Book TV Schedule: February 2nd - 4th

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: February 2-4
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A monthly LIVE author interview, featuring your calls
Sunday 12 PM-3 PM ET, re-airs Sunday at midnight ET
David Levering Lewis joins Book TV for a live, InDepth interview. Mr. Levering Lewis is the author of two biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois, W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race and W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963 that have each won the Pulitzer Prize for biography. He is the author and editor of several other books, including King: A Biography, The Portable Harlem Renaissance Reader, When Harlem Was in Vogue and his most recently published title God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215. David Levering Lewis is currently a history professor at New York University.

You can join this three-hour conversation by e-mailing your question to
[e-mail] or by calling in during the program:
East/Central Time Zone 202-737- 0001, Mountain/Pacific Time Zone 202-737-0002.



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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
Pete Earley explores the post Cold War world of Russian and American espionage in Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War. Mr. Earley focuses his study on Sergei Tretyakov or "Comrade J", who oversaw Russian spy operations against the United States from 1995 to 2000. Pete Earley and Sergei Tretyakov talk with Peter Earnest, Executive Director of the International Spy Museum.


Weekend Highlights
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Vincent Bzdek, Woman of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi
Vincent Bzdek chronicles the life and career of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
(Sunday 10 AM, 5 PM and 10 PM ET)
Randall Larsen, Our Own Worst Enemy
Randall Larsen talks about the threat of terrorism and suggests ways for people and communities to protect themselves. Mr. Larsen spoke about this topic to an audience of 200 National Guard officers.
(Sunday 1 AM and 7:30 AM, Monday 5:30 AM ET)

Jacob Weisberg, The Bush Tragedy
Jacob Weisberg presents a portrait of President George W. Bush through the family members, friends, and close advisers who have influenced him. Mr. Weisberg examines these relationships and their contribution to what he says is the downfall of the Bush presidency.
(Saturday 7 PM, Monday 6:45 AM ET)

Devra Davis, The Secret History of the War on Cancer
Devra Davis argues that while a large amount of attention and money has been spent on treatments for cancer, far less has been spent on investigating the causes. She spoke about this topic at the New York Academy of Sciences.
(Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 6 AM ET)




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Program times are approximate. All times are Eastern Time (ET).

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Saturday, February 2, 2008

8:00 AM 56 min History
Boom! Voices of the Sixties
Author: Tom Brokaw

9:00 AM 54 min The Blue Death: Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink
Author: Robert Morris

10:00 AM 1 hr Feds in the Classroom
Author: Neal McCluskey

11:00 AM 1 hr, 3 min Only Connect: The Way to Save Our Schools
Authors: Rudy Crew; Thomas Dyja

12:00 PM 1 hr, 15 min History
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
Author: Drew Gilpin Faust

1:30 PM 41 min History
Virtue, Valor, & Vanity: The Founding Fathers and the Pursuit of Fame
Author: Eric Burns

2:15 PM 1 hr, 25 min History
Panel on The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
Author: David Halberstam

4:00 PM 1 hr, 59 min Violent Politics: A History of Insurgency, Terrorism & Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to Iraq
Author: William Polk

6:00 PM 59 min Encore Booknotes: "Walking on Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century"
Author: Randall Kenan

7:00 PM 53 min Politics
The Bush Tragedy
Author: Jacob Weisberg

8:15 PM 44 min 2007 Texas Book Festival: The Onion Presents "Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth"
Author: The Onion

9:00 PM 57 min After Words: Pete Earley and Sergei Tretyakov, "Comrade J: The Untold Story of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War" interviewed by Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum

10:00 PM 1 hr, 31 min The Secret History of the War on Cancer
Author: Devra Davis

11:30 PM 1 hr, 21 min The World Without Us - 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
Author: Alan Weisman


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Sunday, February 3, 2008

1:00 AM 1 hr, 11 min Our Own Worst Enemy
Author: Randall Larsen

2:15 AM 44 min Losing the Golden Hour: An Insider's View of Iraq's Reconstruction
Author: James Stephenson

3:00 AM 56 min Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East
Author: Jared Cohen

4:00 AM 1 hr, 5 min History
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: A Political Marriage
Author: Nicholas Wapshott

5:15 AM 46 min History
The Liberals' Moment: The McGovern Insurgency and the Identity Crisis of the Democratic Party
Author: Bruce Miroff

6:00 AM 1 hr, 31 min The Secret History of the War on Cancer
Author: Devra Davis

7:30 AM 1 hr, 11 min Our Own Worst Enemy
Author: Randall Larsen

8:45 AM 32 min Politics
Allen Raymond, "How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative" on Washington Journal
Author: Allen Raymond

9:15 AM 35 min Public Lives
From the Barrio to Washington: An Educator's Journey
Author: Armando Rodriguez

10:00 AM 54 min Politics
Woman of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi
Author: Vincent Bzdek

11:00 AM 57 min Politics
The Conservative Ascendancy: How the GOP Right Made Political History
Author: Donald Critchlow

12:00 PM 3 hr In Depth: David Levering Lewis
3:00 PM 1 hr, 56 min Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror
Author: David Cole

5:00 PM 54 min Politics
Woman of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi
Author: Vincent Bzdek

6:00 PM 57 min After Words: Pete Earley and Sergei Tretyakov, "Comrade J: The Untold Story of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War" interviewed by Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum

7:00 PM 1 hr, 15 min Politics
Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again
Author: David Frum

8:15 PM 35 min Public Lives
From the Barrio to Washington: An Educator's Journey
Author: Armando Rodriguez

9:00 PM 57 min After Words: Pete Earley and Sergei Tretyakov, "Comrade J: The Untold Story of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War" interviewed by Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum

10:00 PM 54 min Politics
Woman of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi
Author: Vincent Bzdek

11:00 PM 1 hr, 3 min History
The Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War
Author: Brian McAllister Linn


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Monday, February 4, 2008

12:00 AM 3 hr In Depth: David Levering Lewis

3:00 AM 57 min After Words: Pete Earley and Sergei Tretyakov, "Comrade J: The Untold Story of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War" interviewed by Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum

4:00 AM 1 hr, 3 min History
The Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War
Author: Brian McAllister Linn

5:00 AM 32 min Eagle Council - Jed Babbin "In The Words of Our Enemies"
Author: Jed Babbin

5:30 AM 1 hr, 11 min Our Own Worst Enemy
Author: Randall Larsen

6:45 AM 53 min Politics
The Bush Tragedy
Author: Jacob Weisberg

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

[Bozita]

1. K&R

Thanks, Viva.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. Hi Boz!

:hug:

[Bozita]

3. Members of the DU Book-TV Club are either MIA or AWOL tonight.

I'm preparing for Bill Maher now.

Wow, beer from the garage on Groundhog Day Eve is really cold.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. Kick!

[Kurovski]

5. Hiya!

K&R. Gotta run...Mount Pilot...get stuff...bye! :loveya:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. ...

[TacticalPeek]

6. Thanks.

:kick:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

7. K&R for Viva

Daisy said I hadta or was in trouble

Can't argue with her ;)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. special for Daisy...

Hubba Hubba

[SalmonChantedEvening]

11. Brains and looks!!

She wants his numbah :D

[Viva_La_Revolution]

13. 555-htdg

:evilgrin:

[Kurovski]

10. Kick!

:kick:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

12. "The Bush Tragedy"

Understatement of the year, imho...

Jacob Weisberg presents a portrait of President George W. Bush through the family members, friends, and close advisers who have influenced him. Mr. Weisberg examines these relationships and their contribution to what he says is the downfall of the Bush presidency. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

[Kurovski]

14. Kick. (nt)

[EFerrari]

15. I missed the window, Vivala.

I'm sorry.

:kick:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

16. so'kay...

If you were perfect, you wouldn't be human. :hug:

:)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

17. Kick!

[Greyhound]

18. Hey grrl, anything happening this weekend?

that's not on tee vee...
:kick:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

19. Well, I'm going to Gramma's house... I think FreedRadical was talking about

going to watch the game somewhere. :hi:

[Kurovski]

20. So...the reason Booktv hit a mere three recommends is because

everyone was busy making gallons of guacamole. I get it now!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

21. I even brought out the kittens and puppies.. to no avail.

:shrug:

[Kurovski]

22. What has DU come to when even the kitties and puppies are ignored?

:cry:

[Bozita]

23. Might be PuppyBowl IV.

It's half-time on Animal Planet now. The kittens are doing their thing.

[Kurovski]

24. You mean they're shredding curtains and chasing sunlight dapples?

Or sleeping? Which is it, Boz? :hi:

[Bozita]

25. The kittens were playing on the various floats on the field during half-time.

The 2nd half just began. It's back to the puppies.

Best part is the player introductions.

And it's broadcast in HD.