this is tara westover, and if i have to give you an introduction about tara westover, you need to just get out of hope you've been living in for a while. because the book has to celebrate i think the 100th week, consecutive week on the "new york times" best seller list, it's at number one. [applause] ahead of michelle malcolm, down there so that's pretty cool. and i'm assuming a lot of people are familiar with the narrative that, the 40 so interested and you're still here on the last lecture on the second day, but i thought we would still go through some of her story because it's so gripping. it starts in idaho and actually to me it's like such a beautiful setting. there must be a lot of beautiful memories you must have that. >> yeah, i mean, it was beautiful mountain that i grew up on. i still have really fond memories of being on that mountain and i love playing on that mound. i think it's an incredible, you know, for the kids to get to put on a playground, we had this entire farm and this huge space and just a lot of wonderful things that could happen on a mountain like that. i gues

this is tara westover and if i have to give you an introduction about tara westover you need to get out of the hole that you had been living in for a while. her book has just celebrated the hundredth week on the new york times bestseller list. it is at number one. ahead of michelle malcolm. that's very cool. i am assuming that a lot of people are familiar with the narrative and that is why you are so interested. i would still go through some of her story because it's so gripping. and it starts in idaho and actually to me it is such a beautiful setting there must be a lot of beautiful memories that you still have of that. >> it was a beautiful mountain that i grew up on. i still have a really strong memories of being on the mountain. i think it is an incredible the kids get to play in the playground. there is a lot of wonderful things that can happen on a mountain like that. we were the original free range kids. there was a lot of really wonderful things about it. then there were some difficult things also. the setting and the scenery not even nature brought -- nature walks are just ther

this is tara westover and i have to give you an introduction about tara westover, you need to get out of the hole that you have been living in. because her book is just celebrated the 100 week, consecutive week on the new york times bestseller list. number one. [applause] [cheering] ahead of michelle malcolm, down there. that is very cool. thank you. i'm assuming a lot of people are familiar with the narrative and that's where your still here on the last lecture of the second day. i thought we would still go through some of her story because it's so gripping and the starts in idaho and to me it is such a beautiful setting, there must be a lot of beautiful memories that you still have. >> it was a reallyy beautiful mountains that i grew up on and i still have fond memories of being on the mount and playing on the mountain. some people like to plane playground, we had an entire farm in a huge space and a lot of wonderful things that can happen on a mountain like that. we were free range kids, kind hard-core. so there was a lot of wonderful things. of course there was difficult things to

we lead off with care westover at the rancho mirage book festival.he is interviewed about her memoir, educated which tells a struggle to reconcile for her desire to get an education with her family ideology and isolated life as survivalist in idaho. after that maximizing and is booked "by chance alone", a memoir about his imprisonment at auschwitz. then cassie chambers about the women of appalachia who raised her from property turning to ivy league degrees, her book is titled hill women. >> please welcome tara westover and

tar are westover recalls growing up in the idaho mounts and her introduction to formal education at age 17 in her book "educated. ". and wrapping up the look at the pest-selling nonfiction books according to "the wall street journal" is "becoming," former first lady michelle obama's memoir which was the best selling book of 2018. most of these authors have appeared on booktv and you can watch them online at booktv.org. >> on a recent episode of the author interview program ward ward, "new york times" columnie kwame anthony spoke to thomas williams but views on race and identity. >> my father did his best to get me to read james baldwin, to read letter from birmingham jail, martin luther king to really understand a lot of tradition and also -- in the way that you write, always believed that my identity didn't begin or end with the social reality of my blackness. so, he kind of had his life saved by bag fatherless black boy in texas without anyone in his family having an education but stumbled upon plato's dialogues at some point in his childhood and tried to read it, and it didn't make s

[laughter] if i have to give you an introduction about tara westover you need to get out of the hole you have been living in for a while. [laughter] her book has just celebrated 100 consecutive week on the new york times bestseller list. it is number one. [applause] michelle malcolm - - milken is down there. i'm assuming that a lot of people are familiar with the narrative and that's why you are still here at the last lecture on the second day but we thought we would go through some of her story because it's so gripping and it starts in idaho and actually it is such a beautiful setting and a lot of beautiful memories that you still have. >> yes. it was a beautiful mountain that i grew up on but i still have fond memories to be on the mountain and playing on the mountain. it is incredible we had this entire farm a lot of wonderful things that could happen i guess i was the original free range kid. [laughter] there was a lot of wonderful things about it. then there were some difficult things but the setting, the scenery. >> is not even nature works - - nature walks. you are just they a

[inaudible conversations] please welcome tara westover. [applause].

and coverage of the ranchoh mirage right assessment, you will hear from best-selling author tara westover and james carville, karl rove, lynn cheney and many others. for complete television schedule check your program guide or visit booktv.org. now we kick off the weekend with radio host bob garfield's thoughts on how to address the political divide. >> good evening, everybody. welcome to politics and prose. i'm bradley graham. let me just sat the outset that i have no idea what directions the conversation this evening is going to take because we have for you not one but two very irreverent, witty candid personalities who have ranged widely in their penetrating and prescient critiques of events and people and could take us who knows where in the next hour but i expect some of the talk will have to do with the future of american democracy and how to save it from villains, vandals, and ourselves because that at least is the subtitle of bob garfield's new book "american manifesto: saving democracy from villains, vandals, and ourselves" and he is going to be speaking with photojournalist mark

featured others include best-selling author tara westover on her memoir educated. a look at the 2020 presidential election with james carville, karl rove and brett stevens and other and political consultant franklin on the 2020 presidential election. on sunday our coverage of the writers festival continues at 1:00 eastern featuring a discussion on us foreign policy with max and journalist james fallows, george packer and robin release. a look at the president and the media with dan abrams and la times executive editor norman pearlstein. and lynn cheney and karl rove reflect on the bush administration. watch the writers festival starting today at noon eastern at 1:00 eastern on sunday. be sure to watch live coverage of the savanna book festival next saturday on booktv on c-span2. >> students from across the country told us the most important issues for the presidential candidates to address. climate change, gun violence, teen they bring, college affordability, mental health and immigration. we are rewarding 100,$000 in total cash prizes, the winners for this year's

tonight starting at 8 pm carol westover recalled growing up in the idaho mountains and herintroduction to formal education at age 17 , then holocaust survivor max eisen reflect on his life and imprisonment slits during world war ii followed by cassie chambers who looks back at her grandmother, aunt and mother who all grew up in poverty in kentucky's appalachianmountains region . enjoy book tv this week and every weekend on c-span2. >> on this saturday at 6 pm for the results of the nevada caucuses. precinct results, candidate speeches from joe biden, senator bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and any global chart, peace jed and tom stier. at at your calls about campaign 20/20 , live coverage on c-span on-demand at cspan.org or listen live on the free radio app. >> sunday at nine on afterwards, pulitzer prize winning journalist nicholas kristof and sheryl done report on the issues acing the working-class and rural america in their book tight rope. thereinterviewed by oregon democratic senator jeff merkley . >> the people in the small-town around america and the ruralareas around america ,

5 o'clock hour traffic just continues to fill in so yeah, we have a lot of brake lights rolling westover to foster city and san mateo but no interruption so an easy 14 minute trip off to one oh one, the bay bridge traffic mainly getting sluggish and some of their cash lanes that's normal. the bigger issue is the fog so it's going to be a pretty dense leaving through the toll plaza getting on to the span you want to be extra cautious i was driving in it was really hard to see on the bay bridge. so 9 minutes here from the bottom of the maze off to fremont street but at least we don't have any major crashes in your way check out these numbers don't they look good lots of green on your screen so we have the e sure 15 minutes from crockett to oakland west 24 is fine, heading up to the caldecott tunnel both the nimitz and the macarthur doing just fine from to 38 to downtown oakland will check more coming up daria thanks a lot robin is 5.18 and it's been one year since a gas explosion started a massive fire. >>that damaged at least 4 buildings in san francisco. here's the video of the aftermath

tonight starting at 8 a.m., terra westover recalls growing up in the idaho mountains and introductionformal education at age 1. then holocaust survivor reflects on his life and imprisonment at auschwitz. followed by cassy chambers who looks back another their grandmother, aunt and mother who all grew up in poverty in appalachian. enjoy book tv this week and every weekend on c-span2. >> join us saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern for the results of the nevada caucuses. precinct results, candidate speeches from joe biden, senators bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar, pete buttigieg and tom steyer and your calls about campaign 2020. live coverage on c-span, on demand at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> next, a conversation with cindy mccain and vicky kennedy on their late husband's careers. legacies and work in public service. former massachusetts lieutenant governor kerry healy moderated the event from the harvard kennedy school institute of politic. it's an hour. >> this afternoon we're fortunate to have mrs. cindy mccain and mrs. vicki kennedy in con

tonight starting at 8:00 p.m., cara westover recalls growing up in the idaho mountains.her introduction to formal education at age 17. holocaust survivor reflects on his life and imprisonment. followed by cassie chambers who looks back at her grandmother, aunt and mother who grew up in poverty in kentucky's appalachian mountain region. enjoy book tv this week and every weekend on c-span2. ♪ >> doing a saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern with the results of the nevada caucuses. precinct results. candidate speeches from joe biden. bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and tom stier. the calls about campaign 2020. live coverage on c-span on demand@c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> ryan mccarthy. chief of staff general james beard current operations and modernization efforts. held by the center for new american security. >> thank you for joining us today. here at my virtual fireside, we are graced with the presence of the 24 secretary of the army ryan mccarthy. thank you both so m

. >> [inaudible conversations] >> please welcome tara westover in conversation with doctor khoi le.

teachers authors include tara westover on her memoir " educated." the 2020 presidential election. and, author and political consultant franklin's on the 2020 -- frank luntz on the 2020 presidential election. 1:00overage continues at p.m. eastern on u.s. foreign policy with max boot and james follows. george packer, and robin wright. a look at the president in the media, with an l.a. times executive prevent -- editor. lynn cheney reflects on the bush administration. watch our coverage on the writers festival on saturday and at 1:00 p.m. eastern on sunday. be sure to watch our live coverage of the savannah book festival next saturday on book tv on c-span2. 75 years ago this month the united states, britain, and the to discuss a post world war ii europe. america," a documentary of the meeting. >> i come from the crimea conference with a firm belief we have made a good start on the road to a world of peace. never before have the major ,llies been more closely united not only in their war aims, but also in their peace aims. 4:30, we will talk with medal of honor recipient herschel will