BOOK TV Schedule - November 23rd - 27th

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: November 23-27
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After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
In his book, A Glorious Disaster: Barry Goldwater’s Presidential Campaign and the Origins of the Conservative Movement, author William Middendorf says that even though Mr. Goldwater lost the election in a landslide, he still managed to set the agenda for the modern conservative movement. Mr. Middendorf served as treasurer for the Goldwater campaign and provides an insiders perspective on the 1964 presidential election. He discusses the book with David Frum, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.


Weekend Highlights - Thanksgiving Programming
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Join us for four days of Book TV programming this Thanksgiving holiday. Book programs begin Thursday, November 23, 8 AM ET and run through Monday, November 27, 8 AM ET.

Alvin Josephy, Jr., ed., Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
(Thursday 8 AM, Friday 1 AM and 1:15 PM ET)

Daniel Mendelsohn, Malika Oufkir, Abigail Thomas, Edmund White
Memoir Panel from 2006 Great Read in the Park
(Thursday 4:30 PM, Friday 5:15 AM, Saturday 10:45 AM ET)

Karen McLaughlin Frist, Love You, Daddy Boy: Daughters Honor the Fathers They Love (Thursday 1:15 PM and 9 PM, Friday 4:30 AM ET)

Michael Shermer, Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design
(Thursday 5:30 PM, Friday 6:15 AM, Sunday 3 AM ET)

David Ray Griffin, Peter Dale Scott, Peter Phillips, Kevin Ryan, Ray McGovern 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out
(Friday 4 PM, Saturday 3:30 AM and 10 PM ET)

Frederick Kagan, Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy (Friday 6:30 PM, Sunday 12:30 AM ET)

John Morse, Dictionaries and Democracy: 200 Years of Dictionary Making in America (Friday 9:45 PM, Saturday 9:30 AM ET)

Greg Grandin, Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism (Sunday 7:30 AM, Monday 1:15 AM ET)

Rashid Khalidi, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood (Sunday 1:45 PM, Sunday 6:45 AM ET)


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BOOK TV Schedule

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


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Thursday, November 23

8:00 am Featured Program: 4 Day Book TV Thanksgiving Holiday Programs, 4 Day Book TV Thanksgiving Holiday Programs

8:00 Alvin Josephy, Jr., ed., Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

9:30 2006 Texas Book Festival: David Oshinsky "Polio: An American Story"

9:45 Jeff Broadwater, George Mason: Forgotten Founder

10:45 2006 Texas Book Festival: Noah McCullough "The Essential Book of Presidential Trivia"

11:00 William Cope Moyers, Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption

12:30 pm 2006 Great Read in the Park: Memoir Panel-Daniel Mendelsohn, Malika Oufkir, Abigail Thomas and Edmund White, Moderated by Charles McGrath

1:15 General Assignment: Karyn McLaughlin Frist, "Love You, Daddy Boy": Daughters Honor the Fathers They Love

2:00 History on Book TV: Henry Louis Gates, Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience

3:10 2006 Texas Book Festival: Sonia Nazario "Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother"

3:30 Craig Nelson, Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations

4:30 2006 Great Read in the Park: Religion: A Crisis of Faith Panel: Bart Ehrman, Chris Hedges, Herbert Krosney, Suzanne Oliver, Idilby Ranya and Priscilla Warner. Moderated by Laurie Goodstein, New York Times national religion correspondent.

5:15 Bart Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

5:30 Michael Shermer, Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design

6:45 History on Book TV: Thomas Cahill, Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe

8:00 Michael Dirda, Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life

9:00 General Assignment: Karyn McLaughlin Frist, "Love You, Daddy Boy": Daughters Honor the Fathers They Love

9:40 2006 Texas Book Festival: Noah McCullough "The Essential Book of Presidential Trivia"

10:00 History on Book TV: Henry Louis Gates, Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience

11:10 2006 Texas Book Festival: Sonia Nazario "Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother"

11:30 William Cope Moyers, Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption


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Friday, November 24

1:00 am Alvin Josephy, Jr., ed., Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

2:30 2006 Texas Book Festival: Malika Oufkir "Freedom: The Story of My Second Life"

2:45 2006 Great Read in the Park: Memoir Panel-Daniel Mendelsohn, Malika Oufkir, Abigail Thomas and Edmund White, Moderated by Charles McGrath

3:30 Jeff Broadwater, George Mason: Forgotten Founder

4:30 General Assignment: Karyn McLaughlin Frist, "Love You, Daddy Boy": Daughters Honor the Fathers They Love

5:15 2006 Great Read in the Park: Religion: A Crisis of Faith Panel: Bart Ehrman, Chris Hedges, Herbert Krosney, Suzanne Oliver, Idilby Ranya and Priscilla Warner. Moderated by Laurie Goodstein, New York Times national religion correspondent.

5:55 Bart Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

6:15 Michael Shermer, Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design

7:30 Public Lives: Kevin Jennings, Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir

8:15 2006 Texas Book Festival: Malika Oufkir "Freedom: The Story of My Second Life"

8:30 Charles Rappleye, Sons of Providence: The Brown Brothers, the Slave Trade, and the American Revolution

9:35 2006 Texas Book Festival: Joan Cheever "Back for the Dead: One Man's Search for the Men Who Walked Off America's Death Row"

10:00 Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay, Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail

11:00 2006 AUSA - Philip Blood "Hitler's Bandit Hunters: The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe

11:15 James Robbins, Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point

12:00 pm Jason Sokol, There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975

1:15 Alvin Josephy, Jr., ed., Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

2:45 2006 Texas Book Festival: David Oshinsky "Polio: An American Story"

3:00 Thomas Hager, The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug

4:00 David Ray Griffin, Peter Dale Scott, Peter Phillips, Kevin Ryan, Ray McGovern, 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out

6:15 2006 Texas Book Festival: Clark Kent Ervin "Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack"

6:30 Frederick Kagan, Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy

8:00 Marvin Kalb, Allan Adler, Paul Aiken, Jonathan Band, Andrew Glass, David Robbins, Sidney Verba, The Google Print Project and the Future of the Written Word

9:45 John Morse, Dictionaries and Democracy: 200 Years of Dictionary Making in America

11:00 Roderick MacFarquhar, Mao's Last Revolution

11:45 Craig Nelson, Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations


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Saturday, November 25

12:45 am Geneive Abdo, Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11

2:00 Charles Gati, Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt

3:30 David Ray Griffin, Peter Dale Scott, Peter Phillips, Kevin Ryan, Ray McGovern, 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out

5:45 Fred Charles Ikle, Annihilation from Within

7:00 Matt Ridley, Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code

7:45 Marvin Kalb, Allan Adler, Paul Aiken, Jonathan Band, Andrew Glass, David Robbins, Sidney Verba, The Google Print Project and the Future of the Written Word

9:30 John Morse, Dictionaries and Democracy: 200 Years of Dictionary Making in America

10:45 2006 Great Read in the Park: Religion: A Crisis of Faith Panel: Bart Ehrman, Chris Hedges, Herbert Krosney, Suzanne Oliver, Idilby Ranya and Priscilla Warner. Moderated by Laurie Goodstein, New York Times national religion correspondent.

11:30 Lynn Sherr, Outside the Box: A Memoir

12:30 pm Tom Wolfe, Address at 2006 North Carolina Festival of the Book

1:50 2006 National Book Festival-Veteran's History Project

2:00 Public Lives: Kevin Jennings, Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir

2:45 2006 Texas Book Festival: Malika Oufkir "Freedom: The Story of My Second Life"

3:00 Jackie Spinner and Jenny Spinner, Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq

4:10 2006 Texas Book Festival: Clark Kent Ervin "Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack"

4:30 Trish Wood, What Was Asked of Us: An Oral History of the Iraq War by the Soldiers Who Fought It

5:35 2006 Texas Book Festival: Alicia Shepard "Woodward and Bernstein: Life in the Shadow of Watergate"

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Isaac Stern, My First 79 Years

7:00 Public Lives: David Cannadine, Mellon: An American Life

8:05 Elizabeth Grossman, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health

9:00 After Words: After Words: J. William Middendorf II, author of "A Glorious Disaster" interviewed by David Frum

10:00 David Ray Griffin, Peter Dale Scott, Peter Phillips, Kevin Ryan, Ray McGovern, 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out


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Sunday, November 26

12:15 am 2006 Texas Book Festival: Clark Kent Ervin "Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack"

12:30 Frederick Kagan, Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy

2:00 Elizabeth Grossman, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health

3:00 Michael Shermer, Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design

4:10 2006 Texas Book Festival: John Moe "Conservatize Me"

4:30 David Nasaw, Andrew Carnegie

6:00 2006 Texas Book Festival: Joan Cheever "Back for the Dead: One Man's Search for the Men Who Walked Off America's Death Row"

6:30 Brigitte Gabriel, Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America

7:30 Greg Grandin, Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism

8:35 2006 Texas Book Festival: Alicia Shepard "Woodward and Bernstein: Life in the Shadow of Watergate"

9:00 Public Lives: David Cannadine, Mellon: An American Life

10:05 History on Book TV: Thomas Cahill, Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe

11:15 2006 Chicago Humanities Festival-Paul Fussell

12:15 pm 2006 Texas Book Festival: David Oshinsky "Polio: An American Story"

12:30 Manouchehr Ganji, Defying the Iranian Revolution: From a Minister to the Shah to a Leader of Resistance

1:45 Rashid Khalidi, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

3:00 After Words: John O' Sullivan, author of "The President, The Pope, and The Prime Minister" interviewed by Martin Walker, senior fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center

4:00 American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton

5:15 General Assignment: John Edwards, ed., Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives

6:00 After Words: After Words: J. William Middendorf II, author of "A Glorious Disaster" interviewed by David Frum

7:00 Public Lives: David Nasaw, Andrew Carnegie

8:30 2006 Texas Book Festival: Joan Cheever "Back for the Dead: One Man's Search for the Men Who Walked Off America's Death Row"

9:00 After Words: After Words: J. William Middendorf II, author of "A Glorious Disaster" interviewed by David Frum

10:00 Max Boot, War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today

11:15 2006 Chicago Humanities Festival-Paul Fussell


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Monday, November 27

12:15 am 2006 Texas Book Festival: Malika Oufkir "Freedom: The Story of My Second Life"

12:30 General Assignment: John Edwards, ed., Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives

1:15 Greg Grandin, Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism

2:30 Manouchehr Ganji, Defying the Iranian Revolution: From a Minister to the Shah to a Leader of Resistance

3:45 Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work

5:15 2006 Texas Book Festival: David Oshinsky "Polio: An American Story"

5:30 Max Boot, War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today

6:45 Rashid Khalidi, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

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

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1. Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

On Thursday, November 23 at 8:00 am and Friday, November 24 at 1:00 am and at 1:15 pm
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Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
Alvin Josephy, Jr., ed.

"Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes" is a collection of nine essays and family stories about the Lewis and Clark expedition and the expedition's effect on the Native American people it encountered. During a Lewis and Clark symposium in St. Louis, Native American contributors to the book discuss their points of view about Lewis and Clark and the 200-year aftermath of the explorers’ travels. The panelists are Roberta Conner, Gerard Baker, Craig Howe, Debra Magpie Earling, Allen Pinkham, and William Yellowtail, The panel is moderated by N. Scott Momaday.

The Circle of Tribal Advisors is a coalition of tribes that views the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial as an opportunity to preserve and celebrate Indian cultures and languages. It highlights ancestors’ legacies and educates people about the history of Native Americans.

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2. George Mason: Forgotten Founder

On Thursday, November 23 at 9:45 am and Friday, November 24 at 3:30 am
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George Mason: Forgotten Founder
Jeff Broadwater

Historian Jeff Broadwater talks about the life and public career of Founding Father George Mason. The author argues that because of George Mason's service to America in the eighteenth-century, he is remembered as the "Father of the Bill of Rights." During the event, Mr. Broadwater chronicles Mason's role in the Stamp Act Crisis, the American Revolution, and the drafting of Virginia's first state constitution. This event is hosted by the Gunston Hall Plantation in Mason Neck, Virginia. Includes Q&A.

Jeff Broadwater is an history professor at Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina. He is the author of "Eisenhower and the Anti-Communist Crusade" and "Adlai Stevenson and American Politics: The Odyssey of a Cold War Liberal."

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3. Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption

On Thursday, November 23 at 11:00 am and at 11:30 pm
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Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
William Cope Moyers
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1006/btv102206_2.ram

William Cope Moyers recounts his experience as an alcoholic and drug addict. In his memoir, "Broken," he describes his first experiences with marijuana, alcohol, and crack; his multiple relapses; the day his father found him near death in an Atlanta crack house; and his commitment to recovery since 1994. The author is joined by his parents, Judith Moyers and journalist Bill Moyers. This event was hosted by the Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC.

William Cope Moyers is the External Affairs Vice President of the Hazelden Foundation a nonprofit organization that assists with drug and alcohol rehabilitation. He is a former journalist and writer for the Dallas Times-Herald, Newsday and CNN.

[Hidden Stillness]

79. This was a Wonderful, Sober, Honest Discussion

I have watched this program twice, and it is very moving and strangely easy to listen to, despite the depressing topic. Everything is told with such honesty and intelligence, and so much deep, general respect for the way things are in life, and for the worth of each person, that it took on a larger meaning about the course and destiny of life itself. The events of the author's life are told very clearly and with no recriminations or blame-shifting, etc.--sometimes other people cause the addict's problems, as with parental abuse or neglect, but not here, by any indication--and individual incidents are told really well, bringing it all to life. There was information on newer medical understanding on why some people become alcoholics, and why others can drink alcochol, and not be so affected, and how the addictive-type personality becomes totally derailed and "taken over" by obsession with the new drug, once discovered. There was a discussion on how you need professional advice and help to do a successful intervention with an addict, and how confronting people, but not knowing what you were doing, what they might react to, and how the problem actually works, can be devastating.

The parents, and yes this is the same, fabulous, Bill Moyers, came across the way most parents of addicts do--that is, they are heartbroken, they never understood it and couldn't stop it, they tried to help many times, but it didn't work until they got help, and they had never really done anything wrong, that would have explained it. Addiction remains largely a mystery, but treatment of it has progressed a lot. William Cope Moyers, the author, said something at one point that seemed to tell the whole story: that upon first discovering crack cocaine, it seemed that (paraphrase) "Now I was going to be happy," "This would finally make me happy," something like that. This was a very sympathetic, moving, and elevated discussion of the whole situation, and there was an intelligent audience, who I think might have been addiction professionals and patients, too. This was a great, human treatment of a topic that usually only gets exploitive, phony, "soap opera" coverage on TV. It was real, here.

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4. 2006 Great Read in the Park: Memoir Panel

On Thursday, November 23 at 12:30 pm and Friday, November 24 at 2:45 am
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2006 Great Read in the Park: Memoir Panel-Daniel Mendelsohn, Malika Oufkir, Abigail Thomas and Edmund White, Moderated by Charles McGrath

From the 2006 Great Read in the Park, New York Time Writer-At-Large Charles McGrath moderates a panel discussion on memoir writing. Panelists are Daniel Mendelsohn, author of "The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million;" "Malika Oufkir, author of "Freedom: The Story of My Second Life;" Abigail Thomas, author of "A Three Dog Life;" and Edmund White, author of "My Lives: An Autobiography."

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5. "Love You, Daddy Boy": Daughters Honor the Fathers They Love

On Thursday, November 23 at 1:15 pm and at 9:00 pm and Friday, November 24 at 4:30 am
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"Love You, Daddy Boy": Daughters Honor the Fathers They Love
Karyn McLaughlin Frist

"Love You, Daddy Boy" is Karyn Frist's collection of personal stories written by women about their relationships with their fathers. First Lady Barbara Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Barbara Hoffa Crancer, daughter of Teamster Leader Jimmy Hoffa; Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy; and Rachel Ripken, daughter of Cal Ripken, Jr. are all featured in the book. Karyn Frist's husband, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, introduces her at an event hosted by Barnes & Noble in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Karyn McLaughlin Frist has been an active volunteer with the National Race for the Cure, Childhelp USA, the Board of Ford's Theatre, and FOCUS (Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools.)

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6. Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience

On Thursday, November 23 at 2:00 pm and at 10:00 pm
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Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
Henry Louis Gates

To celebrate the 175th anniversary of Auburn Cemetery and its African American history, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates talks about Africa and the African Diaspora. During the discussion, he describes the creation of the one-volume edition of the 5-volume "Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience," a guide to African American cultural, religious and political movements. Henry Louis Gates also reflects on the influences of W.E.B. Du Bois, Rosa Parks and Wole Soyinka on his life.

Henry Louis Gates is the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of Humanities and Humanities Chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of "Colored People, " coeditor with Kwame Anthony Appiah of "Encarta Africana," and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker. He has received many honors, including a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the National Humanities Medal.

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7. Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations

On Thursday, November 23 at 3:30 pm and Friday, November 24 at 11:45 pm
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Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations
Craig Nelson

Biographer Craig Nelson appeared on The Book Guys radio show to discuss the life and writings of Thomas Paine. Paine was the author of the influential pamphlets "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man." The author argues that Thomas Paine has not been given the credit he deserves as a founding father of the United States. During the discussion, the author answers questions from callers.

Craig Nelson is the author of three previous books, including "Let's Get Lost" and "Bad TV." His writings have appeared in Salon.com and other publications.

Publisher: Penguin Group

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66. KICKIN!

:patriot:

"the Book Guy"

LOL

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8. 2006 Great Read in the Park: Religion: A Crisis of Faith Panel

On Thursday, November 23 at 4:30 pm and Friday, November 24 at 5:15 am and Saturday, November 25 at 10:45 am
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2006 Great Read in the Park: Religion: A Crisis of Faith Panel: Bart Ehrman, Chris Hedges, Herbert Krosney, Suzanne Oliver, Idilby Ranya and Priscilla Warner. Moderated by Laurie Goodstein, New York Times national religion correspondent.

From the 2006 Great Read in the Park, New York Times national religion correspondent Laurie Goodstein moderates a panel discussion on the relationship between religion and the war on terror. Panelists are Bart Ehrman, author of "The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed;" Herbert Krosney, author of "The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot;" Chris Hedges, author of "Losing Moses On the Freeway;" and Suzanne Oliver, Ranya Idilby and Priscilla Warner, co-authors of "The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew - Three Women Search for Understanding."

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9. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

On Thursday, November 23 at 5:15 pm and Friday, November 24 at 5:55 am
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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
Bart Ehrman

New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman has written and edited about 20 books on early christianity. His New York Times best-seller "Misquoting Jesus" documents the many differences in the some 5400 existing Greek manuscripts that are basis of the new testament, and the problems this causes scholars. In this interview he also discusses his newest book, "The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot."

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10. Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design

On Thursday, November 23 at 5:30 pm and Friday, November 24 at 6:15 am and Sunday, November 26 at 3:00 am
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Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design
Michael Shermer

From the Cato Institute in Washington, DC, Michael Shermer explains Darwin's theory of evolution and argues that attacks by proponents of intelligent design are scientifically unsupportable. Jonathan Wells, author of "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design," criticizes Darwin's theory by pointing out examples which, he says, demonstrate that the theory of evolution is not as sound as people are lead to believe. Includes Q&A.

Michael Shermer is the publisher of Skeptic Magazine (www.skeptic.com) and the executive director of the Skeptics Society. He is the author of several books, including "Why People Believe Weird Things," "In Darwin's Shadow," and "How We Believe."

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11. Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic ...

On Thursday, November 23 at 6:45 pm and Sunday, November 26 at 10:05 am
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
Thomas Cahill

In "Mysteries of the Middle Ages" author Thomas Cahill takes a look at the rebirth of culture in Europe that followed the period of time known as the Dark Ages. During an event hosted by the Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC, Mr. Cahill presents a slideshow of medieval Roman Carholic images. He explains that placing the image of the Virgin Mary at the center of their churches marked the first time men began treating women with dignity and a major turning point in what would become modern science was the belief that communion bread could be the body of Jesus.

Thomas Cahill is the author of "How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe," "The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels," "Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus," "Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter."

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12. Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life

On Thursday, November 23 at 8:00 pm
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Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life
Michael Dirda

Washington Post Book World Senior Editor Michael Dirda reads excerpts from his book, a collection of favorite quotations and passages. Reading from authors such as Isaiah Berlin, P.G. Wodehouse, Dr. Seuss and Simone Weil, Mr. Dirda argues that wit and wisdom from books can inform and enrich one's life. The Woman's National Democratic Club and the English Speaking Union co-hosted this event.

Michael Dirda is a writer and senior editor for The Washington Post Book World where his reviews or essays appear weekly. Mr. Dirda taught world literature at American University and George Mason University and worked as a free-lance writer, translator and editor before joining Book World in 1978. He has contributed essays, profiles and reviews to a variety of publications including Smithsonian Magazine, Encarta, Collier's Encyclopedia Yearbook and The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Mr. Dirda received the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. He is also the author of "Caring for Your Books."

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13. Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir

On Friday, November 24 at 7:30 am and Saturday, November 25 at 2:00 pm
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Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir
Kevin Jennings

In "Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son" author Kevin Jennings remembers his childhood in the trailer parks of the South, growing up with his widowed mother and four older siblings. The author details attending Harvard University on scholarship and his decision to go back home to teach. During his discussion at the San Francisco Public Library, Mr. Jennings recounts publicly announcing his homosexuality at a morning school assembly and the reaction from his students.

Kevin Jennings is the founder and executive director of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network and creator of the Gay-Straight Alliance. He co-authored "Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, or Questioning Son or Daughter" with Pat Shapiro.

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14. Sons of Providence: The Brown Brothers, the Slave Trade, and the American Revolution

On Friday, November 24 at 8:30 am
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Sons of Providence: The Brown Brothers, the Slave Trade, and the American Revolution
Charles Rappleye

"Sons of Providence" investigates the history of the Brown brothers, who were responsible for establishing Brown University. It traces the involvement of Moses and John Brown in the American Revolution and in the slave trade. Mr. Rappleye discusses the brothers' actions and beliefs and the role the history of slavery plays in today's society.

Charles Rappleye is a writer and editor who specializes in media, police, and organized crime. Mr. Rappleye has won several awards for investigative journalism and is currently a news editor at the LA Weekly. Mr. Rappleye attended school in Wisconsin.

Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

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15. Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail

On Friday, November 24 at 10:00 am
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Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail
Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay

Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay discuss the history of the U.S. Air Mail Service in their book, "Mavericks of the Sky." During this event, hosted by Book Soup in California, they talk about the early years of the U.S. Air Mail Service and the sacrifices made by the pilots who flew the routes. Includes Q&A.

Journalist Barry Rosenberg has written for several publications, including Aviation Week & Space. Catherine Macaulay has written for E/The Environment Magazine and the Daily Racing Forum.

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16. Philip Blood "Hitler's Bandit Hunters: The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe

On Friday, November 24 at 11:00 am
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2006 AUSA - Philip Blood "Hitler's Bandit Hunters: The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe

From the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, Philip Blood examines the history of Nazi Germany and its attempts to dominate Europe during World War II. The author discusses Nazi security policy and explains state-sponsored manhunts during the Nazi occupation of Europe in 1942.

Phillip Blood has a Ph.D. in history from the Royal College of Military in England.

Publisher: Potomac Books

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49. Kick!

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17. Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point

On Friday, November 24 at 11:15 am
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Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point
James Robbins

The author describes tales of cadets who performed courageously and heroically in battle despite finishing at the bottom of their class in the early days of West Point Academy. He explains how these cadets, termed "goats," were central to the battle of Gettysburg and the battle of Little Big Horn. He concludes many goats go to prove themselves against high odds.

James Robbins is a professor of international relations at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. He is also a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and previously worked as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He received a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, MA. Robbins is also is a frequent contributor to the National Review and Wall Street Journal.

Publisher: ENCOUNTER BOOKS 900 Broadway, Suite 400 New York, NY 10003

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18. There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975

On Friday, November 24 at 12:00 pm
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There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975
Jason Sokol

In "There Goes My Everything" Jason Sokol chronicles the experience of White southerners during the Civil Rights movement. The author uses public records and interviews to detail how middle and working - class whites dealt with changes brought on by the movement, including the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Mr. Sokol discusses his book at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jason Sokol teaches history at Cornell University. "There Goes My Everything" is his first book.

Publisher: ALFRED A. KNOPF 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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[EFerrari]

63. Quiet, thoughtful and INTERESTING account of this era. n/t

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65. I thought it was a very good presentation... for a first book

:)

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19. The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic ...

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The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug
Thomas Hager
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/1006/btv102806_1.ram

In a discussion in Eugene, Oregon, Thomas Hager examines bacterial diseases and wartime medical care in the 1930's. The author chronicles experiments, medicinal discoveries, and drug patents during World War II and details the challenges in creating antibiotics for bacterial threats of the 21st century. This event was hosted by the University of Oregon.

Thomas Hager is a correspondent for the Journal of the American Medical Association and the former director of the University of Oregon Press. He is the author of "Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling," and "Aging Well."

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20. 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out - Griffin and McGovern!

On Friday, November 24 at 4:00 pm and Saturday, November 25 at 3:30 am and at 10:00 pm
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9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out
David Ray Griffin, Peter Dale Scott, Peter Phillips, Kevin Ryan, Ray McGovern

Editors and contributors to the book, "9/11 and American Empire," assess the Bush administration's responsibility for the attacks on 9/11, arguing that key administration officials either purposefully ignored the threats leading up to the attacks or were complicit in the planning them. The panelists say that the administration has used the attacks to enact long established plans to expand American empire. The participants are: David Ray Griffin (co-editor/contributor), Peter Dale Scott (co-editor/contributor), Peter Phillips (contributor) and Kevin Ryan (contributor). Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern moderates the discussion. The event was hosted by Berkeley, California-based Pacifica radio station KPFA (www.kpfa.org).

David Ray Griffin, professor emeritus of philosophy and theology at the Claremont School of Theology, is the author of "The New Pearl Harbor" and "The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions." Peter Dale Scott, former Canadian diplomat and former professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, is the author of "Deep Politics and the Death of JFK" and "Drugs, Oil, and War." Peter Phillips, professor of sociology at Sonoma State University and director of the Project Censored media research program, is most recently the co-editor of "Censored 2007: The Top 25 Censored Stories" and "Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney." Kevin Ryan is a former site manager with Environmental Health Laboratories. Ray McGovern, a 27-year veteran of the CIA, is co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) and a contributor to the book "Neo-CONNED! Again."

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52. kick!

and per the mods, discuss only in the basement.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2795385&mesg_id=2795385

new thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=125x125615

[EFerrari]

56. I can say, that's where my son went to Middle School

and the flowers are still standing!

:kick:

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21. Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy

On Friday, November 24 at 6:30 pm and Sunday, November 26 at 12:30 am
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Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy
Frederick Kagan

In "Finding the Target" author Frederick Kagan blames the problems America is facing in both Iraq and Afghanistan on poor military planning. He argues that the Bush administration has a misunderstanding of war and has to focus on more than just defeating the enemy. Mr. Kagan discusses his book with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC where Frederick Kagan is a resident scholar.

Frederick Kagan was associate professor of military history at the United States Military Academy from 2001-2005. He is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and specializes in defense transformation, the defense budget, and defense strategy and warfare.

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22. The Google Print Project and the Future of the Written Word

On Friday, November 24 at 8:00 pm and Saturday, November 25 at 7:45 am
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The Google Print Project and the Future of the Written Word
Marvin Kalb, Allan Adler, Paul Aiken, Jonathan Band, Andrew Glass, David Robbins, Sidney Verba

From the National Press Club in Washington, DC, a discussion of Google's Print program, which was annouced by the company in December of 2004 and whose legality is currently being challenged in court. Google is scanning the books of several major libraries (including the New York Public Library and the libraries of Harvard, Standford, and Oxford universities) into the Google database in an effort to make these books searchable on the web, even if the books are currently under copyright protection. Many authors and publishers say that this amounts to theft. The panelists look at the issues surrounding the program and talk about what this might mean for the future of publishing.

Marvin Kalb is a senior fellow at Harvard University's Shorenstein Center. Allan Adler is the Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs at the Assoc. of American Publishers. Paul Aiken is the executive director of the Authors Guild. Andrew Glass is the senior editor of the Capitol Leader. David Robbins is a novelist and author of "Souls to Keep." Sidney Verba is a professor at Harvard University. Jonathan Band is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

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23. Dictionaries and Democracy: 200 Years of Dictionary Making in America

On Friday, November 24 at 9:45 pm and Saturday, November 25 at 9:30 am
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Dictionaries and Democracy: 200 Years of Dictionary Making in America
John Morse

In honor of Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s 200th anniversary, Merriam-Webster Inc. President John Morse discusses the dictionary’s historic and technological developments. Mr. Morse describes how Noah Webster and Webster's successors, George and Charles Merriam, were able to maintain the dictionary’s publication during the nineteenth century. Mr. Morse also discusses the dictionary’s new electronic and online advances in recent years. This event was hosted by the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, Colorado.

John Morse is the president and publisher of Merriam-Webster, Inc. He has also worked for Merriam-Webster's parent company, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Mr. Mrose is a graduate of Haverford College and holds a Masters of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago.

Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA 01102

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[EFerrari]

69. This presentor is a dead ringer for Wally Cox

:shrug:

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24. Mao's Last Revolution

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Mao's Last Revolution
Roderick MacFarquhar

In "Mao's Last Revolution" Roderick MacFarquhar recounts China's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution that lasted from 1966 to 1976. The author, a history and political science professor at Harvard, explains that Mao and his people were responsible for mass executions that killed and injured millions of people. Mr. MacFarquhar concludes that these events may have set the stage for a more democratic China in the future. This event was hosted by the Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago.

Roderick MacFarquhar is a history and political science professor at Harvard University. He is the author of many publications, including "The Hundred Flowers Campaign and the Chinese Intellectuals," "The Sino-Soviet Dispute," and "The Secret Speeches of Chairman Mao." Previously, he has been a journalist, TV commentator, and a member of British Parliament.

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25. Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11

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Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11
Geneive Abdo

News commentator Geneive Abdo describes Islam as America's fastest growing religion and discusses Muslim beliefs in her new book, "Mecca and Main Street." The author argues that Islamic terrorists only make up a small percentage of Muslims and that the younger generation generally see themselves as belonging to a universal faith and don't define themselves by their ethnic backgrounds. This event is hosted at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Geneive Abdo is the Liason for the Alliance of Civilizations at the United Nations. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune. Ms. Abdo has been a commentator for the BBC, NPR, CNN and PBS.

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26. Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt

On Saturday, November 25 at 2:00 am
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Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt
Charles Gati
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/1006/btv101406_1.ram

In marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Hungarian revolution, the Embassy of Hungary hosted a presentation by Professor Charles Gati on his new book. Professor Gati details the 1956 Hungarian revolution and the international political environment at the time. He argues that Hungary's suppression by the U.S.S.R. was a key event in the Cold War and suggests that the revolution could have succeeded if NATO and president Eisenhower had been more decisive. Includes Q&A.

Charles Gati is a political scientist who fled his native Hungary during the 1956 revolt, and is now Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He has served as the Senior Adviser at the State Department Policy Planning staff in the early 1990's. He is the author of "The Bloc That Failed: Soviet-East Relations in Transition," and "Hungary and the Soviet Bloc."

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27. Annihilation from Within

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Annihilation from Within
Fred Charles Ikle

From the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, DC, Fred Ikle argues that because of unrestrained technological progress, new national security threats are emerging inside the U.S. He claims that U.S. officials are focused on threats from abroad and are oblivious to internal threats to the nation. Johns Hopkins University's Francis Fukuyama, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, and American Enterprise Institute fellow Richard Perle comment. Includes Q&A.

Fred Charles Ikle was the undersecretary of defense for policy during the Reagan administration and served Presidents Nixon and Ford as director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmanment Agency. Mr. Ikle is the author of "Every War Must End" and "The Social Impact of Bomb Destruction." He is a distinguished scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.

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28. Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code

On Saturday, November 25 at 7:00 am
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Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code
Matt Ridley

In "Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code," Matt Ridley explores the life of theorist and scientist Francis Crick. Mr. Crick, noted for being one of the co-discoverers of DNA code, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962, along with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins. Mr. Ridley chronicles Francis Crick's discovery of genetic code and examines how Mr. Crick explored biological ideas through conversation and visual imagery. This event was hosted by Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.

Matt Ridley is a science writer for the Economist and the Daily Telegraph. Mr. Ridley is the author of "The Red Queen," "The Origins of Virtue," and ""Genome". He received his Ph.D from Oxford University.

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29. Outside the Box: A Memoir

On Saturday, November 25 at 11:30 am
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Outside the Box: A Memoir
Lynn Sherr
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1006/btv102906_2.ram

In "Outside the Box" ABC correspondent Lynn Sherr recounts her 40-year career in journalism. The author chronicles her groundbreaking advancements in network news and remembers her most memorable days on the job. During an event at Borders Books & Music in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, close to where she grew up, Ms. Sherr discusses her successful battle with colon cancer and why she decided to never stop grieving over the death of her husband after he succumbed to cancer.

Lynn Sherr is an ABC News correspondent and worked on ABC's 20/20, specializing in investigative reports for twenty years. She is the author of "America the Beautiful: The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nation's Favorite Song," "Tall Blondes: A Book About Giraffes" and "Failure is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words."

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30. Tom Wolfe - Address at 2006 North Carolina Festival of the Book

On Saturday, November 25 at 12:30 pm
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Address at 2006 North Carolina Festival of the Book
Tom Wolfe

From the 2006 North Carolina Festival of the Book, author Tom Wolfe presents a lecture entitled "What's Southern Today?" Mr. Wolfe argues that southerners have a much more common sense approach to life than other Americans. He recounts his experience growing up in Richmond, Virgina and describes what he has observed traveling through the southern states. Mr. Wolfe also talks about the influence the region has on his writing.

Tom Wolfe is the author of many books including "I Am Charlotte Simmons," "Hooking Up," "A Man in Full," "The Bonfire of the Vanities," "The Purple Decades," "From Bauhaus to Our House," "In Our Time," "The Right Stuff," "Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine," "The Painted Word," "Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers," "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," "The Pump House Gang" and "The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby."

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31. 2006 National Book Festival-Veteran's History Project

On Saturday, November 25 at 1:50 pm
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2006 National Book Festival-Veteran's History Project

Tom Wiener is a historian with the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Mr. Wiener describes the oral history work of the library of congress and several books of oral histories he has edited. This short program includes an interview with Tuskegee airman Ezra Hill, author of "The Black Red Tail Angels."

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32. Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq

On Saturday, November 25 at 3:00 pm
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Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq
Jackie Spinner and Jenny Spinner

In "Tell Them I Didn't Cry" Jackie Spinner recounts her experience in 2004 as a war reporter in Baghdad for the Washington Post. Her twin sister, Jenny Spinner, shares how she and the rest of their family dealt with Jackie's reporting assignment and the effect it had on her relationship with her sister. During the presentation, the sisters read portions of the book and answer questions from the audience. This event was hosted by Jenny Spinner's alma mater, Millikin University, in Decatur, Illinois.

Jackie Spinner has been a staff writer for the Washington Post since 1995. Jenny Spinner is an assistant professor of English at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. For more information on the book or the Spinner sisters, visit www.tellthemididnotcry.com.

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33. What Was Asked of Us: An Oral History of the Iraq War by the Soldiers Who Fought It

On Saturday, November 25 at 4:30 pm
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What Was Asked of Us: An Oral History of the Iraq War by the Soldiers Who Fought It
Trish Wood
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1106/btv111106_4a.ram

Trish Wood talks to Iraq War veteran Garett Reppenhagen about his experiences while serving in Iraq. Ms. Wood has collected a number of testimonies from Iraq War veterans for her new oral history of the Iraq War. Bobby Muller, founder of Vietnam Veterans of America, makes opening remarks. This event was hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. If you would like to hear some of the interviews from this book, listen to C-SPAN Radio at 90.1 in the Washington, DC area or nationwide on satellite radio. You can also list online on Book TV.org or C-SPANRadio.org.

Listen to Trish Wood from American Political Archive, Nov. 11, 2006
rtsp://video.c-span.org/archive/apa/apa111106.rm

Trish Wood is an investigative reporter who has been working with veterans of the Iraq war for more than two years.

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34. My First 79 Years - Isaac Stern

On Saturday, November 25 at 6:00 pm
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My First 79 Years
Isaac Stern

World famous violinist Isaac Stern was a guest on Booknotes to talk about his book "My First 79 Years." The book recounts his nearly eight decade existence from his birth in Russia through his sixty-plus years in music.

Isaac Stern, declared a "master" by the New York Herald Tribune at the age of 22, signed his first record contract in 1945 and has played on over 100 records. He is a founding member of the National Endowment of the Arts and in 1960 led the successful effort to stop the demolition of Carnegie Hall. He has been awarded the Kennedy Center Honors, the Albert Schweitzer Music Award and the American Symphony League's gold baton. Mr. Stern passed away on September 22, 2001 at the age of 81.

Publisher: Da Capo Press 10 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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35. Mellon: An American Life

On Saturday, November 25 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 26 at 9:00 am
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Mellon: An American Life
David Cannadine

Biographer David Cannadine appeared at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC to discuss the life of financial pioneer Andrew Mellon. Andrew Mellon, founder of the National Gallery of Art, became a financier and industrialist in the 1930's. He served as Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932 in the cabinets of Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover and then served as ambassador to Great Britain, 1932-1933. In the book, the author examines Andrew Mellon's purchase of paintings from the Hermitage museum in Russia, documents his founding of the National Gallery of Art, and explores Mellon's involvement in a large tax scandal.

David Cannadine is the author of numerous books, including "The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy," "The Rise and Fall of Class in Britain," and "Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire." He has taught at Cambridge University (England) and Columbia University (New York).

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36. High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health

On Saturday, November 25 at 8:05 pm and Sunday, November 26 at 2:00 am
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High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health
Elizabeth Grossman

Elizabeth Grossman discusses the health hazards of electronic waste and examines how chemicals used to make electronics are showing up as toxics in food and in the human body. She argues for changes in electronic manufacturing and disposal. Book People in Austin, Texas, hosted this event.

Elizabeth Grossman is the author of "Watershed: The Undamming of America" and "Adventuring Along the Lewis and Clark Trail." Her work has appeared in the Nation, Orion, the Seattle Times, and the Washington Post.

Publisher: ISLAND PRESS 1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20009

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[Robbien]

75. This was one very intriguing report

All the efforts to stop the pollution is because the EU and the developing nations are passing laws to decrease pollution.

Clearly the nation with the weakest pollution laws is the US.

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37. After Words: J. William Middendorf II interviewed by David Frum

On Saturday, November 25 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, November 26 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: J. William Middendorf II, author of "A Glorious Disaster" interviewed by David Frum

In his book, A Glorious Disaster: Barry Goldwater’s Presidential Campaign and the Origins of the Conservative Movement, author William Middendorf says that even though Mr. Goldwater lost the election in a landslide, he still managed to set the agenda for the modern conservative movement. Mr. Middendorf served as treasurer for the Goldwater campaign and provides an insiders perspective on the 1964 presidential election. Mr. Middendorf discusses the book with David Frum, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who previously served as a speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush. Mr. Frum serves as a guest interviewer and is not an employee of C-SPAN.

J. William Middendorf II, served in the Nixon, Ford, and Reagan administrations as Secretary of the Navy, Ambassador to the Netherlands, US Representative to the Organization of American States, and US Representative to the European Community. He is a founding member of the American Conservative Union and a board member of the Heritage Foundation.

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38. Andrew Carnegie

On Sunday, November 26 at 4:30 am and at 7:00 pm
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Andrew Carnegie
David Nasaw

David Nasaw is a history professor at the City University of New York. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, The Nation, Conde Nast Traveler, the London Review of Books and the New York Times. He is the author of "The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst,""Going Out: The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements." and "Children of the City: At Work and at Play."

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

Git yer Terra! right here! BOO!

On Sunday, November 26 at 6:30 am
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Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America
Brigitte Gabriel

In "Because They Hate," Brigitte 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 of what she calls "hate education" in Islamic institutions.

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

[EFerrari]

77. Demonizes Islam. Energetic propaganda. n/t

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40. Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism

On Sunday, November 26 at 7:30 am and Monday, November 27 at 1:15 am
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Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism
Greg Grandin

Greg Grandin examines U.S. relations with Latin America in his latest book, "Empire's Workshop." The author, a Latin American history professor at NYU, explains that the U.S. has intervened in Latin America repeatedly from Thomas Jefferson's presidency to the current Bush Administration. During an event hosted by the Hart Institute on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont, California, Mr. Grandin details the Reagan Administration's support of anti-Communist insurgencies in Central America.

Greg Grandin teaches Latin American history at New York University and is also the author of "The Last Colonial Massacre" and "The Blood of Guatemala." He has written for The New York Times, The Nation and Harper's and served on the United Nations Truth Commission investigating the Guatemalan civil war.

[EFerrari]

82. I can't say how right on this author is.

He maps out our horrible policy in Latin America and how it has migrated to, well, everywhere.

Sounds like a bummer but really a must see if you want to know where the corporatists have been steering us without much spin.

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41. 2006 Chicago Humanities Festival-Paul Fussell

On Sunday, November 26 at 11:15 am and at 11:15 pm
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2006 Chicago Humanities Festival-Paul Fussell

From the 17th Annual Chicago Humanities Festival, author Paul Fussell presents a speech entitled "The Culture of War." During the event, Mr. Fussell reads portions of his book "The Great War and Modern Memory," which was originally published in 1975, and discusses both the cultural and social aspects of war.

Paul Fussell is the author of "The Great War and Modern Memory," "Wartime," "Doing Battle" and "The Boys’ Crusade." He was an English professor at Rutgers in New Jersey.

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42. Defying the Iranian Revolution: From a Minister to the Shah to a Leader of Resistance

On Sunday, November 26 at 12:30 pm and Monday, November 27 at 2:30 am
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Defying the Iranian Revolution: From a Minister to the Shah to a Leader of Resistance
Manouchehr Ganji

In an appearance at the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, Manouchehr Ganji talks about life in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Mr. Ganji, who was education minister under the Shah, says that since the revolution, Iran has become an extremely repressive country and a leading supporter of terrorist groups throughout the Middle East. He also says that, while Iranian religious leaders have enriched themselves through corruption, the quality of life for average Iranians has gone down dramatically over the past twenty years. Includes Q&A.

Manouchehr Ganji is the founder and Secretary General of the Flag of Freedom Organization of Iran, a democratic opposition movement against the clerical regime in Iran. He was minister of education in Iran from 1976 to 1979 and was advisor to Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveida from 1974 to 1976. Prior to entering the government, Mr. Ganji was a professor of international law at Tehran University. Mr. Ganji is the author of "The Hidden Fire."

[EFerrari]

78. Demonizes Iran. Nice going, BushCo. n/t

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43. The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

On Sunday, November 26 at 1:45 pm and Monday, November 27 at 6:45 am
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The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
Rashid Khalidi

At an event hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, author Rashid Khalidi discusses why Palestinians have so far not been able to achieve statehood. Prof. Khalidi encourages Palestinians to learn more about their history in order to overcome obstacles they have been challenged with since the era of British control over Palestine. He answers questions from the Politics and Prose audience following his remarks.

Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies at Columbia University, where he is also director of the Middle East Institute. He is the author of "Resurrecting Empire" and has written op-ed pieces in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and The Nation.

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44. After Words: John O' Sullivan interviewed by Martin Walker

On Sunday, November 26 at 3:00 pm
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After Words: John O' Sullivan, author of "The President, The Pope, and The Prime Minister" interviewed by Martin Walker, senior fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/AfterWords/1106/arc_btv111806_4.ram

In his book, The President, The Pope, and The Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World, author John O’Sullivan describes the fall of the Soviet empire and the central roles played by President Reagan, Pope John Paul II, and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Mr. O’Sullivan covered the Reagan presidency as a journalist and served as a special adviser to Prime Minister Thatcher. Mr. O’Sullivan discusses the book with Martin Walker, a senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and editor emeritus for United Press International. Mr. Walker serves as a guest interviewer and is not an employee of C-SPAN.

John O’Sullivan served as a special adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and is a veteran journalist in both the US and the UK. He has served as editor in chief of The National Review, The National Interest, Policy Review, and United Press International. He was also editorial page editor for the New York Post and the London Times. He is currently editor at large for the National Review, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, and a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.

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45. American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Lincoln to Clinton

On Sunday, November 26 at 4:00 pm
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American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton

From St. Peter's Church in New York City, the Library of America and the Toward International Peace through the Arts (TIPA) Project present "Election Eve Oratory" to celebrate the publication of "American Speeches." Editor Ted Widmer is joined by several presenters to read some of the most notable speeches in American history, which are published together in the the two-volume compilation. "American Speeches" includes Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Address to the Woman's Rights Convention.

Ted Widmer is the Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University and the author of "Martin Van Buren" and "Young America: The Flowering of Democracy in New York City." He was director of speechwriting at the National Security Council and a senior advisor to President Clinton from 1997 to 2001.

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46. John Edwards - Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives

On Sunday, November 26 at 5:15 pm and Monday, November 27 at 12:30 am
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Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives
John Edwards, ed.

"Home" is a collection of stories about the childhood homes of everyday Americans. Former Senator John Edwards, who wrote the introduction, reads a portion of the book and discusses the challenges facing the next President of the United States. The early homes of Bob Dole, Danny Glover, Rick Warren, Nancy Griffith, Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Franks are all featured in the book.

John Edwards was the Democrat's 2004 nominee for Vice President and served one term as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. After the 2004 election, Mr. Edwards formed the One America Committee and was appointed director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[Catchawave]

55. I'll Kick for Edwards !

Thanks for the head's up Viva ! :hi:

[benny05]

57. Thanks for the heads up Viva

K & R for JRE!

[BruceMcF]

59. Thanks for that, I'll set the DVR.

Heck, I'll be setting the DVR for three or four of these. Battlestar Galactica and Dr. Who were not aired this week, and I've got more leeway in the household DVR pool than I normally do.

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80. Discussion thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2805310&mesg_id=2805310

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47. War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today

On Sunday, November 26 at 10:00 pm and Monday, November 27 at 5:30 am
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War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today
Max Boot

From the City Club of San Diego, historian and journalist Max Boot discusses technological warfare from the French invasion of Italy in 1494 to the current War on Terrorism. The book chronicles the transformations and innovations in weaponry and warfare tactics over the past 500 years.

Historian Max Boot is a Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. He is also a weekly foreign-affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times, a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard, and a regular contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post and Foreign Affairs. Mr. Boot is also the author of "The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power" and "Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption, and Incompetence on the Bench."

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48. Making Globalization Work

On Monday, November 27 at 3:45 am
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Making Globalization Work
Joseph Stiglitz
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1006/btv102106_4c.ram

Economist Joseph Stiglitz discusses the pros and cons of globalization, examining such issues as trade, intellectual property, global warming, and economic institutions. He argues that multinational institutions too often cater to the interests of advanced industrial countries. This event was hosted by the World Bank, where Mr. Stiglitz was once chief economist.

Joseph Stiglitz was chief economist at the World Bank until January 2000. Before that he was the chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001. He is currently a finance and economics professor at Columbia University. He is the author of "Globalization and Its Discontents" and "The Roaring Nineties."

[EFerrari]

51. Viva! This must have been a monster to post!

I've already watched Henry Louis Gates TWICE,lol, and "Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son" was also excellent.

The segment on the Lewis & Clark expedition "Through Indian Eyes" has been good, too!

Now I better go walk the puppy before we're both sorry.

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[Viva_La_Revolution]

53. it was! especially because I didn't realize till midnight last night

missed a whole days worth. :(

ah well. I was busy stuffing turkey and myself anyway. lol!

[EFerrari]

54. I didn't know either -- I was messing up my brother's kitchen.

That was fun. :evilgrin:

[Bozita]

58. kicked and recommended

Thanks Viva.

[Catchawave]

61. Great Book Weekend

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[EFerrari]

62. Kick for an awesome weekend on BookTv!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

67. K&R with a BIG surprise...

HERE'S A WHOLE OP, DEDICATED TO VIVA AND HER SHOCKED LADY OF LIBERTY:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2798092

[Robbien]

68. Appears as if I missed two whole days

Darnit.

At least they replay some of them through the wee hours of the night.

Thanks for the thread Viva!

and a

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[Bozita]

70. This thread doesn't belong on page two of GD

[Catchawave]

71. No it doesn't :)

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[Viva_La_Revolution]

74. Thanks Boz!

:)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

76. Kick!

You can read a book anywhere.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

81. last kick!

:hi: