homes in bridgeport and very quickly he sort of dissented in to the crime.irst to support his family come stealing parking meters he invented a key he could open the parking meters and all that, the geniuses of the little kid turned him into the criminal direction that the results were of course devastating. and eventually, the most compelling thing about art is he decided he wanted to find his father years later and it's that pursuit that leads him down. that pursued for probation fascinated me and there is a father saw an element to the story. i wanted to explore that more. i think that was the most sympathetic thing about art was his desire for the connection with his dad. >> even though it was his stepfather that taught him the art of -- that is one of the stunning things about this book and i know you think so, too, jeff. one day generally you're father or stepfather will come in and help you read a book. instead it's like how would you like to make a copy of this 100-dollar bill. >> he wasn't a stepfather, it was his mother's boyfriend to be cleared an

host: john is on the phone from bridgeport, conn. caller: his center should be called the center for international bull crap because this is the biggest bull crap i have ever heard. the president can mention coup anytime he wants -- he won -- i know it is funny. if hillary or obama wants to cut off aid that would send a direct message. number two, he is talking to the guy from colombia, because nothing is going to change. he talked about has block, a loss -- has a lot, hamas, and ahmadinejad and this is right below what's -- hezbollah. what about foreign country raping? you don't tell like it is. guest: i am not sure what his point is. he obviously does not like what the united states foreign policy is. but i am not clear on his particular spirit host: a comet saying -- host: this is a comment -- explain costa rica's unique government. guest: coaster rica should be a model for the rest of central america and foreign policy in the region -- coaster rate cut should be a model. that is why i pointed to militarization of central america.

the streets. host: our next phone call is from bridgeport, conn. on our republican line. are you there? my fault, here's the button. caller: hello, a professor. my question, in 1953 the u.s. try to set up a dummy corporation in iran. they used the influence of the british to obtain their objectives. there was an assassination during that time and ever since then iran has had trouble. currently, ahmadinejad has a statement that a standing strong and conveying the needs of the nation to be recognized as a super power [unintelligible] however, the conservatives seem to keep us focused in the need to have war. weather through loss of life or through israel whom we directly support. would it be better to assume that it is better for them to use a stronghold to keep him in office to preserve the potential for them to rise to be a super power rather than to open a dialogue that could result in their being attacked? host: in the short form a think his suggestion is that having ahmadinejad continue in office allows them to continue their desire to become a superpower. guest: the whole point is th