. >> welcome a book by john kenneth galbraith called "the good society." it's a small book but tremendous wisdom for today. i'm reading an encyclopedia of conservatism edited by jeffrey nelson. reading a book called quote code viral spiral," on the digital commons by david come and a recent best-seller which i haven't gotten around to foley reading, "the black swan." visit booktv.org to see this and other reading lists. >>> next on book tv, oscar hijuelos talks about growing upl in new york city in the 1950's as the son of cuban immigrantssh and whose subsequent life as a writer. it's about 45 minutes. to be [applause] >> thank you. we are thrilled to be here todas with oscar hijuelos. those of you who know him a probably know him best from one of his eight novels first for latino writer. he has had many milestones since then, has written the most beautiful fiction and now has written about himself in a nonfiction way. oscar hijuelos, thrilled that you are here. why now? why a memoir now? >> there is a short answer and a long answer. the long answer is in

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