carolyn coleburn, i want today ask you, also, about another book that's coming out, and this is mike lofgren's book, "the >> psr, aove" ktiaytll ssow rli went crazy, the democrats became useless, and the middle class got shafted." so the subtitle says it all. and mike lofgren, as many of re jla lltnsnow, is a 2ar what's wrong with our government. >> is that coming out before the election? >> it's coming out early august, just in time for all the conventions anbefore the election, yeah. >> carynare, isa atrry? yero dgeri f "american lady." it is a biography on susan mary alsop, true american aristocrat. she was married to joe alsop, getoasto.c al inon said of her that more decisions and things were made i her living room than in the whit house. she really brought so my movers and shakers, um, the u.s. wo the alli aid n bap o lp just come out? >> i believe so. i think there's a play on broadway, too, on joe alsop. >> with john list go. >> exactly. >> now, wh should we know abouviking? how old isik hg' enun w itec a part of penguin? >> oh, jeez, it's something like 79 years. i should kn

joining us is the director of publicity carolyn coleburn. we wanted to ask you about some of the books that are coming out in the fall of 2012 from viking. let's start with kevin phillips. >> you know him as a great historian and analyst. kevin phillips best selling author is coming out with "1775" this december. and what kevin does is he debunks the myth that 1776 was the water shed year for the american revolution. instead looks at "1775" as the pivotal year when all these events and conflicts were happening and so analyzing "1775" and usual kevin phillips fashion, it's very nuanced, meticulous research. it will be controversial, as many of his books are. >> well, if viewers are fans of kevin phillips. he did the indepth program you can go to booktv.org and watch three hours of kevin phillips. go to the search function in the upper left-hand corner. i wanted to ask you also about another book coming out. it's mike's book "the party is over." >> i think the subtitle say it is all. it says how the republicans went crazy, the democrats became

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