jason scottoa look at race and politics in the northeast in all eyes are upon us. in empire of cotton, a history of the economic importance of cotton. in pressed for time, judy wiseman challenges the concept that modern technology has sped up everyday life. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> up next richard preston talk about the discovery of the ebola virus and the latest ebola outbreak in several west african countries. his 1994 best selling book hot zone be picked in 1989 outbreak in western the junior. the book is once again on the new york times best-seller list. mr. preston spoke at yale university in newhaven, connecticut. guides >> today it is my pleasure to introduce our speaker richard preston did his undergraduate work in english and got his ph.d. in english from princeton university, studied nineteenth century american nonfiction writing. he is the author of nine books on a variety of topics including fixes disease. .. >> i'm also sure that "the hot zone" insp