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[applause] >> edith gelles is the author of several books. she's currently a senior scholar at stanford university's institute for gender research. for more information visit stanford.edu/group/gender. >> acclaimed novelist ayelet waldman responds to the public outcry that branded her a bad mother for claiming she loves her husband more than her children. barnes & noble tribeca in new york city hosted the event, it's 40 minutes. [laughter] >> hi. okay, so i'm just going to launch into this. this is what we're going to do, we're going to read a little, then we're going to ask some questions. i want you to be thinking of your questions right now, here's why. there are stupendous prizes for those who ask questions, and you want to win a prize. you do, you know you do. i hope there's someone lactating. excellent. i'm going to read an essay called breast is best. once when my son abraham was six weeks old i was standing in line at a local bakery. i had him in a sling, and i was feeding him. the baby had finally taken his bottle, and i was loathe t

[applause] >> edith gelles is the author several books, including "abigail adams: a writing life." she is currently a senior scholar at stanford university's michelle r. climate's institute for gender research. for more information visit stanford.edu/group/a gender.

. >> edith gelles, at the michelle art claman institute for gender research recounts the 54 year marriage of abigail and john adams. book passage bookstore in california, hosted the event. and it's an hour. [applause]. >> well, thank you for coming out on this beautiful day. history lovers. you know, driving up here i live in pal tow alto and my husband and i were driving up here and i thought, you know, we are the most fortunate people on the planet in all of history to live in california. it is just gorgeous up here. palo alto and the south bay is beautiful. and it changes character, the terrain, the entire environment, changes character after -- go over that wolf golden gate bridge, and here we are in beautiful corda m madiera. you can't hear me, is this better? i'll speak up, also. i'll start by talking about how i happened to write this book and we have to go back into history, all of three years when, if you recall, three years ago, it seemed certain that a woman was going to be the democratic candidate for president of the united states. and then win this election. things changed a

it alies their gells with ours, it provides military aid on the condition that pakistan cooperate in dismantling nuclear supply networks and fighting terrorist groups. the bill will not provide funding for pakistan to build its forces in the eastern border with india, as the real threat lies on the western border. the bill would bar the use of military financing to buy or upgrade f-16 fighter jets with the exception of money to finish a 2006 deal. i understand the concerns about pakistan's fighting terrorism, i have concerns about their nuclear arsenal and its past history of proliferation. this is why at my request, the report language accompanying this bill specifically mentioned the a.q. kahne proliferation network as a source of information in the united states and we must have access to him because they have not interviewed him. cleeshly recent events in valley demonstrate stability in the region is not just an american concern. we must move ahead with clear expectations and goals as this bill enumerates to ensure that usaid is being used in the most effective manner possible. u

edith gelles senior scholar at stanford university and michelle clayman recounts the 54 year marriage of abigail and john adams. book passage bookstore in court to madera california hosted the event. it is an hour. [applause] >> thank you for coming out on this beautiful day history lovers. we were driving up here, and i live in palo alto so my husband and i were driving up here and i thought, you know, we are the most fortunate people on the planet in all of history to live in california. it is just so gorgeous up here. palo alto and the south bay is beautiful and it changes character. the terrain, the entire environment changes character actor you go over that wonderful golden gate bridge and here we are in beautiful corda madera, so is a pleasure to be here. you can't hear me? is this better? okay. i will speak up also. i am going to start buying talking about how i happened to write this book and we have to go back into history, all of three years, if you will recall, three years ago it seemed certain that a woman who is going to be the democratic candidate for president of the un

[applause] >> edith gelles is the author of several books including abigail adams, a writing life. she is currently a senior scholar at stanford university's michelle are claimed institute for gender research. for more information, visit stanford.edu. >> we are at book expo america in new york city. we are with emily hamilton marketing director from the university of minnesota press. everything you know about indians is wrong. what is wrong? >> according to the author of this book, he believes that there are a lot of myths about american indians in our coach or perpetuated by movies, like toys, ideas about the way that american indians live in our culture. and he has basically taken people to task with this very dry wit, to say, you know, american indians are people that you don't expect him to be. they live in lots of different places. they live in cities. they do all kinds of different jobs. you know, contribute to culture and a really, really ethical way, not just it a rest dork away. he has tried to crack the ideas that are still so pervasive in our culture. >> there's a sign b

running a campaign where you are getting your head begin by these enormous margins, i was very bitter, gelles, and the. [laughter] >> if it makes you feel better bob and i worked as democrats for 30 years, where that was the commandment, always have less money. >> i thought it was set in stone, i thought it was carved, so yeah i was very bitter. [laughter] >> michael one of you give us a perspective from the other side of the aisle as you were mentioning you have also done work for health insurers and people like that so you have a broader perspective, as does bill through his work. give us an example of a healthcare message that worked during the campaign or one that didn't work and why? >> it is interesting, healthcare and let me go from what bill was talking about, how much was that? 100 out of the 8 billion on healthcare. if you look at those debts, and everyone says obama, that was one of the things this bill said, put down a marker not just on that issue but on healthcare. there wasn't a lot in a ads. there was long position papers, which i'm guessing people in this room may have read b