i want to thank julianne malveaux, dr. malveaux for a wonderful "surviving and thriving" and "black titan." thank you so much. i am carol jenkins. >> you're watching 40 hours of nonfiction authors and books on c-span2's booktv. karl elliott, what is your book about? >> it's about the way medicine has changed as it has been transformed. medicine is larger than a self policed honor based profession. and over the past 30 years or so, it has been taken over by a range of forces, trials industry, the medical education industry, a whole range of profit-based businesses, which because of the fact medicine is traditionally self regulated, now operate without oversight. >> what are the root causes of that? >> of the transformation? a lot of things. i mean, part of what i'm interested in the book is the emergence of the pharmaceutical industry as a huge force beginning largely in the 1990s. and that was the period of in which sort of age of blockbuster drugs began. so the drug companies started getting for the fences, looking for dr

julianne malveaux. the book is called "surviving and thriving." also tonight we'll remember actor peter falk, the man who became one of tv's most iconic figures as colombo passed away last week at the age of 83. back in 2005, peter falk joined paul riser on this program for a memorable conversation. difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: dr. julianne malveaux is a noted economist, author and columnist who also serves as the president of bennett college for women in greensboro, north carolina. and is the author of the text "surviving and thriving: 365 facts in black economics history." dr. malveaux. good to have you back on th

i want to thank julianne malveaux, dr.malveaux for a wonderful "surviving and thriving" and "black titan." thank you so much. i am carol jenkins.

i want to thank julianne malveaux, dr.malveaux for a wonderful "surviving and thriving" and "black titan." thank you so much. i am carol jenkins. >> includes a solar red lunch tomorrow at nine eastern. participants include attorney general, eric holder, urban monk president, mark murrell and reverend jesse jackson. live coverage is on c-span at noon eastern. also live on c-span at noon on friday as a luncheon honoring women and civil rights, pitcher b. to criticize king. speakers include dr. christine king farris, bernice king, epa administrator lisa jackson and my angelo. >> the dedication ceremony for the memorial two.your king is at 11:00 a.m. on sunday. the 40th anniversary of this i have a dream speech. thousands are expected to attend the event and hear from president obama, representative john lewis, joseph lowery, andrew young, members of the king family and others. >> now, a discussion on the state of the book from the gaithersburg book festival, this is more than an hour. >> i've been in the book business for two

i want to thank julianne malveaux, dr.ux for a wonderful "surviving and thriving" and "black titan." thank you so much. i am carol jenkins.d@hhhh all of this color and a lot of its flavor. currently they discovered over 200 chemical flavors just in who bought char from the beryl. this weekend we highlight frankfurt kentucky. throughout the weekend look for the history and literary life of kentucky state capital. on book tv on c-span2 vice, violence corruption and the renewal. now a discussion on the state of the book from the book festival, this is a little less than an hour. >> i've been in the book business for two decades and have met a lot of wonderful and smart people and an pleased to say five of those colleagues are here on the stage to discuss the frustrating industry that we love. next week in new york city people from all corners of the book industry will gather at bouck expo america to discuss every aspect of the industry. i suspect many of the topics you hear about today will be the same subjects discuss

julianne malveaux, author of surviving and thriving 365 black economic history. she is the fifteenth president of college for women leaders' unrecognized for progressive observation. she is an economist, author and commentator and described by dr. cornell west as the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the company. doctor malveaux's contributions to the public dialogue on race, culture, gender and economic impact our shaping public opinion in the twenty-first century america. a round of applause for doctor malveaux. [applause] >> i bring you the conversation, black wealth past and presence, the politics of black wealth. >> thank you for your great work. i love what you produced. hi am a friend on facebook. >> thank you for the opportunity to be with you. i love you all. thank you so much. >> i would say if ever we needed an economist today is the day we need an economist. i felt in the last few weeks we needed to go back to school to take courses in economics to try to understand what is happening. do we need to raise the debt ceiling? what is going on in wa

. >> julianne. >> i called him justin i'm sorry, but giuliani will make most of us feel dumb.ou ready? >> i am more than ready. i - xwñ >> best effort giants nirvana.com has analysis, recaps and games use. now julianne is a die-hard giants fan the mastermind and the obvious thing, you are a straight a student at albany high school and what made you say baseball, i want to follow this and follow it closely? >> i have been a fan of the giants since 2002. i really got into the statistics of it. >> are you a fan of the 80's? i do not know of your hill--hip to billy, the he was trying to change the game with a lot of statistical data. >> i will do for the a's if they're not playing the giants. >> now if we go to your web site will we see? a lot of numbers or fun things? >> it is writing, numbers and analysis on the giants. >> is it all young people because you're only 18. is there any proof that maybe a 45 year-old would be interested in the site? >> i have not really looked at the statistics, or the demographics but i think that it has a wide variety. >> speaking of demographics h

>> ryan seacrest and julianne hough. eva longoria and her boyfriend, eduardo cruz.ay lohan showed up with her mom and sister. >> any other details of the ceremony after? >> it was a very long night. they had a lot of fun. the ceremony was very emotional with bruce jenner there. kim said she did carry something to remember her late father, robert kardashian, and all of her sisters and brothers were involved. >> and her sisters were bridesmaids in fact? >> matrons of honor and bridesmaids. >> julie, can't wait to see the pictures, thanks so much for joining us. >>> coming up on "good morning america," dan gets up close and personal with some of the fiercest animals on the planet. you don't want to miss this. the fiercest animals on the planet. you don't want to miss this. but i was still taking a risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more, and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself ab

. >> ryan seacrest, julianne hough, kathie lee gifford, eva longoria. there with her family, which was surprising to me, but i guess it's the hollywood clan and everybody who seems to be in that circle was there. so, high-profile, very glamorous event. >> this is something that you were amazed by the fact that she had three wedding dresses, that she wore all of them? not at one time, i guess. that's not a good look. >> right. she had one for the ceremony -- exactly. one for the ceremony, very princess bride like. then she changed into a mermaid-type gown and then a satin gown. so, she was really showcasing her fashionista throughout the night. all vera wang, all couture, all very, very expensive. >> and the honeymoon, do we know, are they taking one? >> they're not taking one for a year. next summer, they'll be going to a honeymoon. she's actually coming to new york for her second wedding celebration, and she's going to start filming her reality show. so, it's work, work, work for kim, and now for kris, her husband. >> do you think that the dresses are

his girlfriend actress and dancer julianne hough who also rose to fame on a tv talent show dancing withn amazing woman. someone that has completely made me a better person, has helped balance my life because my life has been all work all the time. i have been for the first time say to go myself, wait, there are going to be units of your week and units of your day that are devoted to a relationship and not just work. >> reporter: you are a little teary. >> am i? >> reporter: yeah. >> that's because i'm in a hospital. there's a lot of kids and there's a lot of emotion here. >> reporter: is that what it is. >> maybe. >> reporter: maybe. >> i'm an emotional guy. i have a heart. >> reporter: you seem kind of unflappable. >> keep trying. keep going. you'll be able to get me. >> ready to do my presentation with seacrest. >> reporter: one thing seacrest says doesn't get to him is running jokes about his height and more. >> oprah winfrey announced she is is quitting the show in 2011. once oprah leaves the most powerful woman in tv is of course ryan seacrest. >> reporter: we have to talk about th

ryan seacrest to my right with his beautiful girlfriend julianne hough.uld you like white wine or red wine? red wine all over. not to worry, wedding planner finds me another dress. i don't know who had a costume change other than kim. dress too small. a woman at my table. she put on the too small dress and she gave me her dress off of her back. >> this one looks too small too -- keep going. keep going. >> listen, i had limited options. i wasn't leaving. >> no, you were not leaving. >> so, listen, i'm b bk at the table. i'm next to stevie wonder's wife and i'm not breathing anymore. stevie wonder's wife's zipper breaks. i created like an elizabeth hurley, remember that dress? all of the way to keep her in her dress. it was like wardrobe malfunction at table 13. but it did not stop stevie's wife cutting the rug. all night. i watched it. >> but wasn't there something waiting for you in the car after the wedding? >> yes, yes. a box of doughnuts. there were three. i ate all three on the way home. that didn't help the dress situation. >> not at all. we can't wa

. >> my name is julianne from tallahassee, florida. this is my daughter jody. she's 8 years old.t do we do about college savings accounts? is it safe to start one of those accounts with the market in such volatile shape? or do we wait? what do we do? >> all right, clyde. >> great yes. she has some time. invest in a 529 plan. you've got some time. ride it out. she's got some time before they start college. that's the best way to start saving for college. >> how much time does she spr? >> she's got about 10 years. the girl is 8 years old. she's got about 10 years before she's ready to use that money. i wouldn't say go into a guaranteed plan. they have those options, as well. the rate of return is lower. right now you've got some time so do a regular 529 plan. >> let's go to the next question. >> my name is devance, from atlanta, georgia. i do have a 401(k), and it has not been affected as of yet. but being that the stock market has dropped so drastically, over 600 points, do you think that i should do something, should i move it, should i leave it there? i don't want to be impulsiv