karl meyer and shareen blair brysac have been members of this library since 1974. aus ums s,ch het f or er om i would like to take a moment to mention that the last time they spoke for us in 2008, they lked ab thir boo make, inion t reinrtt t sie yo the new book, "pax ethnica," has received early praise. the winnipeg fre press writes, nopeisn so ncil n ele bee headf ucttentng ffo ug. kirkus reviews calls it a good news book based on srious resech about how traditionally hostile groups can overcome tho askfundg n irmag boore with us tonight and they will be happy t sell you a co of the book and the authors will sign it for you after the event. we will ha a t qion and i noh ve v foivd leg enonsenis eaown in welcoming karl meyer and shareen blair brys. [applause] inuc at'rye to be here on national library week because it is our favorite library. i always used to say that carl's memberip ce mydo. inuc aherll aefmaf the book, and then we will have time i hope for questions. writn tfb,eeou canee, ve an yc iniv a t oolk o es we ay asked is, how do you get the ideas for yo