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i like a lot of different things but my top of both i'm recommending is mark steyn's book, for myself i'm reading this one on "mother of the groom," then my next book i'm recommending is "the israeli solution" by caroline glick and then also lynne cheney's book on the life of james madison. and again you can't go wrong with some light reading as well. so that's what i'm reading this summer. >> what are you reading this summer? tell us what's on your summer reading list, tweet us at the booktv, post it to our facebook page or send us an e-mail, booktv@c-span.org. >> up next on booktv norman finkelstein discusses his newest book, "old wine, broken bottle." it's a critique of ari shavit's best selling book, my promised land. you can watch and talk about his book on a website, booktv.org. mr. finkelstein spoke at red emma's bookstore in baltimore. this is just under two hours. >> well, thank you for inviting me. and i want to use the time that is allotted me, is it fair to say this can go on roughly four in our? okay. i'm not sure who the organizers are. so i want to use the time that's a

so mark steyn, "after america," written in 2011. and, again, it's so good that i took notes on the entire book, and i quote him all the time. that's number one. another book that i'm reading is called "mother of the groom." for the very first time, we're having a child that is getting married on june 15th. this is a very big deal. i'm a foster mom to 23 great kids, and then we had five biological children, and our oldest son picked a beautiful girl that he is going to marry june 15th. and it's very different when you're mother of the groom versus mother of the bride. and i am determined to be the world's best mother-in-law, that's my goal. and so i want to make sure that we get this right. and so to get off to a good fitting -- footing, i'm trying to take some tips of being mother of the groom. so whether it is what dress do i buy, how do we deal with expenses, how do i help support and assist our daughter-in-law and not detract in any way, i just want to make sure that i get it right. so i'm reading "mother of the groom." and that

so mark steyn, written 2011. it's so good that i took notes on the powerbook and i quote him all the time. that's never one. another book that i'm reading is called "mother of the groom." for the very first time we are having a child that is getting married on june 15. this is a very big deal. i'm a foster mom to 23 great kids and we have five biological children and her oldest son picked a beautiful girl is going to marry june 15, and it's very different when your mother of the groom versus mother of the bride. i am determined to be the worlds best mother in law. is michael brooks i want to make sure we get this right at the to get off to a good footing i'm trying to take some steps on being mother of the groom. so whether it is what dress do i buy, how do we deal with expenses, how to help support and assist our daughter-in-law and not detract in any way. i just want to make sure that they did right so i am reading "mother of the groom" and that one is coming up early so i am getting into this book to make sure