. >> next, booktv is live with steve almond, author of "against football," and gregg easter brook, the author of "the king of sports." they discuss the impact of football on american society and why it must change by examining the brutality of the sports. from the use of taxpayer money to fund nfl stadiums to the large amounts of college budgets earmarked for college football programs. this is about an hour.

. >> next, booktv is live with steve almond, author of "against football," and gregg easter brook, the author of "the king of sports." they discuss the impact of football on american society and why it must change by examining the brutality of the sports. from the use of taxpayer money to fund nfl stadiums to the large amounts of college budgets earmarked for college football programs. this is about an hour. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> hello, everyone. good afternoon. i'm susan -- [inaudible] on behalf of our owners and our entire staff, i'd like to welcome you to politics & prose. just a reminder to, please, turn off or silence your cell phones. also during our question and answer session, if you could step up to this mic right here, we'd appreciate it because we're recording this event. and you can leave your chairs, as we have a couple more events this afternoon. if you haven't been to the store before, please, pick up one or our events calendars and take a look at all we have going on here including clas