so, please, join me in welcoming david linden. [applause] >> well, thanks, mike, for that kind introduction, and thanks to all of you for coming out on this beautiful day. i've never been introduced by both a human and a train before, so that's exciting. [laughter] so i would like to read a couple of small secs of the book but -- small sections of the book. but i'll begin with a reading from the preface to set the stage. bangkok, 1989. the afternoon rains have ended leaving the evening air briefly free of smog and allowing that distinctive thai perfume to waft over the streets. i hail a three-wheel motorcycle taxi and hop aboard. my young driver has a entrepreneurial smile as he turns around and begins the usual interrogation of male travelers. so do you want girl? no. i see. long pause, eyebrows slightly raised. you want boy. uh, no. longer pause, sound of engine sputtering at idle. you want lady boy? no, i answer, a bit more emphatically. i've got cheap cigarettes, johnnie walker. no thanks. undaunted, he moves down to the next

david linden and his book, "the compass of pleasure," he speaks from the mitscher nonfiction tent in about five hours. in "city of scoundrels," gary krist details the environment and mood of chicago in 1919. hear the author in about five hours, 40 minutes. and booktv will wrap up our live coverage of the gaithersburg book festival with a panel on the future of the book and bookstore. jim mill yang of publishers' weekly moderates a conversation between ray sag lin, politics & prose co-owner lissa muscatine and publisher sam durant of potomac books. but first, here's author b. morrison. >> located near the book sales tent at the front of the festival. please, be sure to fill out your festival survey to be entered into a drawing for a free nook touch. surveys are available at the back of the tent. enjoy the rest of your day at the festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> for the consideration of everyone here, please, silence any devices that make any kind of noise. in order to keep improving this event, we'd lo

and david linden on why the good stuff feels so good in the compass of pleasure. also this weekend on afterwords, jay norlinger. >> there is this myth he established his prize for peace out of guilt over his invention of dynamite. i say in my book it's hard to know exactly what is in man's head and heart, but this seems not to be true. it seems he was quite proud of his achievements in the area of explosives. they built today what we call infrastructure, canals, tunnels, railroads. >> peace, they say. sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific on book tv, every weekend on c-span 2. ♪ >>> this memorial day weekend on c-span we'll take you to colleges and universities around the country to hear commencement addresses from members of congress and the president's cabinet, state and local leaders, and business executives. and we also want to hear from you about your commencement experience. did you graduate from college this year or attend a ceremony for a friend or family member? or maybe something about a past commencement sticks with you. we want to hear from you. cal

you just heard from david linden on "the compass of pleasure." next, a look at the future of chicago and illinois. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome to the third annual gaithersburg book festival. i am -- a vibrant and diverse city that supports the cultural arts. we're pleased to bring you this event free of charge thanks to the generous support of our sponsors. a couple of quick announcements. for the consideration of everyone here please silence in the devices that make any kind of noise. in order to keep improving this event we need your feedback. surveys are available at the end the booth and online at our website. your thoughts are important to us. gary will be signing books immediately after this presentation. copies of his book will be in the politics and prose tends. an accomplice novelist as well as writer of narrative nonfiction, so it is no wonder that is new book, the 12 days of disaster is such and unforgettable story full of larger-than-life characters and capturing a string of events, disasters of varying scales. 1919 chicago w

. >> and his war on a new type of american enemy, radical terrorism, and david linden on why the good stuff feels so good in "the compass on pleasure." >> there's this myth, always has been, that he established his prize for peace out of guilt over his invention of dynamite. and i think i say in my book it's hard to know exactly what's in a man's head and heart, but this seems not to be true. it seems he was quite proud of his achievements in the areas of explosives. >> peace, they say. sunday night at 9 eastern and pacific on booktv. every weekend on c-span2. >> king's counsel is the memoir of the late jack o'connell who was cia station chief in amman, jordan, from 1963 to 1971 and became king hue same's friend and close -- hussein's friend and close adviser. up next, vernon loeb and sean o'connell -- jack o'connell's son -- talk about the book. this is about an hour. >> good evening, and welcome to our middle east policy forum tonight. it's wonderful to have all of you here. this is a special program for me both because of the subject, the topic, but one also for years i was in the

edgar hoover's war on a new type of american enemy, radical terrorism and at 3:20 narrow scientist david linden on why the good stuff feels so good in the compass of pleasure. on afterwards, alfred nobel and his nobel peace prize. >> there is this myth that you get this prize for peace out of guilt over his invention of dynamite. i say in my book is hard to know exactly into the man's head and heart but this seems not to be true. it seems he was proud of his achievements in the areas of explosives. what we would call infrastructure. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific on booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> the senate primary house on aging and subcommittee held a hearing on the high cost of hiv aids drugs and monopolies in the market. chairman bernie sanders introduced a bill that would lower costs and increase access by eliminating barriers to generic competition and creating a $3 billion pilots for drug research. witnesses include nobel prize winner and economics and former britain administration official joseph stiglitz. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> the issue we are discussing

david linden on why the good stuff feels so good and the compass of pleasure. also this weekend on afterwards j. and would linger on the nobel peace prize. >> this seems not to be true. it seems that he was quite proud of his achievements in the area of explosives. they build what today we call infrastructure. sunday night at nine eastern and pacific on "book tv" every weekend on c-span 2. >> in a few moments, a senate debate and a bill about iran and a nuclear program. in an hour a hearing on ethical problems in the department of homeland security. after that, it briefing on this week's g8 and nato summit. and later we will re-air the fcc oversight hearing. >> several live events to tell you about tomorrow. a house homeland security subcommittee looks into how the government is combating terrorist financing and that's on c-span 3 at 9:30 a.m. eastern. later, there are a couple of events here on c-span 2. including health and human services secretary kathleen civilis, speaking at the public policy institute at 11:00 a.m. some catholics have criticized the unive