[applause] >> greg grandin is the author of several books including "the last colonial massacre". he is a history professor at new york university. he served on the united nations truth commission that investigated the guatemalans civil war. for more information about the author, visit history.f a s.and why you got e d u. >> douglas grimly looks at the first green president, teddy roosevelt, the wilderness lawyer, 2 hours starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern today on c-span2's book tv. >> michael luongo, author of "gay travels in the muslim world," looks at the life of gave men who live or are currently serving in the middle east. he spoke at the queen's public library in new york. this is just over an hour. >> i want to thank you all for coming. i want to thank alexander sanchez for having me here. i want to say i have spoken about this book in many countries, several countries around the world. i have spoken throughout the united states on the book. but here in new york only until now have i spoken in manhattan. so it is great to actually be in queens of the los divers borough, the mos