frank mccourt's memoir "angela's ashes." born to irish immigrants in 1930, he describes growing up in brooklyn with an alcoholic father and the loss of tree siblings. frank mccourt died july 19 of 2009. this is an hour. c-span: frank mccourt, author of "angela's ashes," right before the show started, somebody said to me if i ask you where this cover come -- came from, that it would tick you off. guest:: that would, yeah. c-span: why? guest: well, i've been asked a million times. it's--well, it doesn't look like me anyway. that kid looks too well fed. c-span: who is the kid? guest: i don't know. somebody--something scribners came up with. some urchin from some strange place. it does look like--a little--it could be me. it looks like some lane in limerick--but he looks too -- even--but i never had bare feet. my mother always made sure that we had shoes even though they were falling off our feet. but we wen--other kids went around barefoot, but we didn't. we were too snobbish. c-span: so the--when they--when you saw this book,

. >> host: here's the cover of the book with a picture of not frank mccourt. "angela's ashes" is the title of the book and we thank you very much for joining us. >> guest: thank you. >> "angela's ashes" was published by touchstone an imprint of simon & schuster. more information visit simon says.com. for more information about the authors and books featured on encore book notes, visit us online at a recently renovated website, booktv.org. click on booktv series and find encore book notes. >> we are here at the national press club talking with christy miller about her new book, alan and eat it. tommy what inspired you to write about president both of wise? >> guest: i've been writing about women in politics for the last 25 years. these two women were very instrumental in the success of the bush administration each in a completely different way. alan wilson, a childhood sweetheart, kind of got into the