. >> we spoke with harry crocker who is responsible for acquiring books. how do you acquire a book and how do you acquire an author? >> guest: the traditional way is waiting for agents to come up with proposals but a lot of what we do here is try to project what will be in the news. the best book for some of the best books we do our books that i think or where we think [inaudible]. this author on this topic that will be dynamite and so we try to make those marriages happen so will cut them an idea and put the two together. and that has been our go to strategy. not waiting on the agent but going out and being actively pursuing others. >> host: ann coulter on immigration, is that one you all put together? >> guest: i think she came to us that. there are those that we take to the author and the author makes it their own. so i will call someone up and say what you think about ask and they will say what about subject x minus two and we'll talk it through and eventually it works out but any ideas at regnery become the others i dish and a drink idea. i can only h

. >> while visiting regnery we spoke with harry crocker who is responsible for acquiring books. so, how do you acquire a book and an author? >> traditional way is waiting for agents to come up with proposals, but a lot of what we do here is trying to project what will be in the news and the best books-- some of the best books we do our books where i think-- we think collectively this author on this topic will be dynamite so we try to make those marriages happen. we will come with an idea and tripe at the the two together. that's sort of been our go to strategy, not about waiting on the agency, but going out and actively pursue authors. >> so, ann coulter on immigration. is that when you all put together? >> i think she came to us with that and even all of those ones where we take them to the author, the author makes it their own so i will call someone up i know who i think would be good for this book and i think-- i say what you think about subject x and they say what about subject x minus two and we talk it over and it eventually works out, but any idea we generate here because

. >> host: harry crocker one of the national conversations that's going on right now is about assaults. is that something you keeping an eye on this things okay we have this author etc.? >> guest: there are topics that are important. in a case like this a book on harvey weinstein could probably sell a lot of books. our books are an uzi but they are also tend to be more political and tend to be based on what's happening in washington. sexual assault is not one of our topics. >> host: capitol hill, tax reform. >> guest: nobody cares about reading a book on tax reform. if you want to do a book on why we pay a flat tax our bread and butter are hardcover $24.95 price points and there's not a big market for that. what drives book sales for us and telling us about that was published. that's the work for us. we need books that are about hot-button political issues they that you want to read about and want to know more about in the book is presented well enough that you are going to talk to all of your friends about it. it's not the people have conversations about tax policy all the time. >> ho

. >> while visiting we spoke with harry crocker who is responsible for acquiring books. >> so how do you acquire a boat? how do acquire an author? >> the traditional way is waiting for ages to come up with her pose those, but a lot of what we do here is trying to project the news in the best books we do, some of the best books we do or where we think collectively this author on this topic, that would be dynamite. we try to make these marriages have been. we try to put the two together. that is sort of been our go to strategy. not waiting on the agents actively pursuing authors. >> ann coulter on immigration. is that when you'll put together. >> i think she came to us without one. those are ones where we take them to the author. i'll call somebody up and say what you think about subject x. they will say what about subject x minus two. talking through and eventually it works out. any ideas we generate here of course become the authors idea. i can only help him make his case the best way he can. >> someone you've publish times as edward kline. if you have a conversation with mr. kline,

. >> and while visiting regnery we spoke with harry crocker who is responsible for acquiring books. >> so how do you acquire a book? how do you acquire an author? >> the traditional way is waiting for agents to come up with proposals but a lot of what we do here is trying to project what will be in the news and the best books, some of the book that is we do are books where, i think, or we think collectively, this author on this topic, that'll be dynamite, so we try to make those marriages happen, we come up with an idea, think the guy would be great for it and put two together. that's been our go-to strategy, not waiting on the agent so much but going out and pursuing authors. >> so ann coulter on immigration, is that one that you all put together? >> i think she came to us with that. [laughter] >> and even those ones that we take them to the author, the author, of course, makes it their own, i will call up and say, what do you think about subject x, what about subject x minus two, we talk it through and what not and i will -- it eventually works out. he can be up promoting it, i'm no

harris and patricia hearst. patty did not go into the crocker bank, the way she went into the hybernia bank.execute for prosecuting us until 28 years later. they had a treasure trove of evidence related to patricia hearst, but the only evidence i can imagine, there had to be pressure from the hearsts to keep that from being brought. they didn't want her on the witness stand in a trial that would be the number one publicity trial at the moment. and she was going to have to tell this story all over again and she was going to have to try to be honest. >> for all her bullshit, she didn't severe. she could have testified. she got on larry king and said we were all a bunch of assholes, and she did everything to prosecute us. well, girl, all you have to do is testified. >> it was a combination that she didn't want to do it and the da didn't trust her as a witness. charging the murder case was 7 to life. and we were allowed to work out a plea and i'm sure that had a lot to do with patty hearst not wanting to testify and having the power to go with that. >> we were told the sla members were going to

harris and patricia hearst. >> patty did not go into the crocker bank the way she went into the hibernia bank, but she was a participanter. they had a treasure trove of evidence, most of it provided by patricia hearst, and the only explanation that i can imagine -- and i have no evidence of this because there is none -- there had to have been pressure from the hearsts to keep that from being brought. they didn't want her on the witness stand in a trial that would get -- be the number one publicity trial of the moment. and she was going to have to tell this story all over again and she was going to have to try to be honest. >> that's the thing. for all her bull shut she didn't testify, what's that tell you? she had to say that in the book. but she could have testified. she got on larry king and said, we're all a bunch of as holes and she wants to do everything she can to prosecute us. well, girl, all you have to do is testify. >> it was a combination of she didn't want to do it and the d.a. didn't trust her as a witness. charge in the murder case was 7 to life, and we were allowed to work out a plea. i'm sure that had a