he also has his jesse james book over there. we will have about 45 minutes of conversation after richard will have a question and answer from the audience. after this presentation the author will be signing in the mad and signing area. if you go out the doors, turn right and head down toward old maine. books are available right outside the door. >> housekeeping, the festival is free. we have wonderful stimulating presentations like this thanks to folks like simply bits and the university medical center. he sure we thank them. and turn off your cell phones. now, mr. rabin. >> thank you, bill. [applause] t.j. and i would be remiss if we did not think bill and all of the wonderful volunteers here at the tucson festival of books. they just put on an absolutely marvelous book festival, thousands upon thousands of people. of course here you are in this packed room. it is just such a wonderful event, and we are both deeply honored to be here and be a part of it. we are just going to have an informal chat and talk about p.j.'s work, and

write and have some potential to be a writer, after reading your vanderbilt book as well as your jesse james book, but especially, i think, the vanderbilt book, i have to now go into therapy. [laughter] it is just, just beautifully written. never could i imagine that so many deals could be made so exciting and so fascinating. and i love your organizing principle. how did you decide on using the contest over vanderbilt will when he died as the sort of on trade and then sort of talking point all the way through the book. i thought it was very cinematic and it worked well. >> before i answer the question i really want to thank everybody for being here. i also want to say hi to my 3-year-old son and dylan if my wife has had in front of the tv. you can go back to playing with action figures now. i also want to say briefly to everybody that this is a spectacular festival. after some of the recent events the nation should be reminded that when they think of the name tucson this is the thing that they should think of. one of the best book festivals in our country. [applause] a real civic spirit and

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on the way by the way, they were reportedly rob by remnants of jesse james gang. they were attacked we band of indians. they have these kind of quintessential dime store novel adventures. but nothing prepares them for the real adventure they are about to have which is the adventure they have when they begin their lives and their adopting families in new england. that when they arrive, arrived, they understand very quickly that life is going to be very strange here. they land, they disembark. they have these beautiful braided cues that they had to wear a science of loyalty to the emperor and long flowing silk gowns as is customary and of course all the american kids called them chinese girls, which makes them very very upset. now in china, when they left home and said goodbye to their fathers and mothers for a 15 year journey, they made sort of the most emotional gesture that it confucian gesture would allow which is a theory of deep bows and of course when they reach here, their adoptive mothers grab them and hug them and kiss them, which mortify's them to and. in

ecstatic, and to new england and their homes, on the way they are reportedly robbed by remnants of jesse james's gained and detect -- they have these quintessential dime store novel adventures but nothing prepares them for the real adventure they are about to have which is the adventures they begin their lives in new england. when they are arriving they understand very quickly that life is going to be very strange. a land, disembark, have these shoes they wear loyalty to the emperor and long flowing silk gowns as customary and all the american kids called them chinese girls which makes them very upset. in china, when they left home and said goodbye to their fathers and mothers for 15 year journey, they made the most emotional gesture confucian gesture would allow which is a series of three very deep bows. when they reach here their adoptive mothers grabbed them and hug them and kissed them which modify them to know end. the culture seems very strange. this doesn't last long. within a few months ago and will definitely within the year these kids are thriving. they pick up horseback riding, they p

he also has his jesse james book over there. we will have about 45 minutes of conversation after richard will have a question and answer from the audience. after this presentation the author will be signing in the mad and signing area. if you go out the doors, turn right and head down toward old maine. books are available right outside the door. >> housekeeping, the festival is free. we have wonderful stimulating