Book TV Schedule: June 23rd - 25th

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: June 23-25
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After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
Amity Shlaes re-examines the financial history of the Great Depression and critiques the New Deal in her book The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. The author argues that it was the fortitude of the individual citizen and not President Roosevelt's economic plan that sustained people throughout the Depression. Ms. Shlaes recounts the lives of these individuals as well as the proponents and critics of the New Deal. She discusses her new book with Nick Gillespie, editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.


Weekend Highlights
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John Perkins, The Secret History of the American Empire
John Perkins talks about his follow-up to his 2005 book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, at Barnes & Noble in New York City. In his new book, Mr. Perkins argues that the United States uses its foreign policy to further U.S. business interests around the globe, often to the detriment of poor countries.
(Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 12 PM ET)

Zaki Chehab, Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement
Journalist Zaki Chehab details the rise of Hamas in the Palestinian terrorities and describes how the group was able to win Palestinian elections in 2006.
(Saturday 11:30 PM, Sunday 8:30 AM ET)

Paul Starr, Freedom's Power: The True Force Of Liberalism
Paul Starr follows the maturation of the political theory of liberalism from its origins in the 17th and 18th century to its current understanding. Mr. Starr contends that liberalism is the basis for all effective societies and proposes ideas to re-imagine the ideology.
(Sunday 10 AM ET)

Robert Kurson, Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
Crashing Through is the story of Mike May, a blind man who was offered the chance to undergo stem cell transplant surgery to regain the sight he lost at age three. Initially unsure whether he wanted eyesight, Mr. May eventually underwent the operation. The book recounts how he made the decision and how he adjusted to life after the surgery. Mr. May appears with the author at this event. The author, Robert Kurson, will also appear on Q&A on C-SPAN this weekend.
(Sunday 10 PM, Monday 12 AM ET)





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all times are Eastern


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Saturday, June 23, 2007

8:00 AM Jeb: America's Next Bush -- His Florida Years and What They Mean for the Nation (50:12)
Author: S.V. Date

8:50 AM BTV Bus: Valerie Hemingway "Running with the Bulls: My Years with the Hemingways" (8:31)
Author: Valerie Hemingway

9:00 AM The Day The World Ended At Little Bighorn: A Lakota History (42:40)
Author: Joseph Marshall III

9:45 AM Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World
Author: Dennis Ross

11:00 AM Frank Streeter Library Sale (47:38)
Author: Various Books

12:00 PM History
The Price of Liberty: Paying For America's Wars (01:01:29)
Author: Robert Hormats

1:00 PM 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Profiles in Terror Panel (56:32)

2:00 PM Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America
Author: Sherry Boschert

3:00 PM The Supreme Court Opinions of Clarence Thomas, 1991-2006: A Conservative's Perspective (50:12)
Author: Henry Mark Holzer

3:55 PM 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: David Ignatius "Body of Lies" (5:02)
Author: David Ignatius

4:00 PM The Next 25 Years: The New Supreme Court and What It Means for Americans (53:01)
Author: Martin Garbus

4:55 PM 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) (3:02)
Author: Rep. Virginia Foxx

5:00 PM 2007 BookExpo America: Bestselling Books and American Culture (58:00)
Author: Heath, John and Lisa Adams

6:00 PM Encore Booknotes
Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer
Author: Louise Barnett

7:00 PM Discussion of Hip-Hop & Women with Bakari Kitwana, Tracy Sharpley Whiting, Mark Anthony Neal, Joan Morgan, David Ikard, T.J. Crawford and Amina Norman-Hawkins (01:49:25)

8:50 PM 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Don Manzullo (R-IL) (2:41)
Author: Rep. Don Manzullo

8:50 PM 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Jay Mathews "Supertest" (5:59)
Author: Jay Mathews

9:00 PM After Words: Amity Shlaes, author of "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression" interviewed by Nick Gillespie

10:00 PM The Secret History of the American Empire (1:07:55)
Author: John Perkins

11:10 PM 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Debby Applegate "The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher (19:28)
Author: Debby Applegate

11:30 PM Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement (1:26:23)
Author: Zaki Chehab


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Sunday, June 24, 2007

1:00 AM Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water (1:10:31)
Author: Alan Snitow

2:10 AM 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Hal Crowther "Gather at the River" (16:21)
Author: Hal Crowther

2:30 AM 1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East (1:12:14)
Author: Tom Segev

3:45 AM 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Nick Schou "Kill the Messenger: How the CIA's Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb" (14:41)
Author: Nick Schou

4:00 AM You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones Are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global Economy (59:01)
Author: Nicholas Sullivan

5:00 AM Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians (40:30)
Author: Laura Flanders

5:40 AM BTV Bus: Roy Peter Clark "Writing Tools"
Author: Roy Peter Clark

5:50 AM The Caravan Project (11:48)

6:00 AM Counterpoints: 25 Years of the New Criterion on Culture & the Arts (1:37:07)
Author: Roger Kimball, Hilton Kramer

7:40 AM 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Debby Applegate "The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher (19:28)
Author: Debby Applegate

8:00 AM The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution (29:34)
Author: Naftali Bendavid

8:30 AM Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement (1:26:23)
Author: Zaki Chehab

10:00 AM History
Freedom's Power: The True Force Of Liberalism (1:05:35)
Author: Paul Starr

11:05 AM Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America (48:01)
Author: Brigitte Gabriel

12:00 PM The Secret History of the American Empire (1:07:55)
Author: John Perkins

1:10 PM 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) (1:03)
Author: Rep. Howard Coble

1:10 PM 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book: Andrew Helfer "Malcolm X" (17:22)
Author: Andrew Helfer

1:30 PM Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve (57:42)
Author: Bernard Goldberg

2:30 PM PEN World Voices Festival Lecture (1:16:45)
Author: Grossman, David

3:45 PM 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: M.G. Lord "Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science" (9:12)
Author: M.G. Lord

3:55 PM God on Trial: Dispatches from America's Religious Battlefields (1:13:27)
Author: Peter Irons

5:10 PM Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America (48:01)
Author: Brigitte Gabriel

6:00 PM After Words: Amity Shlaes, author of "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression" interviewed by Nick Gillespie

7:00 PM Frank Streeter Library Sale (47:38)
Author: Various Books

7:50 PM 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: David Ignatius "Body of Lies" (5:02)
Author: David Ignatius

7:55 PM The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science (1:04:00)
Author: Natalie Angier

9:00 PM After Words: Amity Shlaes, author of "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression" interviewed by Nick Gillespie

10:00 PM Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See (52:50)
Author: Robert Kurson

10:50 PM 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Wil Haygood "King of the Cats"
Author: Wil Haygood

11:00 PM 2007 BookExpo America: Bestselling Books and American Culture (58:00)
Author: Heath, John and Lisa Adams


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Monday, June 25, 2007

12:00 AM Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See (52:50)
Author: Robert Kurson

12:55 AM 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Jon Wiener "Historians in Trouble: Plagiarism, Fraud, and Politics in the Ivory Tower" (34:06)
Author: Jon Wiener

1:30 AM Russia's Revolution: Essays, 1989-2006 (1:23:38)
Author: Leon Aron

2:50 AM Authors on Writing: David McCullough (7:36)
Author: David McCullough

3:00 AM History
Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream And The Mexican War, 1846-1848 (48:27)
Author: Joseph Wheelan

3:50 AM 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Kirk Bloodsworth "Bloodsworth" (20:41)
Author: Kirk Bloodsworth

4:10 AM 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) (3:32)
Author: Rep. Michele Bachmann

4:15 AM 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Mark Halperin "The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008" (13:00)
Author: Mark Halperin

4:30 AM 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Divided America Panel (59:53)

5:30 AM Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World
Author: Dennis Ross

6:45 AM The Caravan Project (11:48)

7:00 AM If They Only Listened to Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians to Hear (52:04)
Author: Melinda Henneberger


Complete schedule here - http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx
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1. Jeb: America's Next Bush -- His Florida Years and What They Mean for the Nation

Jeb: America's Next Bush -- His Florida Years and What They Mean for the Nation Author: S.V. Date


Saturday, June 23, at 8:00 AM

S.V. Date discusses "Jeb: America's Next Bush," his biography of former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Mr. Date believes that Jeb Bush will run for President. He argues that Jeb Bush is better suited for the office than his brother, President George W. Bush, because Jeb is a better speaker, a harder worker, and pays more attention to details.

S.V. Date covered former Florida governor Jeb Bush for eight years as Tallahassee bureau chief of the Palm Beach Post. He is the author of several books, including "Quiet Passion: A Biography of Senator Bob Graham," "Black Sunshine" and "Deep Water."

Watch now - link here: http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=7947&SectionName=&PlayMedia=No

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2. The Day The World Ended At Little Bighorn: A Lakota History

The Day The World Ended At Little Bighorn: A Lakota History
Author: Joseph Marshall III

Saturday, June 23, at 9:00 AM

The Battle at Little Bighorn marked the last stand of General George Custer, who lost a great number of men in his army in the two-day battle with the Lakotan tribe. The popular retelling of the event notes that Gen. Custer suffered from a combination of poor planning and underestimating the number of Lakota. Joseph Marshall III disputes this record and revisits the battle that the Lakotans called The Greasy Grass Fight. Mr. Mashall contends that Gen. Custer and his men were defeated by a highly skilled and better trained army. The author places the battle within the greater context of American westward expansion and Native American history.

Joseph Marshall III is the author of seven other books including "The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living" and "The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History." He was raised on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation and his first language is Lakota.

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40. Kick!

Nepal

[librechik]

3. Good Lord! Liberal Themes!

I had just about given up on book weekends at Cspan. Nothing but Neocons!.

Thanks Viva--you are the best

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6. : )

:hi:

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4. Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World

Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World
Author: Dennis Ross


Saturday, June 23, at 9:45 AM
Monday, June 25, at 5:30 AM

Dennis Ross argues that the Bush administration has failed to use the proper mixture of diplomatic, economic, and military means in pursuing its foregin policy goals and advises how the United States can change course. The talk was hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

Dennis Ross has served as a senior Middle East advisor to presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He is currently a senior fellow at the Washinton Institute for Near East Policy and the author of "The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace."

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5. Frank Streeter Library Sale

Frank Streeter - Library Sale


Saturday, June 23, at 11:00 AM
Sunday, June 24, at 7:00 PM


A WWII navy veteran of the Pacific theater, Frank Streeter developed an interest in and collected early navigation, pacific voyages, cartography, and science rare books. The 88 year-old Mr. Streeter decided to sell his library at Christies in New York, but died prior to the auction. In this program we take a close look at several of the rarest and most valuable books and learn about Mr. Streeter and how a rare book auction is conducted. The 552 items from the library sold for a total of 16.5 million dollars. Featured in the program is "The Atlantic Neptune", a large four volume sea atlas of the British colonies commissioned in 1760 and 16 years in production; it was the first detailed chart of the coastal areas of North America.

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41. on now!

China

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7. The Price of Liberty: Paying For America's Wars

The Price of Liberty: Paying For America's Wars
Author: Robert Hormats

Saturday, June 23, at 12:00 PM

Robert Hormats looks at the history of how America has paid for its wars. The author relays the initial arguments of Alexander Hamilton who understood that the Revolutionary War would place the newly independent country in debt if not for the establishment of certain financial principles which have been replicated throughout the countries history. Mr. Hormats contends that the Bush administration's decision to borrow heavily and lower taxes deviates from a long standing American tradition which he argues could lead to a ruinous result. Robert Hormats is the vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International.

Robert Hormats is the vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Hormats is a frequent contributor to the The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, and Foreign Affairs.

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44. kick!

France

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8. 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Profiles in Terror Panel

2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Profiles in Terror Panel

Saturday, June 23, at 1:00 PM

From the 2007 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a panel on terrorism featuring: Jeffrey Goldberg ("Prisoners"), Brian Michael Jenkins ("Unconquerable Nation"), Terry McDermott ("The 9/11 Hijackers"), and Lawrence Wright ("The Looming Tower"). The panel is moderated by Leo Braudy.

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9. Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America

Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America

Author: Sherry Boschert


Saturday, June 23, at 2:00 PM

Sherry Boschert talks about the benefits of hybrid electric cars, which developers say will get more than 100 miles per gallon. Ms. Boschert spoke at an event hosted by the Sierra Club in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Sherry Boschert is co-founder of the San Francisco Electric Vehicle Association and is a member of the executive committee of Plug In America. She is also a senior reporter for the International Medical News Group. For more, visit sherryboschert.com.

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10. The Supreme Court Opinions of Clarence Thomas, 1991-2006: A Conservative's Perspective

The Supreme Court Opinions of Clarence Thomas, 1991-2006: A Conservative's Perspective

Author: Henry Mark Holzer

Saturday, June 23, at 3:00 PM

In his book "The Supreme Court Opinions of Clarence Thomas," Henry Mark Holzer sets out to defend the record and character of Clarence Thomas against what he terms unfair portrayals of him in the media. He analyzes many of Justice Thomas's nearly 350 Supreme Court opinions and concludes that Justice Thomas is a formidable intellectual deeply committed to the Constitution and its principles of federalism, separation of powers, limited judicial review, and regard for individual rights.

Henry Mark Holzer is professor emeritus at Brooklyn Law School. He has co-authored two books -- "'Aid and Comfort': Jane Fonda in North Vietnam" and "Fake Warriors: Identifying, Exposing, and Punishing Those Who Falsify Their Military Service" -- with his wife, Erika Holzer.

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11. The Next 25 Years: The New Supreme Court and What It Means for Americans

The Next 25 Years: The New Supreme Court and What It Means for Americans

Author: Martin Garbus

Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, June 23, at 4:00 PM

Trial lawer and legal commentator Martin Garbus talks with the ACLU about the direction of the Supreme Court since the confirmation of Justices John Roberts and Sam Alito. Mr. Garbus says that Justices Roberts and Alito are threats to civil rights and environmental law.

Martin Garbus is a trial lawyer and partner in the law firm of Davis & Gilbert. He is the author of six books and has taught at the law schools of Yale and Columbia.

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50. kick!

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12. 2007 BookExpo America: Bestselling Books and American Culture

2007 BookExpo America: Bestselling Books and American Culture

Author: Heath, John and Lisa Adams

Saturday, June 23, at 5:00 PM
Sunday, June 24, at 11:00 PM

John Heath and Lisa Adams discuss their forthcoming book, "Why We Read What We Read: Exploring Contemporary Bestsellers and What They Say About Our Books and Ourselves." This event was part of this year's BookExpo America held in New York City.

BookExpo America: bookexpoamerica.com

[Hidden Stillness]

51. Study--Sounded Really Interesting

This program was really interesting, despite a kind of annoying "joky-patter" approach by the two authors for this audience; I don't know if the book was written the same way--it doesn't really work. The topic and their treatment of it, regardless, was really great and sometimes very perceptive.

The two authors studied the best-seller lists for U.S. books over a period of about 16 years, and analyzed what was popular, and "why." The overarching theme of this talk was of how simplistic and formulaic the fiction and non-fiction books were, and what attitudes kept coming up. Some of the most exciting and perceptive comments were during these parts, when the authors lampooned the constant, never-deviating patterns of the writing (and marketing) of these books. The melding together of the self-help/diet/inspiration/business categories, to form a kind of catch-all "inspiration" "guru/solution" "make-the-most-of-your-life" approach; the fact that the "romance/self-help" books take so little account of the realities of daily real-world life, and are so stereotypically hyper-masculine and hyper-feminine. Romance non-fiction relies on the "advice" of "communication" to solve all; romance fiction relies on "passion" and "surrendering to true love," with the (heterosexual) couple being complete ("Venus/Mars") aliens to each other. There is no friendship, compatibility, or ordinary life in any of these books, on any level. It is, as a matter of fact, all escapism. Gender differences are not reconciled, they are painted over with sex-role-rigid fantasy.

I noticed, years ago, how fake and unhelpful popular "psychology" books are, with trying to solve your own problems. Anyone who suffers from any social fear or discomfort is treated as a "loser," and "you" are advised to "dump them"(when many of us ARE "them," of some sort or other); there is no sophistication at all to the "analysis," except the ubiquitous, annoying call for "self-esteem," even when that isn't the problem. The complicated mix that most people actually are, is lost to the simpleminded, and fake, "categories" of "personality types" far more "type-able" than they are in real life.

Part of the talk centered on the comic-book "good and evil" approach used even by current political "analysts" of society, and how the "other" is all evil, ("liberal/traitor/terrorist," etc.), and "our side" is all-good-intention. There is no intention whatsoever in the current books to try to understand, talk to, the other side--there is only an escapist reinforcement of "our" "rightness," read among ourselves. There were really good comments about how others who think differently, are now painted as "villians" for doing so, the cause of all the world's problems, "insane," etc., and that the evil in the world is just so different from ourselves, that it is all external, caused by "the other," not an endemic part of all of us. "Religion," (pseudo-religion) is packaged only as "how to get this or that by prayer," "they are wrong, we are good," "controlling your fate," and other marketing hooks, and almost never an actual treatment of the topic on an intellectual level.

Memiors and autobiographies that sell well were described as falling into a pattern nowadays of horror-tragedy, finally ending with an "inspirational uplifting" ending, that actually avoided the true reality of tragedy and suffering, but is more of a glib writing/marketing tactic. Near the end, during a question-and-answer, it came out that there are many fewer author names that show up on the best-seller lists since the mid-1990s, the same names selling over and over, and are actually fewer writing genres now, as the whole industry becomes more marketed and less actual publishing. There were many interesting and great points made during this program, much research, great comments, and the book seems really interesting, like it really gets at the problem of the current situation.

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53. I dozed off

not because it wasn't interesting, but because it was Sat. afternoon nap time. :)

Thanks! I'll catch it again on Sunday.

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60. I can remember Al Gore talking about evil,

and his understanding of how it resides in all of us. More specifically he spoke of seeing the possibility for evil within himself.

I think that if one cannot recognize that in themselves, it's possible to be swayed by it. It can go unrecognized for what it is if we think we're not capable of it and it's only contained within the "other", or if the simple fact that we're all capable of it is resisted or denied.

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13. Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer

Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer

Author: Louise Barnett

Saturday, June 23, at 6:00 PM

In 1996, Rutgers University professor Louise Barnett was on Booknotes for "Touched by Fire." The books talks about the life of George Armstrong Custer as well as the myths that prevail about him.

Louise Barnett has taught at Rutgers since 1976 where her focus is 19th century culture. Since completing this book on General Custer, she has written "Ungentlemanly Acts: The Army's Notorius Incent Trial." Louise Barnett received her doctorate in English and American Literature from Bryn Mawr College.

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14. Discussion of Hip-Hop & Women

Discussion of Hip-Hop & Women with Bakari Kitwana, Tracy Sharpley Whiting, Mark Anthony Neal, Joan Morgan, David Ikard, T.J. Crawford and Amina Norman-Hawkins

Saturday, June 23, at 7:00 PM

From the University of Chicago, a townhall meeting on women and hip-hop, entitled "Does Hip-Hop Hate Women?" The discussion is one of ten similar townhalls organized by Bakari Kitwana, who moderates a panel discussion with Tracy Sharpley Whiting, author of "Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip Hop's Hold on Young Black Women;" Mark Anthony Neal, author of "New Black Man;" Joan Morgan, author of "When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down;" David Ikard, author of "Breaking the Silence: Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism;" T.J. Crawford, chairman of the National Hip-Hop Political Convention; and Amina Norman-Hawkins, executive director of the Chicago Hip-Hop Initiative. Moderator Bakari Kitwana is the author of "Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wankstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in America."

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15. After Words: Amity Shlaes interviewed by Nick Gillespie

After Words: Amity Shlaes, author of "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression" interviewed by Nick Gillespie

Saturday, June 23, at 9:00 PM
Sunday, June 24, at 6:00 PM
Sunday, June 24, at 9:00 PM

Amity Shlaes re-examines the financial history of the Great Depression and critiques the New Deal in her book "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression." The author argues that it was the fortitude of the individual citizen and not President Roosevelt’s economic plan that sustained people throughout the depression. Ms. Shlaes recounts the lives of these individuals as well as the proponents and critics of the New Deal. Amity Shlaes discusses her new book with Nick Gillespie, editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.

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52. kick!

Japan

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16. The Secret History of the American Empire - John Perkins

The Secret History of the American Empire

Author: John Perkins

Saturday, June 23, at 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 24, at 12:00 PM

John Perkins talks about his follow-up to his 2005 book, "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," at Barnes & Noble in New York City. In his new book, Mr. Perkins argues that the United States uses its foreign policy to further U.S. business interests around the globe, often to the detriment of poor countries.

John Perkins is the founder and chairman of Dream Change, a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable development. He is a former international business consultant.

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54. discussion thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1170944

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63. replay on now...

Africa

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17. 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Debby Applegate "The Most Famous Man in America:...

2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Debby Applegate "The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher

Author: Debby Applegate


Saturday, June 23, at 11:10 PM
Sunday, June 24, at 7:40 AM


This interview with the 2007 Pultizer Prize winning biographer was recorded in the Book TV bus on the campus of UCLA.

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18. Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement

Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement

Author: Zaki Chehab

Saturday, June 23, at 11:30 PM
Sunday, June 24, at 8:30 AM

Journalist Zaki Chehab details the rise of Hamas in the Palestinian terrorities and describes how the group was able to win Palestinian elections in 2006. In his book, Mr. Chehab argues that Hamas' extensive social welfare network is just as important to Palestinians as is the group's message of armed struggled against Israel.

A Palestinian refugee, Zaki Chehab grew up in UN refugee camps. He is currently political editor of both the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper and the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation. Mr. Chehab has previously worked for the Guardian newspaper, CNN and the BBC and is the author of "Inside the Resistance: The Iraqi Insurgency and the Future of the Middle East."

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55. on now kick!

China

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19. Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water

Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water

Author: Alan Snitow

Sunday, June 24, at 1:00 AM

In their book "Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water," Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow chronicle attempts by private corporations to take over public waterworks. They argue that profit-seeking companies increase rates and encourage wasteful use of water.

Alan Snitow is a documentary filmmaker and former radio and television news producer. He is president of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters and serves on the board of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Deborah Kaufman produces and directs documentaries. With Alan Snitow, she produced "Secrets of Silicon Valley" and "Blacks and Jews" for PBS. Ms. Kaufman also founded the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.

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58. Give me a list of stuff more important than water

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20. 1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East

1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East

Author: Tom Segev

Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=8349&SectionName=&PlayMedia=No


Sunday, June 24, at 2:30 AM

June 5th marked the 40th anniversary of the start of the June 1967 War (also known as the Six Day War) between Israel and three of its neighbors - Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. Tom Segev looks at the background and events that influenced the Israeli government in the lead-up to its attack on Egypt. The talk was hosted by Busboys & Poets bookstore in Washington, DC.

Tom Segev is a columnist for the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz. His previous books include "The Seventh Million: Israelis and the Holocaust" and "One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate."

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21. You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones Are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global...

You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones Are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global Economy

Author: Nicholas Sullivan

Sunday, June 24, at 4:00 AM

Nicholas Sullivan talks about GrameenPhone, a company supported by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Grameen Bank that provides cell phones to the poor of Bangladesh in an effort to develop the country's economy. GrameenPhone, which has aided millions of people in Bangledesh, currently has annual profits of over $200 million. GrameenPhone founder Iqbal Quadir makes opening remarks.

Nicholas Sullivan, publisher of the journal Innovations, compiles the annual Wealth of Nations Index, which ranks the economic and social development potential of 70 developing countries. For more on Mr. Sullivan or the book, visit: youcanhearmenow.com.

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22. Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians

Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians

Author: Laura Flanders

Sunday, June 24, at 5:00 AM

Laura Flanders talks about what the Democratic Party needs to do to revive itself. She argues that instead of rushing to the center, Democracts would do well to embrace those on the progressive side of the party. She spoke at Olsson's Books and Records in Washington, DC.

Laura Flanders is the host of Radio Nation with Laura Flanders, heard on the Air America Radio network and other stations. She is the author of "Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species." For more information, visit lauraflanders.com.

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23. Counterpoints: 25 Years of the New Criterion on Culture & the Arts

Counterpoints: 25 Years of the New Criterion on Culture & the Arts

Author: Roger Kimball, Hilton Kramer

Sunday, June 24, at 6:00 AM

Twenty-five years after the founding of the New Criterion, the editors of the conservative journal of literary, artistic and cultural criticism published a collection of writings from the magazine. Editor Roger Kimball moderates a panel discussion in New York City with four of the book's contributors: Robert Bork, Anthony Daniels, Eric Ormsby and Mark Steyn.

Roger Kimball edits the New York-based literary magazine The New Criterion. He is a frequent contributor to conservative publications. Robert Bork was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1987, but the Senate rejected his nomination. He is currently a professor at the Ave Maria School of Law in Michigan and previously served as U.S. solicitor general and on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Anthony Daniels is a columnist for the London Spectator. He is also is a psychiatrist specializing in addiction and formerly practiced medicine in a British prison. Eric Ormsby is a poet and literary columnist for the New York Sun. Mark Steyn is a syndicated columnist and also writes for the Atlantic Monthly and National Review. He is from Canada.

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24. The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican ...

The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution

Author: Naftali Bendavid

Sunday, June 24, at 8:00 AM

Naftali Bendavid discusses the political strategy of Congressmen Rahm Emanuel, and his role in the Democrats reclaiming of the House of Representatives in 2006. Mr. Bendavid shares personal anecdotes and colleagues’ impressions of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Head.

Naftali Bendavid is the deputy Washington bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune. He has served as Justice Department and White House correspondent since 1997. Mr. Bendavid has also written for the Miami Herald and Legal Times.

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25. Freedom's Power: The True Force Of Liberalism

Freedom's Power: The True Force Of Liberalism (

Author: Paul Starr


Sunday, June 24, at 10:00 AM
Sunday, July 1, at 3:00 PM

Paul Starr follows the maturation of the political theory of liberalism from its origins in the 17th and 18th century to its current understanding. Mr. Starr contends that liberalism is the basis for all effective societies and proposes ideas to re-imagine the ideology.

Paul Starr is a sociology and public affairs professor at Princeton University. He is the co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect. Mr. Starr is the author of several books including "The Social Transformation of American Medicine" which won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.

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

Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America

Author: Brigitte Gabriel

Sunday, June 24, at 11:05 AM
Sunday, June 24, at 5:10 PM

Brigitte Gabriel speaks at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. In her book, Ms. 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 on what she calls "hate education" in Islamic institutions. Includes Q&A with the JFSC audience.


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

[EFerrari]

59. This woman is clinically insane.

:shrug:

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61. I had to turn it off, she was practically screeching...

wacko!

[EFerrari]

62. She conflated al Qaida with illegal immigration just

like my joke about al qaida nannies and gardeners. And she doesn't pause for air. :wow:

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64. did you catch the first part of John Perkins?

he's on now. :)

[EFerrari]

65. Yes! I'm TiVoing it so I can watch it again. He keeps making me

think and then I miss stuff! :)

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27. Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its ...

Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve

Author: Bernard Goldberg
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=8189&SectionName=&PlayMedia=No

Sunday, June 24, at 1:30 PM

Bernard Goldberg criticizes both liberals and conservatives in his book, "Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right." The former CBS newsman portrays liberals as hostile to the military, Christianity and American values. Republicans, he says, don't stand up for their own principles, such as small government and opposition to racial preferences.

Bernard Goldberg spent twenty eight years as a reporter for CBS News. In 1996, while still at the network, he wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal accusing broadcast news operations of having a liberal bias. Mr. Goldberg expanded on that theme in his 2001 book, "Bias." He is currently a sports reporter at HBO.

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28. PEN World Voices Festival Lecture

PEN World Voices Festival Lecture

Author: Grossman, David

Sunday, June 24, at 2:30 PM

David Grossman, an Israeli author and journalist, gives the Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at the PEN World Voices Festival in New York City. Following his remarks, Mr. Grossman talks about his life and work with South African author Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature.About the Author
David Grossman's many books include "Death as a Way of Life: From Oslo to the Geneva Agreement," "Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with Palestinians in Israel," and "The Yellow Wind." For more on the PEN World Voices Festival, visit: pen.org.

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29. The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science

The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science

Author: Natalie Angier

Sunday, June 24, at 7:55 PM

Natalie Angier talks about the works that make up the foundation for our understanding of science. She spoke at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park, California.

Natalie Angiers reports on science for the New York Times. She has worked for Discover and Time magazines. In 1991, Ms. Angiers won the Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting. She is married to Washington Post science reporter Rick Weiss.

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30. Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See

Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See

Author: Robert Kurson

Sunday, June 24, at 10:00 PM
Monday, June 25, at 12:00 AM

"Crashing Through" is the story of Mike May, a blind man who was offered the chance to undergo stem cell transplant surgery to regain the sight he lost at age three. Initially unsure whether he wanted eyesight, Mr. May eventually underwent the operation. The book recounts how he made the decision and how he adjusted to life after the surgery. Mr. May appears with the author at this event. The author, Robert Kurson, will also appear on Q&A this weekend. You can see his interview on Sunday night, June 24th at 8pm and 11pm et on C-SPAN.


Robert Kurson is a contributing editor for Esquire magazine and the author of "Shadow Divers." He previously worked for the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago magazine. Prior to his journalism career, Mr. Kurson worked as a Harvard-educated real estate lawyer, Wal-Mart options trader, data entry clerk and drapery installer.

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31. 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Jon Wiener "Historians in Trouble: Plagiarism, Fraud, and ...

2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Jon Wiener "Historians in Trouble: Plagiarism, Fraud, and Politics in the Ivory Tower"

Author: Jon Wiener

Monday, June 25, at 12:55 AM


The author is interviewed on the Book TV bus on the campus of UCLA. Mr. Wiener also discusses his book "Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files."

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32. Russia's Revolution: Essays, 1989-2006

Russia's Revolution: Essays, 1989-2006

Author: Leon Aron

Monday, June 25, at 1:30 AM

In a collection of essays, Leon Aron paints a picture of the new Russia and its political, economic and cultural transformation since the waning days of Communism. Mr. Aron reviews recent Russian history: Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika; the fall of the Soviet Union and new economic and political systems under Boris Yeltsin; and the current day's increasing government control under Vladimir Putin.

Leon Aron is a resident scholar and director of Russian studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He was born in Moscow and immigrated to the United States in 1978.

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33. Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream And The Mexican War, 1846-1848

Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream And The Mexican War, 1846-1848

Author: Joseph Wheelan

Monday, June 25, at 3:00 AM

Joseph Wheelan explores the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. The author chronicles President James Polk's desire to acquire California via war and the popular dissent that followed the start of the war by the likes of John Quincy Adams, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. What became known as "Mr. Polk's War" resulted in more than 500,000 square miles of new U.S. territory. Joseph Wheelan delivers his talk at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Joseph Wheelan is the author of "Jefferson's Vendetta: The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the Judiciary" and "Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror, 1801-1805." He was formerly an editor and reporter for the Associated Press.

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34. 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Divided America Panel

2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Divided America Panel


Monday, June 25, at 4:30 AM

From the 2007 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a panel on issues that divide America. Participating are: Douglas Brinkley ("The Great Deluge"), Edward Humes ("Monkey Girl"), Eyal Press ("Absolute Convictions"), and Krista Tippett ("Speaking of Faith"). Matt Miller moderates the panel.

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35. If They Only Listened to Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians to Hear

If They Only Listened to Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians to Hear

Author: Melinda Henneberger

Monday, June 25, at 7:00 AM

In researching her book, "If They Only Listened to Us," reporter Melinda Henneberger interviewed more than two hundred women across the country, asking them about the political issues that are important to them. Among those issues are Iraq, abortion, the environment, globalization, job loss, and government corruption. Ms. Henneberger learned that many women think politicians aren't authentic and don't care about the issues that matter most in their daily lives.

Melinda Henneberger is a regular contributor to Slate and a columnist for Commonweal. She is a former New York Times reporter and a former contributing editor for Newsweek magazine.

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36. Kick for the slackers... it's 8:30 pm Pacific already...

You know who you are. :P

:evilgrin:

[Kurovski]

37. Got a new desk chair, and my rear-end is feelin' fine! RECOMMENDED!!

I had to make a chocolate cake to celebrate some hetero anniversary, so I'm late. Sorry. :loveya: Where's that lady, you know...what's her name? The one the guys are always chasing?

Maybe with the new chair, I won't be so cranky and belligerent due to poor posture and butt fatigue. And it was only $4! That's 3 times less than my going rate!

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39. nothin is as good as a happy rear-end.

butt you probably already figured that out.

[EFerrari]

38. Please don't hurt me.

[Kurovski]

42. Good morning kick.

[EFerrari]

43. Kick. Btw, John Marshall's presentation on the Little Bighorn

is fantastic. He's a good writer and a great presentor. And, he's very handsome. :)

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45. I agree 110%

:)

[EFerrari]

46. I haven't wondered where someone lived for a loooooong time.

Is he from Pine Ridge? Can you take a vacation from unemployment? lol

And, it's Joseph M., not John. Oops.

[Bozita]

47. Who's got that 5th R?

Thanks, Viva.

[MelissaB]

48. Me!

:kick:

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49. Hey stranger!

How'r things over in the election forum? :hi:

[EFerrari]

56. Kicking my favorite thread.

:kick:

[Hamlette]

57. kick

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66. God on Trial - Somehow I missed this one...

oops.


God on Trial: Dispatches from America's Religious Battlefields (1:13:27)

Author: Peter Irons


Constitutional lawyer Peter Irons outlines major court cases involving the separation of church and state in his book "God on Trial: Dispatches from America's Religious Battlefields." The book focuses on cases involving a cross in a public park; organized prayer at high school football games; Ten Commandment displays in courtrooms; the pledge of allegiance in public schools; and teaching the intelligent design theory in schools. Mr. Irons presents first-person accounts from those involved on both sides of each case.

Peter Irons is a civil rights attorney and college professor. He has taught at Boston College, the University of Massachusetts and the University of California-San Diego.