and the procession to my operating room will not stop. >> is it just sugar, michael moss? is it salt? you read a headline one day, too much salt can kill you. the next day, not enough salt will kill you. and so you read about all these things. nobody seems to have a clear idea what they should be doing in terms of their diet that will definitely make an impact to their health. >> look at your favorite, cheese. we're now eating on average 33 pounds of cheese every year. and we got to that point because the processed food industry teamed up, believe it or not, with the government to turn cheese into an additive. something that's added to food to increase the allure. in some ways cheese is even more powerful than sugar because the brain gets deceived. if you can't see the fat that's on your food, the natural breaks that you have to sort of curb over eating get taken off. that's nothing inherently wrong with salt, sugar, fat. it's the amounts and the allure of these products. and it's the mindlessness that we've sort of taken to eating that can play right into the hands of the

michael moss investigates the world of processed foods. carla kaplan, professor of american literature at northeastern university, profiles white women who participated in the harlem renaissance in, "miss anne in harlem, the white women of the black renaissance." pulitzer prize winning journalist david finkel reports on soldiers from the 216 infantry battalion in, "thank you for your service." the end of union, intimate life of american foster care, chris beam examines what life is like for children in the foster care system. mary roache explains the science behind the human digest sieve system. "gulp." adventures on the al ministry canal. in, quote dirt wars." jeremy scahill national correspondent for "the nation" magazine reports on america's covert operations. for an extended list and links to 2013 notable book selections. visit booktv's website. booktv.org. >> we're here at the national press club talking with m.j. o'brien, about his new book, "we shall not be moved." tell us how you got into this project. >> i got into this project wh

booktv covered michael moss and you can talk about that online at booktv.org. is followed by comedian tina fay's book bossypants. the ninth most checked out books from the new york public library was dr. alexander's recounting of his medical experience in proof of heaven. .. [applause] thank you very much. i've never been -- but i knew. one small correction. 10,000 page view from a link is not bad. you can double, triple, or quadruple as long as it contains the word "boobies ." i've never been able to do it one of john's. maybe he'll be inspired to offer something. john is right. my take on education in america is higher education and k-12 education comes from it. somebody like to call it sign law. originally propounded as something cannot go on forever. it will stop. and frequently compress even by sign later on. you see a lot of stuff that can't on forever. one thing is the divergence between what people make when they get out of college and what it costs to go to college. ever since the '70s which is about the time the federal government got in the business

booktv covered michael moss and you can talk about that online at booktv.org. is followed by comedian tina fay's book bossypants. the ninth most checked out books from the new york public library was dr. alexander's recounting of his medical experience in proof of heaven. ..

booktv covered michael moss and you can discuss his book online at booktv.org. comedian tina fay's book bossypants. the ninth was checked out books in 2013 was dr. alexander's recounting of his medical experience in proof of heaven, a neurosurgeon's journey into the afterlife. finally number 10, cheryl stray, wild, from lost to found on the pacific crest trail. to see more of these books and other available books go to n l nypl.org. >> joseph cirincione talks about the possibility of nuclear weapons being used today. he says the decline in the number of nuclear weapons since the 1960s leaves him hopeful they can be eliminated entirely in the future. this is a little under an hour. >> thank you very much for that very kind and generous introduction. it is a pleasure to be with you today. i have to say i am honored to serve john kerry's international security advisory board. the comments i give a purely my own and do not represent the views of that board of the state department or the u.s. government. i am delighted to see so many students here, maybe some of you

jason sportsmen meanwhile joked with co star elizabeth moss but helps me clean says michael levy there is a need to ask about knitting. the restaurant and a crazy thing. to make a name which is kind of call for calm from here. which is that i have a live feed to him and tell the agency of live and think it is that i can tell you my journey on how the audiences that laughter is now at this and i have two versions of the movie i can handle five. killed in the mountain town this looks easy. some councils say gives attendees that ellis is the stable it and discuss winter fashion. he now wants death although he now i'm feeling the breeze to the holy means here but that he actually come from china where it's really cold so excited to get into what almost like fall air. and then not put on the ski jacket and boots. you know the top of us. so it's a sin to feel it seemed a little dressed up with cherry and a jacket. the sundance film festival runs through until january twenty six. eye. mm you. most americans among the sixteen day is a day off from time to relax and remember the legacy of the g