BOOK TV Schedule August 6-8

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Saturday, August 6

8:00 am Jeffrey McGowan, Major Conflict: One Gay Man's Life in The Don't-Ask-Don't Tell Military

8:45 John Bradley, Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside the Kingdom in Crisis

9:45 Husain Haqqani, Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military

11:00 Ray Moynihan, Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies are Turning Us All Into Patients

12:00 pm In Depth: Tom Wolfe

3:00 History on Book TV: Books on Hiroshima and the 60th anniversary of the Atomic Bomb

7:00 Encore Booknotes: Matthew Pinsker, Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home

8:00 Alephonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak & Judy Bernstein, They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan

9:15 Ilan Stavans, Dictionary Days

10:30 Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed


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Sunday, August 7

12:00 am After Words: Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) interviewed by Kirk Victor

1:00 Kate Larson, Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an Ameican Hero

2:00 Pierce O'Donnell, In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on America

3:00 History on Book TV: Books on Hiroshima and the 60th anniversary of the Atomic Bomb

7:00 2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: 18th-Century River Travel

8:15 Jack Bass & Marilyn Thompson, Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond

9:30 Hendrik Hertzberg, Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004

11:00 Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)

12:00 pm In Depth: In Depth: William Least Heat-Moon

6:00 After Words: After Words: Kenneth Walsh interviewed by Susan Eisenhower

7:00 Public Lives: Laurence Leamer, Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger

8:00 Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)

9:00 After Words: After Words: Kenneth Walsh interviewed by Susan Eisenhower

10:00 Hendrik Hertzberg, Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004

11:15 Walter Stahr, John Jay: Founding Father


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Monday, August 8

12:00 am In Depth: In Depth: William Least Heat-Moon

3:00 George Weigel, The Cube and the Cathedral

4:15 2005 Printers Row Book Fair: Kevin Boyle, 2005 Printers Row Book Fair: Kevin Boyle

5:00 Susan Glasser, Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution

6:00 S.V. Date, Mirta Ojito, and Karen Spears Zacharias, Much Ado About Books 2005: Writing the Memoir

6:45 Husain Haqqani, Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military


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

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1. Major Conflict: One Gay Man's Life in The Don't-Ask-Don't Tell Military

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Major Conflict: One Gay Man's Life in The Don't-Ask-Don't Tell Military
Jeffrey McGowan

Jeffrey McGowan talks about his book, "Major Conflict," at Vertigo Books in College Park, Maryland. Mr. McGowan recounts his service in the U.S. Army and how the "don't ask don't tell" policy dealing with homosexuality in the military led to his retirement in 1998. The author answers questions from the audience following his presentation.

Jeffrey McGowan served for ten years in the U.S. Army. He is currently in the pharmaceutical sales industry.

Publisher: Broadway Books 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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2. Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside the Kingdom in Crisis

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Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside the Kingdom in Crisis
John Bradley

John Bradley talks about life in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi royal family's hold on power there. Mr. Bradley says that while the majority of citizens in Saudi Arabia worry about growing unemployment, a deteriorating education system, and a lack of fundamental freedom, the Saudi royal family does little to address these issues. This disparity, he argues, has caused Saudi Arabia to become increasingly unstable. Mr. Bradley also talks about the fallout from the U.S. invasion of Iraq in Saudi Arabia and recounts a picnic he attended in Saudi Arabia with members of Osama bin Laden's family. Mr. Bradley was interviewed about his book, "Saudi Arabia Exposed," by Jim Bohannon, host of Westwood One's Jim Bohannon Show.

John Bradley has reported on Saudi Arabia for numerous news sources, including the Washington Times, the Independent (London), the London Daily Telegraph, CNN and the BBC.

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010

[Jane Austin]

31. Thanks so much for doing this.

I always find something I want to record.

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3. Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military

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Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military
Husain Haqqani

The relationship between Pakistan's official military and Islamic groups in the country is one that complicates the relationship between the United States and Pakistan. This is the subject of "Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military," a new book by Pakistani scholar Husain Haqqani. In it, the author examines how Pakistan has been torn between being an Islamic state and hub for radical Islamic activity while also sharing intelligence with the U.S. intelligence community in the global war on terror. The author contends that part of this identity struggles stems from the long-standing close ties between the Pakistani military and Islamic groups. He is joined in the discussion by Steve Coll, author of "Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001."

Husain Haqqani served as the Pakistani ambassador to Sri Lanka from 1992 to 1993. He was an adviser to several former Pakistani prime ministers and now writes a regular column syndicated throughout the Middle East and South Asia.

Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036

[Ian David]

4. I highly recomend Jared Diamond at 10:30 on Saturday

10:30 Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Also, if you can find it, his PBS documentary Guns, Germs and Steel

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12. Thanks!

I'll have to tape it though, since I will be fraternizing with local DU'ers at the pub.
:)

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5. Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies are...

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Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies are Turning Us All Into Patients
Ray Moynihan

Ray Moynihan argues that the world's biggest drug companies now target healthy people in the new book "Selling Sickness," co-authored by Alan Cassels. The author describes how physicians are in the habit of prescribing drugs for problems that could be treated with an improved diet and exercise. Mr. Moynihan also asserts that billions of health care dollars are being spent on treating healthy, rich Americans as opposed to fighting the AIDS epidemic and treating the legitimately sick. This event was hosted by Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City.

Ray Moynihan is a visiting editor and contributor with the British Medical Journal. His writing has been published in The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine. Mr. Moynihan co-authored "Selling Sickness" with Globe and Mail and CBC commentator Alan Cassels.

Publisher: Nation Books 245 W. 17th Street, 11th floor New York, NY 10011

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28. notes...

Essentially 3 things – official boundaries of illness are being widened. Marketing strategies - increasingly the healthy are being targeted. normal everyday ailments are being sold as something that needs medication . Medical establishment corrupted by drug companies lubricating the docs and even the legislatures.

more than ½ of FDA funded by drug companies.

Pharm. co’s are ‘branding’ illnesses to widen their pool of consumers

Prologue - using our fear to sell, parents fear of youth suicide, our fear of early death, and woman’s fear of heart attack/menopause. Yet the meds prescribes appear to increase the symptoms they are prescribed for.
Industry sponsored efforts do not educate us, they skew to ill-inform us.

average American sees 10 ads for Meds everyday.

disease mongering is an essential part of the drug industry.

10 conditions in book

3 examples – #1 social anxiety disorder – 1% of population is effected according to legitimate studies, 13% according to Pharm. co’s. 1 in 8 people supposedly.
They’ve attempted to blur the boundaries between ordinary shyness and real disorder.
It’s a great way to get new markets is have your drug approved for other illnesses.

Pharm. co’s created fake grassroots campaign (astro-turfing) now common tool in PR houses.
created fake coalition (patients, doctors, scientists) with advertising, all funded by drug company to link social anxiety with Paxel. Campaign was so effective that they bragged about it publicly. A guy named Ricky Williams was contracted by drug co to push these campaigns, went on talk shows etc. ****Mother Jones article on this - http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2002/07/disorders.html

#2 PMDD – premenstrual dysphoric disorder is still a controversial condition. Many researchers say it’s just a normal condition of life, not an “Illness”. Eli Lily – Prozac was dieing and they needed new markets for it. They sponsored a roundtable and published a paper before researchers even decided it was a real disorder. Their money seriously skewed the info that we got.
Seraphim prescribed for PMDD was just repackaged Prozac!
******”A Drug by any Other Name” http://depression.about.com/cs/hormones/a/sarafem.htm

#3 The clearest example of a “created disease” – we are living thru it right now. Female Sexual Dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction had made them a fortune. Why not?

“By the way, this book is about the marketing of the drugs, not the actual drugs so much.”

Pharm. co’s attend scientific conferences and meetings – his estimate is 50% of the people there are from drug co’s.

In the late 90’s the first conference ‘report’ that acknowledged Female Sexual Dysfunction was published. A small Med. journal published the paper which said 43% of women have this problem. 18 of 19 authors of papers about FSD have ties to drug co’s.

Book has been out for a month in Australia – not one fact has been challenged by drug co’s. they seem to have lost their tongues.

Common sexual difficulties being seen as a medical conditions so the drug co’s can sell their products to a larger population.

For British medical journal he wrote “The making of a disease: female sexual dysfunction’ got lots of good reviews worldwide. Women’s groups started getting emails from a PR group that suggested they should try and help debunk him. They promptly forwarded it to him, and he called the PR firm that wrote the letter, they denied it, he says letter is right in front of me, “well, so yes, we did” – He traced it to Pfizer – this was within a week or two of his article. He approached Pfizer in an email and asked them if they had done this, “yes. we did. Standard business practice.” For him, that was the scariest part of the whole thing.

Women’s groups and med groups are fighting this

No Free Lunch – health care providers -- physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, among others -- who believe that pharmaceutical promotion should not guide clinical practice, and that over-zealous promotional practices can lead to bad patient care. It is our goal to encourage health care practitioners to provide high quality care based on unbiased evidence rather than on biased pharmaceutical promotion. http://www.nofreelunch.org/aboutus.htm
50,000 med students group pledge to not take money or perks from drug co’s, not to work as paid speakers, etc.

It’s time that these panels riddled with conflicts of interests be removed from the process.


Q and A

Q – If the doc says I need to take blood pressure or cholesterol drug how do I know if he is telling me the truth?

A - biggest question of all and scariest for most people – may be subject of my next book, but I don’t have an answer yet.

Q – rambles mostly about people who need these meds, are you suggesting they are not sick?

A – book in now way denies these conditions exist, says Pharm industry is perverting the info and the need.

Q – med. equip co’s are also pushing their products this way.

A – yes, there’s even an ongoing federal lawsuit now looking at connections.

Q – Symptom of a broader and deeper trend – we are living in this vast denial that everything is a biological disorder, finding this as a reason for all issues, and you can take a pill to make it all better.

A – Yes, and there is an interesting contradiction in what they are doing, narrowing of illness symptoms, yet broadening of consumer base at same time.


*** Another good Mother Jones article on this mentions this book –

http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2005/07/selling_sickness.html


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41. Very interesting, I wish I had watched it

I am a victim of a drug making me sicker. I was prescribed an SSRI anti-depressant for almost 10 years that just made me tired and lethargic which made me more depressed so the doctors kept me on them. Now I take 11 pills a day to treat something that a few of my doctors believe was caused by the SSRIs. And I will probably take most of them for the rest of my life.

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42. he had some good insights to the process...

Keep an eye on the schedule for the next few weeks, they tend to repeat the good ones.

:)

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6. In Depth: Tom Wolfe

In Depth

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In Depth: Tom Wolfe
video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1204/arc_btv120504_4.ram

Description: On Sunday, December 5th, author Tom Wolfe was our guest on In Depth. Mr. Wolfe is the author of "The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby" (1965), "The Pump House Gang" (1968), "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" (1968), "Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers" (1970), "The Painted Word" (1975), "Mauve Gloves & Madmen" (1976), "The Right Stuff" (1979), "In Our Time" (1980), "From Bauhaus to Our House" (1981), "The Purple Decades" (1982), "The Bonfire of the Vanities" (1987), "A Man in Full" (1998), "Hooking Up" (2002), and his latest book, "I am Charlotte Simmons" (2004).

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

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7. Books on Hiroshima and the 60th anniversary of the Atomic Bomb

History on Book TV
A look at non-fiction history books.

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Books on Hiroshima and the 60th anniversary of the Atomic Bomb

On the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima during World II, Book TV presents programs on books about the era. It includes biographies of Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie R. Groves, the history of radium leading up to the atomic blasts, and more.

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8. Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home

Encore Booknotes
Highlights from C-SPAN's Sunday author interview series
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Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home
Matthew Pinsker

Matthew Pinsker describes the cottage President Lincoln and his family moved to after the death of his son Willie in his book "Lincoln's Sanctuary." In a 2003 interview, the author explains that Abraham Lincoln lived at the Soldiers' Home in Washington, DC; an asylum for soldiers injured at war, for nearly a quarter of his presidency including half of the year 1862.

Mathew Pinsker is a graduate of Harvard University and author of various articles and essays on Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War Era, and history of U.S campaigns and elections. He is currently a professor and the Endowed Chair of Civil War Studies at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania.

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9. They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys...

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They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
Alephonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak & Judy Bernstein

Alephonsion Deng and Benjamin Ajak give personal accounts of the Sudanese civil war in the late 1980s in their memoir, "They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky." Along with co-author Judy Bernstein, Mr. Deng and Mr. Ajak describe fleeing the Dinka tribe of Sudan as young boys after their village was attacked. The authors recount their journey across the Southern Sudan and how they eventually joined a group of child refugees known as the Lost Boys. This event was hosted by the World Affairs Council and took place at Elk's Lodge in Monterey, California.

Alephonsion Deng and Benjamin Ajak arrived in the United States in 2001 as part of an international refugee relief program. Both currently reside in San Diego, California.

Publisher: PublicAffairs 250 W. 57th Street, Suite 1321 New York, NY 10107

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10. Dictionary Days

On Saturday, August 6 at 9:15 pm
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Dictionary Days
Ilan Stavans

Ilan Stavans discusses his obsession with words in his new book, "Dictionary Days." The author provides a history of several languages including English, French, Spanish, and Latin. Mr. Stavans also compares different definitions of the same words and how they reflect the cultures of particular regions. This event was hosted by the Writing in the Americas program at Boston University in Massachusetts.

Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College in Massachusetts.

Publisher: GRAY WOLF PRESS 2402 University Avenue, Suite 203 Saint Paul, MN 55114

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11. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

On Saturday, August 6 at 10:30 pm
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond talks about his book, "Collapse," at the San Diego Natural History Museum in California. He analyzes the demise of both ancient and modern societies citing environmental damage, climate change, and rapid population growth as some of the biggest factors. After his presentation, Mr. Diamond answers questions from the audience.

Jared Diamond is a professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has published more than 200 articles in Discover, Natural History, Nature, and Geo magazines. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Guns, Germs, and Steel."

Publisher: Viking 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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13. Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an Ameican Hero

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an Ameican Hero
Kate Larson

Kate Larson writes about Harriet Tubman in her new book and she spoke about it at the Newberry Library in Chicago. In "Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an Ameican Hero," the author chronicles the life of one of the leaders of the Underground Railroad movement to free slaves before the Emancipation Proclamation. Ms. Larson wrote the book because she says the last adult biography written about Ms. Tubman was in 1943 and she wanted to create a new written record that included any documents and artifacts discovered in the last sixty years.

Kate Larson is the Harriet Tubman consultant for the National Park Service's Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study as well as serving on the board of the Historic Context on the Underground Railroad in Delaware.

Publisher: Ballantine Books 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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14. In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on America

History on Book TV
A look at non-fiction history books.

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In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on America
Pierce O'Donnell

In June of 1942, eight German spies posing as civilians, landed in America with the intention of blowing up several major buildings and rail transportation centers across the country. In Pierce O'Donnell's new book, "In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on America," the author chronicles how the plot unfolded and how the men were eventually turned in by one of their own before any of the attacks could take place. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered the military trial that resulted in the execution of six of the eight defendants, an act which has been cited by President Bush as precendent for detaining enemy combatants in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Pierce O'Donnell is the co-author of "Fatal Subtraction" and has been named one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers" by National Law Journal.

Publisher: The New Press 38 Greene Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10013

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15. 2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: 18th-Century River Travel

General Assignment

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2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: 18th-Century River Travel

From the 11th annual Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia, a discussion on 18th-century river travel. Panelists are Joel Achenbach, author of "The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West" and Andrea Sutcliffe, author of "Steam: The Untold Story of America's First Great Invention." The moderator is Henry Wiencek, author of "An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America."

Joel Achenbach writes for the Washington Post and writes the National Geographic column "Who Knew?" His previous books include "Capture by Aliens, " "It Looks Like a President, Only Smaller," and "Why Things Are." Andrea Sutcliffe is also the author of "The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage" and "Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads."

Publisher: Achenbach Publisher: Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue Of The Americas New York, NY 10020 Sutcliffe Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010

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16. Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond
Jack Bass & Marilyn Thompson

Strom Thurmond began his career in public office in 1929, was the Dixiecrat candidate for president in 1948, filibustered the 1957 Civil Rights Bill, and left the Senate in 2003 at the age of 100. Mr. Thurmond's life is the topic of "Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond," a new book by authors Jack Bass and Marilyn Thompson. In it, the authors chronicle the historic events in Mr. Thurmond's life both personally and professionally and the influence he had in American politics in the south. Co-author Jack Bass spoke about the book at the Charleston Public Library in Charleston, South Carolina.

Jack Bass is the author of "Taming the Storm" and has covered Strom Thurmond's political career since the 1960s. He has written or co-authoerd six books about the American South. Marilyn Thompson has been covering Strom Thurmond since her days as a reporter in South Carolina in the 1970s. She has served as assistant managing editor for investigations at the Washington Post and currently serves as vice president and editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Kentucky.

Publisher: Public Affairs 250 West 57th Street, Suite 1321 New York, NY 10107

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17. Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004

On Sunday, August 7 at 9:30 am and at 10:00 pm
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Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004
Hendrik Hertzberg

Hendrik Hertzberg publishes nearly 40 years worth of essays and editorials in his new book, "Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004." The author, a former editor for the New Republic and current senior editor at the New Yorker, covers such topics as the 1988 presidential election, neoconservatives, President Bush, and the war on terror. This event was hosted by Barnes & Noble in Booksellers in Washington, DC.

Hendrik Hertzberg has been a staff writer and editor at the New Yorker since 1992 (following a previous stint at the magazine from 1969 to 1977). Mr. Hertzberg is also a former editor of the New Republic and served as chief speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter.

Publisher: Penguin 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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18. In Depth: William Least Heat-Moon - Call-in or E-mail your questions

In Depth

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In Depth: William Least Heat-Moon

Description: William Least Heat-Moon will be our guest for In Depth on August 7th. Heat-Moon is the author of the best-selling "Blue Highways: A Journey into America," "PrairyErth (A Deep Map)," "River-Horse: Across America by Boat," and "Columbus in the Americas." You can join this three-hour conversation by calling in during the program or by e-mailing your question to [e-mail].

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19. Afterwords: Kenneth Walsh interviewed by Susan Eisenhower

After Words
A Weekly Look at Selected Book TV Programs

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Afterwords: Kenneth Walsh interviewed by Susan Eisenhower

This week on After Words Kenneth Walsh, Chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report will discuss the retreats of Presidents, and the historic decisions and events that occurred at them. It's the subject of his new book "From Mount Vernon to Crawford: A History of the Presidents and Their Retreats." Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower interviews him.

Kenneth Walsh is the Chief White House Correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. His other books include Ronald Reagan, Feeding the Beast, and Air Force One. Susan Eisenhower is President of the Eisenhower Group, and a distinguished fellow of the Eisenhower Institute, where she served as both president and chairman. Her books include Breaking Free and Mrs. Ike.

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20. John Jay: Founding Father

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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John Jay: Founding Father
Walter Stahr
video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0405/btv040905_2.ram

Walter Stahr chronicles the life of American soldier, politician, diplomat, and attorney John Jay at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Mr. Stahr covers the Founding Father's career as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Governor of New York, and President of the Continental Congress. The author also discusses Jay’s role in events in early American history, including the writing of the Constitution and the Revolutionary War. Mr. Stahr answers questions from the audience after his discussion.

Walter Stahr is an international lawyer and serves as internal counsel for Emerging Markets Partnership in Washington, DC.

Publisher: Palgrave 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010

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21. a discussion on racial tension and segregated neighborhoods in the NE US

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2005 Printers Row Book Fair: Kevin Boyle

From the 21st annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair in Chicago, a discussion on racial tension and segregated neighborhoods in the northern United States, particularly Detroit, Michigan. Eric Arnesen interviews Kevin Boyle on his book, "Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age."

Author Bio: Kevin Boyle is a professor of history at Ohio State University. He is the author of "The UAW and the Heyday of American Liberalism, 1945-1968." "The Arc of Justice" won the 2004 National Book Award for nonfiction and was nominated for the Nation Books Critics Circle.

Publisher: KEYED

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22. kick thanks for posting n/t

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23. Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution

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Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution
Susan Glasser

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser were both Moscow bureau chiefs for the Washington Post for four years, during which time, they argue, Vladmir Putin tried to turn Russia back into an authoritarian state. In their new book "Kremlin Rising," the authors write that Putin has repeatedly attempted to consolidate power and suppress his opposition. During this event, hosted by the World Affairs Council, co-author Susan Glasser talked about these and other matters. Includes Q&A.

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, husband and wife, worked as the Moscow bureau chiefs for the Washington Post from January 2001 to November 2004.

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

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24. Much Ado About Books 2005: Writing the Memoir

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Much Ado About Books 2005: Writing the Memoir
S.V. Date, Mirta Ojito, and Karen Spears Zacharias

From the 2005 Much Ado About Books festival in Jacksonville, Florida, a panel discussion on writing the memoir moderated by Florida Times-Union editor Pat Yack. Panelists include S.V. Date, author of "Quiet Passion: A Biography of Bob Graham"; Mirta Ojito, author of "Finding Manana: Memoir of a Cuban Exodus"; and Karen Spears Zacharias, author of "Hero Mama."

S.V. Date covers politics for the Palm Beach Post and is the author of numerous books including "Smokeout" and "Final Orbit." Mirta Ojito is a native of Cuba who immigrated to the United States during the Mariel Boat Lift of 1980. Ms. Ojito was the recipient of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting and she currently writes for the New York Times in their Miami Bureau. Karen Spears Zacharias has written extensively about veterans and veterans' issues and serves on the national advisory board of the Virtual Wall and Orphans of War Foundation. She has written previously for the New York Times and currently serves as a contributing columist to The Veteran magazine.

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25. kick!

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26. Thank you, Viva!

:toast:

[EFerrari]

27. Thank you, VLR! We check this every Saturday.

:hi:

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29. Thanks! Do you check back on Sundays?

We've had some actual discussions lately, and I've even had time to post notes to some of the programs... :)

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[EFerrari]

45. Sometimes, if I've watched a program closely --

and it's not unusual for us to watch one we like more than once. BookTV is a big favorite here. :)

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30. Kick to front page

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What a wonderful resource this is. Thanks Viva La Revolution for all the work you put into this!

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32. ...

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thanks!

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33. kick!

Last call for the PDX DU'er MeetUp Saturday Express! Train Leaves at 7PM!

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34. Everyone's favorite walking mass of psychological damage;

Sunday, August 7

12:00 am After Words: Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) interviewed by Kirk Victor

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35. LOL!

walking mass of psycological damage! LOL!

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46. Two legged alternate universe or

most scary imaginary friend, you decide. :)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

36. kick!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

37. schedule update...

3:00 Stephen Walker, Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima

4:30 Kenneth Timmerman, Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran

5:15 2005 Printers Row Book Fair: John Harris, 2005 Printers Row Book Fair: John Harris

[Viva_La_Revolution]

38. "The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House,"

2005 Printers Row Book Fair: John Harris

From the 21st annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair in Chicago, a discussion about former President Bill Clinton. John Harris, author of "The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House," examines the former President's personal weaknesses and strengths and describes how they influenced his successes and failures in office. The author is interviewed by James Warren, Deputy Managing Editor of the Chicago Tribune.

Author Bio: John Harris is a political reporter for the Washington Post and has covered the Pentagon, the White House, and the 2000 and 2004 elections. He has received the White House Correspondents Association's Aldo Beckman Award and the Gerald R. Ford Library Award.

Publisher: KEYED

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39. Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran

On Sunday, August 7 at 4:30 pm
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Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran
Kenneth Timmerman

Kenneth Timmerman discusses what he sees as the growing threat that Iran poses, through its nuclear weapons program, to the security of the United States. Timmerman says that despite the widespread belief that Iran played no part in the 9-11 terrorist attacks, there were a number meetings between Al-Qaeda officials and members of the Iranian government prior to 9-11. He argues that Iran should be banned from the international community for their poor human rights records just as South Africa was before remedying their record. This panel was hosted by the Wednesday Morning Club.

Kenneth Timmerman, senior writer for Insight on the News, has been a reporter for over twenty years. His articles have appeared in Time, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest, and The American Spectator. He is the author of "Preachers of Hate: Islam and the War on America" and "The French Betrayal of America." For more information, visit Mr. Timmerman's website at www.kentimmerman.com.

Publisher: Crown Forum 1745 Broadway, 13th Floor New York, NY 10019

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40. Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima

Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima
Stephen Walker

August 6th marks the 60th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. In his new book, "Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima," author and director Stephen Walker chronicles the three-week period between the bombing of Hiroshima and the end of World War II.

Author Bio: Stephen Walker is director of the film "Prisoners in Time," as well as the director of a British Broadcasting Corporation documentary on the bombing of Hiroshima.

Publisher: HarperCollins 10 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

[Viva_La_Revolution]

43. final kick!

:patriot:

[Kurovski]

44. Kick for fans of William Least Heat-Moon

There must be a few hundred here at least.

12:00 am In Depth: William Least Heat-Moon

Two whole hours! Or is it three? Is it three VLR?

[Gabi Hayes]

47. DAMNDAMNDAMNDAMNDAMN!!!! missed it!

anybody see it?

Blue Highways is a book that should be read in every high school

not that it isn't appropos for anybody older


lots of lessons to be learned

[Kurovski]

48. Fear not Gabi!

You can watch it on your computer. That is if you have the capacity.

http://www.booktv.org/General/index.asp?segID=6041&schedID=368&category=In+Depth