00 am
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Epic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and Their Global Quest for Liberty
Cassandra Pybus

Historian Cassandra Pybus chronicles the travels of runaway slaves who joined the British Army in search of freedom during the American Revolution. In her book, "Epic Journeys of Freedom," the author traces the paths of several former slaves, including those of George Washington, as they fled to British colonies in Sierra Leone, Botany Bay, Australia, and Africa. This event was hosted by the Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center and Bookstore in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cassamdra Pybus is the Australian Research Council Chair of History at the University of Tasmania. She is the author of "The Devil and James McAuley," "American Citizens, British Slaves : Yankee Political Prisoners in and Australian Penal Colony 1839-1850" and "The Woman Who Walked to Russia : A Writer's Search for a Lost Legend."

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2. Contact Wounds: A War Surgeon's Education

On Saturday, April 1 at 9:00 am
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Contact Wounds: A War Surgeon's Education
Jonathan Kaplan

Author Jonathan Kaplan reads excerpts from his book "Contact Wounds." In the book, the author recounts his numerous experiences while volunteering with humanitarian efforts in war-torn Eritrea, Kurdistan, Angola and finally Baghdad. The book is a follow up of his debut memoir "The Dressing Station." Mr. Kaplan describes in great detail various procedures he performed and patients he treated. Includes Q&A.

Jonathan Kaplan is the author of "The Dressing Station" and works as a journalist, photographer and a surgical adviser on medical TV dramas.

Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc. 841 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10003

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3. Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon Caspar Weinberger

Encore Booknotes
Highlights from C-SPAN's Sunday author interview series
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On Saturday, April 1 at 10:00 am and Sunday, April 2 at 4:00 am
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Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon
Caspar Weinberger

From a 1990 Booknotes interview for his book "Fighting for Peace," Caspar Weinberger discusses the build-up of American arms during the time he served as secretary of defense for President Ronald Regan. Mr. Weinberger states that he feels it is essential that the U.S. retain the military strength it had in the 1980's. In the book, Mr. Weinberger states his support for the Strategic Defense Initiative. Also discussed in the book are the Iran-contra affair, President Ronald Regan, and Robert McFarlane. Mr. Weinberger died last Tuesday.

Caspar Weinberger was born in San Francisco, California. His parents were immigrants from England. He received a B.A. degree in 1938 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1941, both from Harvard University. Mr. Weinberger served as Secretary of Defense from under President Regan from 1980-1988. When he resigned as Secretary of Defense, he was placed under indictment for felony counts of lying to the Iran-Contra indepentdent counsel. Mr. Weinberger received a Presidential pardon from President George H. W. Bush on December 24, 1992. He died in Maine on March 28, 2006.

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4. 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book

On Saturday, April 1 at 11:00 am
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2006 Virginia Festival of the Book

Last week the Virginia Festival of the Book took place on the Charlottesville campus of the University of Virginia. Book TV cameras were there, and this weekend we'll show you the panel discussions and take you inside our new Book TV Bus while we interview some of the writers who were invited to the festival. Some of the authors you'll be seeing this weekend include: Barbara Ehrenreich, contributing writer to Time magazine and author of "Bait & Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream," Linda Robinson, senior writer for U.S. News & World Report and author of "Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces," Kristin Henderson, author of, "While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront," and Milton Viorst, former Middle East correspondent for the New Yorker magazine and author of "Storm from the East: The Struggle Between Arab World and the Christian West."

11am ET
Panel: Women, Family & Work
Barbara Ehrenreich, "Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream"
Andrea Buchanan, "It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters"
Miriam Peskowitz, "The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars: Who Decides What Makes a Good Mother?"

12pm ET
Interview:
Michael Downing, "Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Savings Time"

12:10pm ET
Panel: The War at Home
Kristin Henderson, "While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront"
Linda Robinson, "Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces"

1:10pm ET
Interview:
Kevin O'Keefe, "The Average American: The Extraordinary Search for the Nation's Most Ordinary Citizen"

1:20pm ET
Panel: Can There Be Peace in the Middle East?
Milton Viorst, "Storm from the East The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West"
William Quandt, "Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1976"

2:50pm ET
Interview:
Jeff Biggers, "The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America"

3pm ET
Panel: The Shape of Our Lives: Building Communities with City-Planning and Civic Strategies
Douglas Morris, "It's a Sprawl World After All: The Human Cost of Unplanned Growth -- and Visions of a Better Future
Suzanne Morse, "Smart Communities: How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic Thinking to Build a Brighter Future"

Re-air Saturday 10pm - Sun 3am

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5. Women, Family and the Workplace:

On Saturday, April 1 at 11:00 am and at 10:00 pm
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Women, Family and the Workplace: Barbara Ehrenreich "Bait and Switch" Andrea Buchanan "It's a Girl" and Miriam Peskowitz "The Truth Behind Mommy Wars"

From the 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, a panel discussion on the role of women at home and in the workplace. Panelists include Barbara Ehrenreich, author of ""Bait and Switch : The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream," Andrea Buchanan, editor of ""It's a Girl : Women Writers on Raising Daughters" and Miriam Peskowitz, author of "The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars."

Barbara Ehrenreich has written 13 books, including "Nickel and Dimed" which was a New York Times bestseller. She is currently a contributing writer to Time magazine. Andrea Buchanan is the managing editor of the website LiteraryMama.com. Her book "Mother Shock" is a examination of her realtionship with her children. She is also the editor of "It's a Boy : Women Writers on Raising Sons" and "Literary Mama." Miriam Peskowitz has appeared on National Public Radio and is the author of "Judaism Since Gender" and "Spinning Fantasies: Rabbis, Gender, and History."

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6. U.S. Military and Their Family:

On Saturday, April 1 at 12:10 pm and at 11:10 pm
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2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: U.S. Military and Their Family: Linda Robinson "Masters of Chaos" and Kristin Henderson "While They're At War"

From the 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, authors Linda Robinson and Kristin Henderson discuss their war memoirs in a panel discussion entitled "A War, At Home: Books on the Military." Linda Robinson's "Masters of Chaos" recounts the time she spent with the Special Forces unit in Several military zones including Panama, Iraq and Afghanistan. Kristin Henderson discusses the ways in which war and combat affect military families in her book "While They're At War."

Kristin Henderson is a practicing Quaker who is married to a Navy Chaplin who served with the marines in Afghanistan and Iraq. She writes primarily on military issues and has done several cover stories for the Washington Post Magazine. Linda Robinson is a senior writer for U.S. News and World Report and has reported on the operations of the U.S. Special Forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan. She won the 2004 Ford Journalism Prize for Reporting on National Defense in 2004.

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7. Peace in the Middle East:

On Saturday, April 1 at 1:20 pm and Sunday, April 2 at 12:20 am
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2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Peace in the Middle East: Milton Viorst "Storm from the East" and William Quandt "Peace Process"

Authors Milton Viorst and William Quandt discuss the current war in Iraq during a panel discussion hosted by the 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville. Milton Viorst is the author of "Storm from the East: The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West." William Quandt's book is entitled "Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1967."

Milton Viorst has been a Middle Eastern correspondent for The New Yorker magazine for several years and is the author of six books, including "Sandcastles: The Arabs in Search of the Modern World" and "Storm from the East: The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West." Willaim Quandt is a professor of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. In the 1970s, Mr. Quandt served twice as a staff member of the National Security Council with respnosibility for the Middle East and North africa. His books include "Between Ballots and Bullets" and "Camp David."

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8. The Shape of Our Lives: Sprawl and Urban Planning:

On Saturday, April 1 at 3:00 pm and Sunday, April 2 at 3:00 am
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2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: The Shape of Our Lives: Sprawl and Urban Planning: Douglas Morris "It's a Sprawl World After All" and Suzanne Morse "Smart Communities"

From the 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, a panel discussion about ways to reshape and improve American communities. The panelists are Douglas Morris, author of "It's a Sprawl World After All: The Human Cost of Unplanned Growth and Visions of a Better Future," and Suzanne Morse, author of "Smart Communities: How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic Thinking to Build a Brighter Future."

Douglas Morris is the author of five books, including the travel guides "Italy Guide" and "Florence Made Easy." Suzanne Morse is the president of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change and the author of "Public Leadership Education: Skills for Democratic Citizenship - Get Involved!" and "Renewing Civic Capacity: Preparing College Students for Service and Citizenship."

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9. Strategery

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On Saturday, April 1 at 4:00 pm and Sunday, April 2 at 9:00 am
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Strategery
Bill Sammon

Author Bill Sammon talks with KMOX radio host Charles Brennan about his last book in his three-book series about George W. Bush's presidency "Strategery." In his book, Mr. Sammon argues that President George Bush is doing an excellent job dealing with terrorism while handling what he calls the "liberal media." Bill Sammon, who has just been named the White House correspondant for the Washington Examiner, describes the conversations he had with the President and other White House Staff members, like President George W. Bush's senior advisor Karl Rove, while reporting on the Presidential elections in both 2000 and 2004.

Bill Sammon is Senior White House Correspondent for The Washington Examiner, a political analyst for Fox News Channel, and the author of "At Any Cost: How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election," "Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the White House," and "Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry and the Bush Haters." Mr. Sammon has appeared on the news shows "Special Report with Brit Hume," "Fox News Sunday" and "Hannity & Colmes."

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37. Can I rename this book?

"Strategery: Lies and Deceit as the New American Ideal."

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10. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago

On Saturday, April 1 at 6:00 pm
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Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago
LeAlan Jones

LeAlan Jones sat down for an interview in 1997 to talk about the book "Our America" that he co-authored with Lloyd Newman. Based on the National Public Radio (NPR) documentaries "Ghetto Life 101" and "Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse," the author talks about living on the South Side of Chicago in the Ida B. Wells homes that were built as part of President Roosevelt’s Public Works Administration in 1941. Mr. Jones describes the effect violence and poverty has had on the area and points out that his neighborhood is governed by the laws of the street rather than the laws of the land.

LeAlan Jones is a freelance writer for N'Digo Weekly Magapaper in Chicago.

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

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11. Ruff's War: A Navy Nurse on the Frontline in Iraq

On Saturday, April 1 at 7:00 pm
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Ruff's War: A Navy Nurse on the Frontline in Iraq
Cheryl Ruff

In "Ruff's War," author Cheryl Ruff recounts her experience as a Naval nurse in Iraq. The book is a collaborative effort between Ms. Ruff and Retired Navy nurse Sue Roper. The presentation includes a power point presentation in which Commander Ruff shows pictures she took while stationed at various bases throughout Iraq, including the tents she lived in and the conditions under which her and her colleagues operated under.

Cheryl Ruff is a certified nurse anesthetist at the Chesapeake Surgery Center in Virginia. Ms. Ruff enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1976 and served 122 days in Iraq in 2003. Sue Roper is the editor in chief of the NNCA News, the Navy Nurse Corps Association's official news magazine. Ms. Roper is a twenty-one-year veteran of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.

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12. My Battle of Algiers: A Memoir

On Saturday, April 1 at 8:10 pm
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My Battle of Algiers: A Memoir
Ted Morgan

Pulitzer-prize winner Ted Morgan discusses his memoir, "My Battle of Algiers," at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Mr. Morgan, who fought on the side of the French during the French-Algerian War in the late 1950s, spends much of his talk explaining why, in the preface to his book, he refers to the war in Iraq as "unwinnable." He compares what the Iraqis are going through today with what the Algerians went through when fighting the French. Mr. Morgan also addresses the use of torture and its effectiveness in both Algeria and Iraq. Includes Q&A.

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ted Morgan has written biographies of Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and William S. Burroughs. He is the author of "Reds: McCarthyism in Twentieth-Century America." Mr. Morgan served in the French Army from 1956 to 1957.

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13. After Words: Michael Mandelbaum interviewed by Jacqueline Grapin

On Saturday, April 1 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, April 2 at 5:55 pm and at 8:55 pm
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After Words: Michael Mandelbaum interviewed by Jacqueline Grapin

Michael Mandelbaum is a professor of American Foreign policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advance International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC, and a foreign affairs columnist for Newsday. He argues that the United States does not use its superpower for imperialistic gains. In his new book, "The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World's Government in the 21st Century," He points out how America became a global provider of security and governmental services to the world. He is interviewed by Jacqueline Grapin, founder of the European Institute, and the publisher of European Affairs magazine.

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14. Writing From Life Panel: Corrigan, Grogan, Eire, Eyman

On Sunday, April 2 at 5:00 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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15. Menace in Europe: Why the Continent's Crisis is America's, Too

On Sunday, April 2 at 6:00 am
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Menace in Europe: Why the Continent's Crisis is America's, Too
Claire Berlinski

In "Menace in Europe" journalist Claire Berlinski analyzes the reasons behind the violent strikes and bombings that have taken place in Europe over recent years. During her appearance on the Jim Bohannon Show, the author discusses how Europe is dealing with Islamic immigration, the absence of religious faith, and anti-Americanism.

Claire Berlinski has lived and worked in Britain, Thailand, Laos, France, and Turkey as a journalist, academic, consultant and freelance writer. Her work has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New York Sun, the Oxford International Review, Asia Times and the Weekly Standard. For more information, visit www.berlinski.com.

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16. Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future

From Publishers Weekly
An intelligent, carefully outlined strategy to seize power from the Republicans and restore it to its rightful place slightly left of center, this book (despite Carville's "Ragin' Cajun" claim to gonzo liberalism) is remarkably reasonable and cleverly calculated to appeal to a broad spectrum of Americans. Carville and Begala have a solid grasp of the issues that concern the majority of citizens: moral values, political corruption, taxes, health care, energy issues and, of course, the war in Iraq. They are most persuasive when arguing for seemingly common-sense policies: their energy plan-conservation, environmental remediation and making a "real commitment to alternative fuels"-is based on the handling of the energy crisis of the 1970s that saw the U.S. cut energy use and oil imports while growing the GDP. Regarding health care, the authors argue for allowing employers to buy into the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, which offers 180 different plans to 9 million government employees. Some of the authors' arguments are harder to swallow; for example, the extremely speculative notion that had Al Gore been elected president, 9/11 could have been averted. And criticism of Republican leadership often devolves into name-calling and mudslinging. (Jack Abramoff, in a stroke of timely luck, receives his own section titled "The King of Republican Sleaze.") That aside, Carville's and Begala's book is a refreshing entry into a field long overcrowded by polarized, pedantic screeds.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/074327752X/qid=1142053266/ref=br_lf_b_3/002-6814585-0184832?n=10761&s=books&v=glance

discussion thread from March 12
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=642745

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

On Sunday, April 2 at 8:00 am
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Envy of the Gods: Alexander the Great's Ill-Fated Journey across Asia
John Prevas
Watch now - direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0206/btv021106_2a.ram

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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18. Intellectuals and the Flag

On Sunday, April 2 at 11:00 am and at 6:55 pm
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Intellectuals and the Flag
Todd Gitlin

"Intellectuals and the Flag" by Todd Gitlin is a collection of essays encouraging the political Left in America to change the country by appealing to the traditions of equality, community and democracy represented by the flag. During his presentation, Mr. Gitlin argues that liberals are also patriotic and accuses the current administration and its followers of being "patriots of symbol rather than patriots of duty."

Todd Gitlin is professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of ten books, including "Days of Rage," "The Whole World is Watching," "The Sixties: Years of Hope" and "Letters to a Young Activist."

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19. In Depth: Shelby Steele - LIVE 3 hour Call-In

On Sunday, April 2 at 12:00 pm and Monday, April 3 at 12:00 am
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In Depth: Shelby Steele

Description: Author Shelby Steele, research fellow at the Hoover Institution, will be our guest on In Depth on Sunday, April 2nd, beginning at Noon ET. Mr. Steele’s first two books, "The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America" and "A Dream Deferred: The Second Betrayal of Black Freedom in America," discussed race and race-related social programs in America. His latest, "White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era," will be published in May. You can contribute to this LIVE, 3-hour discussion with Mr. Steele by calling in during the program or by e-mailing your questions to [e-mail].

Publisher: SHELBY STEELE c/o HarperCollins 10 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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20. After Words: Kevin Phillips and Grover Norquist

After Words: Kevin Phillips and Grover Norquist

This week on After Words, Kevin Phillips, a former Republican strategist explains his problems with America's majority political party. His new book is titled "American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century." He is interviewed by GOP strategist, Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform.

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38. Grover Norquist: AKA "Grosser Nosetwist",

as reported by David Brock in his excellent book "Blinded by the Right."

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21. ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST GEORGE W. BUSH

On Sunday, April 2 at 4:00 pm
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Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush
Michael Ratner, Bill Goodman, Maria Lahud, and Shayana Kadidal


Center for Constitutional Rights attorneys Michael Ratner, Bill Goodman, Maria Lahud, and Shayana Kadidal talk about their book, "Articles of Impeachments," at the Culture Project in New York City. The participants argue that President Bush should be impeached because he is abusing his power. They discuss the NSA domestic spying case, the administration's arguments supporting the invasion of Iraq, and the administration's use of indefinite detention and torture to support their case. The panel is moderated by Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman.

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is a New York based legal organization founded in 1966. Lawyers from CCR represented Guantanamo Bay detainees in the Supreme Court case Rasul v. Bush. The case challenged the Bush administration's power to indefinitely detain foreign nationals in Guantanamo without trial and argued that detainees should be allowed to contest their imprisonment in U.S. courts. The Supreme Court ruled in CCR's favor. For more information on the book or the Center for Constitutional Rights, visit www.ccr-ny.org.

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22. AEI's Irving Kristol Lecture - David Hackett Fisher

On Sunday, April 2 at 8:05 pm
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AEI's Irving Kristol Lecture
David Hackett Fischer

Historian David Hackett Fischer delivered the Irving Kristol Lecture at the American Enterprise Institute's annual dinner in Washington, DC, after receiving the Institute's Irving Kristol Award for 2006. Addressing the theme, "American Leadership: The Invention of Tradition," Mr. Fischer describes George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt as three great leaders. He argues that the open and flexible leadership skills of these men were the key to their success.

David Hackett Fischer is a professor of history at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Washington's Crossing," "Liberty and Freedom: A Visual History of America's Founding Ideas," "The Revolution of American Conservatism: The Federalist Party in the Era of Jeffersonian Democracy" and "Paul Revere's Ride."

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23. AMY GOODMAN - The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians...

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:loveya: AMY! :loveya:

On Sunday, April 2 at 9:55 pm
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Amy Goodman, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them

From the 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville Amy Goodman, host and executive producer at Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now, leads a discussion on "Independent Media in the Time of War." In her book, "The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them." the author lists what she sees as human rights violations and calls for government accountability and media responsibility. Ms. Goodman recalls her personal experience in East Timor, where she witnessed what she describes as a massacre and describes being beaten by Indonesian soldiers while trying to make a documentary about the government in that country.

Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of the national independent news program "Democracy Now." "The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them, co-written with her brother, reporter David Goodman, is her first book.

[AuntiBush]

30. For Those w/DirectTV

Amy Goodman can be seen daily on LinkTV.

THanks for the FYI. Admire Amy greatly!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

31. And on Public TV all over the country!

DemocracyNow on ch. 13 Portland 5 and 10 am weekdays.


Welcome to the thread Aunti! :hi:

[AuntiBush]

32. C-SPAN!

Don't know what I'd do without it, when I can't be there. Love watching Book Reviews, and watching the fantastic tented book festivals always wishing I could be there. Someday.

Keep up the good FYI work, Viva_La_Revolution. :hi:

[shanti]

36. she's on dishtv too

n/t

[Viva_La_Revolution]

24. How to Rent a Negro

On Monday, April 3 at 3:00 am
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How to Rent a Negro
damali ayo

damali ayo takes a satirical look at race relations in her guidebook "How to Rent a Negro." The author argues that white people should be charged fees for interacting with blacks, whether it be touching their skin or hair, having them attend a majority white social event, or getting a black person's opinion on a current race-related topic. This event was hosted by Karibu Bookstore in Hyattsville, Maryland.

damali ayo's work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and Salon.com. She is the creator of rent-a-negro.com and panhandles on the streets for slavery reparations.

Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books 814 North Franklin Street Chicago, IL 60610

[Viva_La_Revolution]

25. Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War

On Monday, April 3 at 4:15 am
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Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz recounts the Contra War in Nicaragua in the third volume of her memoir, "Blood on the Border." The author spent months at a time in Central America throughout the 1980s and witnessed the effect of several regions in the country by CIA-trained contra soldiers due to civilian casualties. Ms. Dunbar-Ortiz argues that the war on terror began long before the September 11, 2001 attacks and compares the foreign policy of Ronald Reagan to the present administration.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is a professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at California State University, East Bay, CA. She is the author of "Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975" and "Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie."

Publisher: South End Press 7 Brookline Street, Suite 1 Cambridge, MA 92139

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. China and Democracy

On Monday, April 3 at 6:00 am
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China and Democracy
Merle Goldman, Suisheng Zhao, Yongming Zhou, Mark Mohr

From the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, a panel discussion on the future of China and the liklihood of democracy taking hold there. The panelists also talk about the current government in China, democracy efforts there, and the recent news stories about internet censorship by the Chinese government. Participating are: Merle Goldman, author of "From Comrade to Citizen"; Suisheng Zhao, author of "Debating Political Reform in China"; and Yongming Zhou, author of "Historicizing Online Politics." The panel is moderated by Mark Mohr, Asia Program associate at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

For more on the panelists or to see a list of upcoming events at the Woodrow Wilson Center, visit www.wilsoncenter.org.

[WyLoochka]

27. Thanks for posting

Viva. Nice job.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

28. Oh, it's nothing... just a little obsession I picked up

I can quit books anytime I want, honest.


You're welcome
:)

[EFerrari]

29. Viva -- thank you! And, have you seen Roxanne's presentation yet

for "Blood on the Border"? I think you might find it interesting.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

34. Not yet....

I'm going to try to stay up for it... 1:45 am here but, I'll be drinkin beer with DU'ers at 4pm, so I'm thinkin... not a chance I'll make it. oh well, they have to post the video feed sooner or later, right?

[EFerrari]

35. It may already be there. She taught at a college about 40 miles

south of Berkeley when I was there. My husband was in her class when she announced that her translator had debunked and he offered my services. He brought home two amazing tapes for me to translate from Spanish to English. Evidence that the Sandinistas were indeed engaged in peace talks with the "contras". It was simply amazing.

The presentation describes how the same tactics used against Nicaragua have been exported to Iraq.

:hi:

[EFerrari]

33. kick

[Kurovski]

39. Kick!

And good night.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

40. Morning kick!

[Kurovski]

41. Kick

...and good morning! :hi:

Shall we have brunch on the veranda or in the east salon? What say you?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

42. The veranda, I think

I so love the view of the gardens.


;)

[Kurovski]

44. Yes. A brilliant choice, for the Calla Lilies are in bloom again...

suitable to any brunch.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

45. off to party kick!

[Kurovski]

46. Don't do anything I wouldn't do...

which should keep 'ya pretty busy.

[EFerrari]

47. kick

[TacticalPeek]

48. K & R

:kick:

[Kurovski]

49. Kick.

I wonder how much booze Viva has downed at the DU bash thus far?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

50. What mush people tink of me?

oll these wild rumors yuo spred??!!

Ha! Only had two, so there. Great conversation though. :)

[Kurovski]

52. Two what, gallons?

I'll do anything to kick your thread. So, if it happens to destroy your reputation just remember that it's all for the sake of promoting books. (Promoting books--ironically enough--on the TEEVEE!)

And congrats on making the greatest page! :loveya:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

53. Well, as long as it's for a good cause...

Thank you, it was a wonderful surprise to find when I got home. :blush:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

55. next to final kick!

[FreedRadical]

56. Good night Viva

Thank you for the information. Oddly, I got food for thought from that Shelby Freeper. I am glad that we have access to information. Let us be Strong in the truth. Keep doing what you are doing. See you next week.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

57. final kick

see ya'll next weekend


Feed Your Brain

[Neil Lisst]

58. ya got Cliff's Notes on those yet, Viva?