." >> this week on q&a, erik larsen, best-selling author of the devil and the white city and thunderstruck. he discusses his latest book in the garden of beasts. it is a historical narrative following a family of america's first ambassador to enough fillers third reich. >> erik larsen, author of "in the garden of peace," i want to get your immediate reaction -- in the garden of beasts," i want to get your immediate reaction. >> that is hitler in one of his historic speeches. why is it in your book? >> i have very few photographs. we can talk about why. but i have that in a particular place in the book because it signals what is coming next. the madness is intensifying. >> would do learn about mr. hitler that you did not know before you started writing your book? >> id is not so much -- well, i learned that his favorite movie was "king kong." but it was what people thought about hitler in these early days that i found very striking. >> what do you see there? clark's i see hitler and his -- >> i see hitler and his onetime friend and ally/of, ernst rohm, a day -- it is hard to describe their

and at 11:00 p.m., q&a with erik larsen, author of "in the garden of the beast." and now, c-span's 5 -- documentary, "the library of congress." behind-the-scenes of the world's largest library. >> the pursuit of knowledge is something that all parties want to agree on. essentially, they are all in favor of accurate information that lawmakers can use. connections this t between knowledge and reading. the library of congress turned out to be a menace to take -- manifestation of that. the cracks it -- >> it was entirely created in the library -- in the age of print. democracy is something to be celebrated. i.t. that comes through very dramatically -- i think that comes through very directly in the building. >> it started in the congress could get information. it has grown to a -- eight separate facilities. but it's true home is this, the jefferson building. and where there were once only books, the library of congress today features on the one-of-a- kind presidential papers, photos, music, video, and more. >> this is the largest matt election in the world. >> there a

in the garden of beasts by erik larsen. he talked about his book on booktv.you can watch this program on line at booktv.org. coming in surge is bossypants followed by david mccollum's the greater journey:americans in paris at number 4. the miracle of freedom by chris stewart claims the no. 5 spot this week. and ann coulter with the monarch --demon --demonic. she will on our call on program. number 7 on the list, the 2008 financial collapse is dissected in reckless endangerment. you can watch ms. morgan's and online at booktv.org. number 8 on the nonfiction best-seller list is seal team 6. at number 9, the tale of a dangerous rescue mission during world war ii in lost in shangri-la. completing the list is through my eyes by nathan whitaker which examines the lives of nfl quarterback tim tivo. for more information go to amazon.com. >> your book is titled "randhurst: suburban chicago's grandest shopping center". what inspired you to write this book? >> when i started writing for the historical society was one of the topics that i got the most interesting and que

also in may choice for a lecture featuring the best selling author of devil in the white city, erik larsen, who will be here. he would be discussing his new book in the garden of beef, love, care and american family and hitler's berlin. tonight's lecture is being recorded by c-span, and check your local listings for the broadcast date you can see it again. at this time out like to ask you to please turn off all your cell phones or pagers, any other electronic devices that might disrupt our program. or as a delta air lines flight attendant said, turn off everything that doesn't keep you alive. [laughter] delta airlines stewardesses are cheeky. our author this evening is david nichols will speak for about 40 minutes and we'll take your questions. david nichols is a leading expert on the eisenhower presidency. this evening he will discuss his new book, "eisenhower 1956: the president's year of crisis- suez and the brink of war." which the "christian science monitor" called one of seven history books worth checking out in 2011. he is the author of the matter of justice, eisenhower and the begi

>> erik larsen follows the rise of adolf hitler and the right in his new book, "in the garden of beasts." >> that is when i stumbled upon this historic not see germany. >> tonight on a "q&a." >> it takes a behind the stats look. the los angeles times called it behind television viewing. and it solves mysteries. the original c-span documentary, the library of congress, sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> news corp. chairman and ceo, rupert murdoch, testified before a parliamentary committee on tuesday. he was joined by his son, james. the hearing covers their knowledge of phone hacking and alleging payments made to police officers. they are also questioned about tampering that with the voice mail of a murdered individual. this is two hours and 40 minutes. >> we would hope that it is not the case -- excuse me, can we not have that, please? >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> could we please? [inaudible] >> anyone else? >> [laughter] >> after that brief interruption, we will begin. good afternoon, everyone. this is a special meeting of the committee, developed in 2009, where we took evid

>> in the garden of the peace, erik larsen follows the rise of adolf hitler and the third reich. i stumbled upon the first ambassador to eastern germany. >> sunday night on c-span q&a. >> yesterday, the house passed a republican measure to cut $100 million from next year's budget. next, senate democrats discussed their concerns about the plan to cut spending. this is 25 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> thank you all for coming. today is a special day. it is senator mikulski's birthday. i am glad to have them be part of this event. last night, the house passed on a virtual party-line vote it plan the void of substance and truffle a political pandering to ensure minority. we have approximately 12 days left before our nation defaults on its debt for the first time in history. to many republicans are moving further away from compromise. we do not have any time to waste. we need to get back to reality and work together to prevent a catastrophic the fold. let me make this as simple as i can. the

>> erik larsen followed the rise of adolf hitler and the third reich in his latest book, "in the garden> ideally, we need the story told by outsiders, ideally americans. that is when i stumbled across the u.s. ambassador to germany. >> the politics and intrigue in nazi germany. sunday on "q&a." it takes a behind the stacks look. it is required tv viewing. it solves mysteries even nicolas cage cannot conjure. the it c-span documentary "the library of congress," sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. the c-span networks. we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, non- fiction books, and american history. it is available on television, radio, online, and on social media networking sites. find our content any time through our video library. we go on the road with our digital bus, bringing resources to your community. it is washington your way, now available in more than 100 million homes, created by cable, provided as a public service. leon panetta was formally sworn in today as the defense secretary. vice president joe biden conducted the ceremony. mr. panetta previously served as c