i. marie arana recounts the life of simon bolivar who freed six south american countries from spanish rule in "bolivar: american liberator." in "the unwinding: an inner his his -- history of the new america," george packer presents a portrait of the current social and political climate in the united states. pulitzer prize-winning biographer a. scott berg recounts the life and career of woodrow wilson in "wilson." in "hitler's furies: german women in the nazi killing fields," wendy lower, history professor, recalls the roles german women played in the holocaust. neil irwin, economics editor of the washington post wonk blog, reports the leaders of three central

i. marie arana recounts the life of simon bolivar who freed six south american countries from spanish rule in "bolivar: american liberator." in "the unwinding: an inner his his -- history of the new america," george packer presents a portrait of the current social and political climate in the united states. pulitzer prize-winning biographer a. scott berg recounts the life and career of woodrow wilson in "wilson." in "hitler's furies: german women in the nazi killing fields," wendy lower, history professor, recalls the roles german women played in the holocaust. neil irwin, economics editor of the washington post wonk blog, reports the leaders of three central banks plaid major roles in avoiding an even bigger economic disaster in "the alchemieses." for an extended list and links to 2013 notable book selections, visit booktv's web site, booktv.org. >> next on booktv, eric prince, the founder of blackwater. he talks about the successes of the private mercenary group and the sacrifices that blackwater employees have made in the war on terror. this is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> well, good

i. marie arana recounts the life life of simon bolivar who freed six countries from spanish rule. in "the unwinding: an inner history of the new america," winner of the 2013 national book award for nonfiction, george packer presents a portrait of the current social and political climate in the united states. pulitzer prize-winning biographer a. scott berg recounts the life and career of woodrow wilson in "wilson." in "hitler's furies," wendy lower, history professor at claremont mckenna college recalls the roles german women played in the holocaust. neil irwin reports the leaders of three central banks played major roles in avoiding an even bigger economic disaster in "the l alchemieses: three central bankers and a world on fire." for an extended list and links