anchor bill o'reilly and historian martin dugard's account of the circumstances surrounding general george patton's death in "killing patton." second, randall roe in "what if?" followed by oprah winfrey's "what i know for sure." next, naomi klein comments on climate change and the free market in "this changes everything" followed by former secretary of state henry kissinger's take on international affairs. eric schmidt and jonathan rosenberg, adviser to ceo larry page, are seventh with "how google works." in eighth place, the founder of paypal analyzes the value of start-up companies in his book "zero to one." it's followed by the recount of the 1879 u.s. naval expedition to the north pole in "the kingdom of ice."

and wrapping up is mitchell sue cover's account of the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya, on september 11th, 2012. for more information visit indiebound.org. gloos we're pleased to be joined on our set right outside the history and biography room by former justice of the supreme court, sandra day o'connor. this is her fifth book, "stories from the history of the supreme court: out of order."ourt justice o'connor, when did you discover that you enjoyed writing? >> guest: oh, goodness. all you do as a justice is write, so nothing changed there. and there were just lots of things to write about and tell about. now, what are you doing at the book festival today? t because i don't think you're talking about your book. >> guest: no, not really. i know jim billington who's head of the library of congress, and my brother has a new book out.

and so jim billington told me i had to bring my brother to the conference, so that's why we're here. >> host: and you were in conversation with alan dray whn is -- allan day who is your brother. >> guest: yes. >> host: what's his book about? >> guest: well, for a long time he had the wild horses, most of them, in the country. and he had two ranches up in north dakota where he could take these horses and and keep 'em h for a while. and the federal government had the responsibility for them, so they paid something for the care of the horses. and he did that for quite a while, and it was so -- [inaudible] >> host: well, want to talk the you while we've got you about "out of order" and some of the stories in here. one of the first stories you tell is that former chief justice john marshall and thomas jefferson, a, were related -- >> guest: yes. >> host: -- and did not like each other. >> guest: that's right. isn't that amazing?

>> host: what was their l relationship? >> guest: well, i've forgotten specifically, but cousins or something.g? >> host: right. >> guest: and so it was amazing that they didn't like each other, and it was so difficult to manage, but they did. it was so difficult to manage but they did. >> host: the marbury vs. madison case was daring president jefferson's tenure. exactly what did that case established? >> guest: i don't know that today we say much of anything. >> host: it established the court -- >> guest: it was pleaded with the other two and given a lot of credibility which it needed. the court was still young and had yet to be accepted in the country as an equal voice to the

other two branches. >> host: one of the things you write is marbury and madison in the justice's private dining room. >> isn't that something? >> host: some of the traditions you also talk about in your book, 3 x 3, why do justices centers that way? >> guest: 3 x 3. >> host: enter in groups of 3. >> guest: we actually don't. the fact of the matter is justices behind the curtains, they are getting ready to enter and an equal division of the justices mean they invest 3-6-9 and there they are and they march in. >> host: the handshake before you go in, what happens?

>> guest: for that is very important, let me shake your hand, to feel the warmth of someone's hand, you had a momentary bond but one that matters. when you have somebody's hand in your is it matters. wonderful way to trying to secure good will among the justices. very tough decisions to make some times. >> guest: you right in here is that you quit shaking hand of one justice and will only grab his thumb. >> guest: that was because he grabbed my hand and i thought i was going to lose my hands. he was so strong, and i know he did not realize how he was hurting my hands so i had to do

something to save my hand from this powerful thing by that justice. >> host: you don't talk about yourself much in this book but you are the first female justice on the floor. what do you remember about september 25th, 1981? >> guest: nothing special. >> host: that was your first day on the court. >> guest: i had the hope that my service on the court would be worthwhile, that i could make a solid, significant contribution and i didn't know that day whether i could or not. you don't know how you are going to do, you don't know how you are going to get around with your colleagues, you don't know when you start what cases you're going to come before the court, you don't know how you will be

challenged but my hope was i could do well enough that no one would be unhappy that they had a woman on the court, they wouldn't think that was a defect, that was important to me. and i could make a valuable lasting contribution. >> host: i will test your memory here all little bit. bill fulham who served as supreme court chief justice from 1888 to 1970. it is not a name that comes readily to mind. >> guest: he is not particularly remembered for significant cases. he did all right but he wasn't there at a time he had to sign on to some incredibly important case and so he isn't particularly remembered.

>> host: we all know roger taney. why do we know him? >> guest: he was in fair. what makes you think about him? you remember out of order. all the things he worked on. >> host: his relationship with president lincoln. is it important that chief justice and president along? >> guest: itself in some ways, the president will fill a vacancy on the court if there is one and i think certainly you would want to be in a good relationship with the man who is going to fill that vacancy because you might be asked for an opinion, what do you think about so and so, i am considering so and so. is very important. >> host: what about congress? >> guest: congress is so big and

diverse it doesn't matter. you hope justices are not going to do anything in particular arafat will cause and happiness among concourse and members of congress but that is not likely. it is a diverse body so that is okay. >> host: something the strikes people about justices is the friendships on the court because there are only nine of you. >> guest: you don't expect any particular relationships or friendships but you want to keep things working at the court. that means it is better if you don't develop some animosity with one particular injustice that makes it harder to get a decision. you don't want that. every justice wants things to be smooth enough that you can reach

agreement on the issues that come before the court. >> host: justice sandra day o'connor, out of order. it is her fifth book. if you go back in history little that she wrote a book about being raised on a lazy be rail and the book notes program, you can watch it on line a >> booktv asked bookstores and libraries throughout the country about the nonfiction books they're most anticipating being published this fall. here's a look at the titles chosen by the elliott bay book company in seattle. first off, roxanne dunbar ortiz looks at american history true the eyes of native peoples in "an indigenous people's history of the united states." next, in "just mercy," brian stephenson remembers the medical practice he started in alabama.

in "being mortal," the use of medicine in end-of-life care. and also on the list, columnist naomi klein looks at climate change and the global economy in "this changes everything." and wrapping up the list, jill la por examines the feminist underpinnings of a superhero in the secret history of wonder woman. that's a look at some of the nonfiction titles elliott bay book company is most anticipating being published this fall. visit the bookstore in seattle or online at elliott bay book.com. ..