patrick o'brien and the far side of the earth which was put together to make the movie starring russell crowed the other book i will be reading is called sward and honor which is a population of military stories. that's what i'll be reading this summer. >> visit booktv.org to see this and other reading lists. >> you're watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on c-span2 book tv. >> "wild cald" is the name of the book. the promise and peril of sarah palin. the author is mark joseph. what have we learned knew about sarah palin in your book? >> has been a chapter in behalf of a religious background. the significance of this is the highest somebody from a

russell crowe's domestic product has risen three point seven percent in the first half slightly below forecasts the government still expects the country's economy to expand by four point two percent meanwhile analysts that russell means to significantly improve its growth to meet the top. headlines are next and stay with that. looming move. you're watching the line from moscow i mean he said no way with our top stories aviation sensation russell's fifth generation fighter has made its international debut at moscow's their show buyers and flying out its watch as cutting edge aircraft take to the skies near the capital we have live coverage of the festival throughout the day here on r.g.p. . more wobbles on book global markets after burgling and paris ignored the advice of investors on how to save the eurozone from going under angle of merkel and nicolas sarkozy wants an e.u. at konami government but are refusing to expand the bailout fund and release euro bonds. because activists say a british investigation.

she's become one of the world's most admired film stars and joined a group of fellow australians-- russell crowecole kidman, hugh jackman and others-- who these days light up the big screen. she's received five oscar nominations, including for her role as a young teacher in the psychological thriller, "notes on a scandal". and she won for her portrayal of a star of the past, katherine hepburn, in "the aviator" but cate blanchett came from the theater and to the theater she's returned in a big way. with her husband, andrew upton, a writer and director, she now heads the sydney theater company. last year, they brought a production of "streetcar named desire" to the u.s. with blanchett in an acclaimed performance as blanche dubois. now they're back at washington's kennedy center with another classic: anton chekhov's "uncle vanya." having tapped a renowned chekhov interpreter, tamas asher from hungary, to direct and lured an all-star cast of australian actors to join, including richard roxburgh, who's appeared in numerous films. i talked with blanchett and roxbrough recently about their work in the

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