non-fiction category.is this a first time you have been nominated? >> yes, it is. >> it's exciting. it's tremendous. it's an honor. >> the readings were last night, we all listened to each other from across the four category. the quality was just incredibly high. everyone had about three or four minutes. you didn't have much time to get across the feel of your work, but it was incredibly impressive. i felt honored to be in that company. >> which story did you tell from "the unwinding." i read a passage where one of the main characteristic is thinking about the -- -- he's sit on the front porch at night will being to the jack danielles listening to the trucks go by and knows some of them are full of chickens that head down to slaughter houses. he begins to think about with the chicken goes and how they come back to the bo gang les he owns. he sells the meat to his customers. it's an elaborate and kind of dark picture of an economy of fast food and imported oil and people getting poor in his part of the coun

[applause] >>> every weekend booktv offers 48 hours of programming focused on non-fiction authors and books. watch it here on c-span2. >>> we are in the gallery of the light catcher building at the new museum. we're looking at vanishing ice. 1775 to 2012. the purpose of the exhibition is to highlight the rich cultural heritage of the planet's frozen frontier. the alpine region, arctic, and indian art -- antarctica. dating from dwaight and it's exhibited side by side with a photograph. as, of east greenland. it's from her last iceberg series of 2006. many people understand the importance of ice for the planet. it's reflective qualities, that help regulate the climate, but many people are unaware. it was important within the context of climate change to let people know the regions are fundamental to our identity. >> there's more next weekend as booktv and american history tv look at the history and literary life of washington. on c-span2 and 3. we're taking with gang at the national press club and the new book on "due possibility circle." it is about young people. 20s and 30 who came to

the page and selecting the format. booktv streams live online for 48-hours every weekend with top non-fiction books and authors. booktv.org. [inaudible conversations] we're here at the national press club talking about jefferson and -- ham theton. >> it's a comparison of the two. it covers their entire lives from their youth through their political in the 1890. what i tried to do was just look and see what shaped each one. what shaped their thoughts. and who really focused much of the book focuses on the partisan battle of the 1790 and what lead hamilton to his economic idea. why jefferson opposed those ideas. it turns out that a lot of things they fought over are the same sorts of things that politicians are fighting over today. the size of the government, and the intrusiveness of the government, the distribution of wealth, foreign policy. all of those things were part of their partisan. >> can you tell me what specific influences from each of them you see that are still floating around government today? >> well, i think jefferson, of course, is associated with the notion of individual liber

but this ron burgundy thing, he got put into non-fiction rather than fiction. funny.pretty somebody thought it was -- >> ron burgundy is a big deal. >> he is. do that really well. >> thank you. >> if you want to know how and family friends are, well, you can play a simple board game to find out. it's called the really nasty banker's game. never mind honesty, integrity. the game let's players run the economy, ruin the economy, fix the stock market, squander away billions, and even get a bailout. and no doubt they will never, jail.o to [laughter] >> that's great. >> i can't believe people -- that.ove >> funneled that much creativity into this project. >> have a great weekend, everyone. great christmas present for someone for sure. see you monday. >> it is approaching 56 past the hour that means bloomberg markets." is "on the i'm julie hyman. legalities get you caught up on where we ended the session today. for a change. after five down days we recouped fromt all of the losses that. so the s&p up about 1.1%. 1.3%.w gaining and the nasdaq up about 29 3/4 of 1%. int

non-fiction authors and books every weekend on c-span 2. we will talk about salt, sugar and fat and investigate the world of processed foods. and carla kaplan will profile black women in the renaissance. and david finkel talks about the war on iraq and thanks people for their service. and the life of foster care. chris bean examines what life is like for children in the foster care system. and the science between the human digestive system in gulp.

i tried it write it in a non-fiction way. with the phi film, i had never done anything like this.e wanted to humanize the people, those who went through night raids and those killed by down strikes. >> you're a print guy and you struggled with the medium a little bit and working with your partners, rick rowley. he said he wanted you to front that story. >> i didn't want to do that. >> what is that concern, a white guy fronting the story about those who are non-white. >> yes, i was critical about that. a young yemeni woman who was an actress they said the film is incredibly powerful but why is it that america will only listen if some white guy is telling the story of what is going on around the world. i share in that criticism. the reason why i think it felt fake when we were trying to have me be the neutral tour guide through an archipelago of all these dirty wars was because it wasn't real. the point of the documentary is to tell the truth. i have trouble watching the film. i feel embarrassed. i don't like seeing myself on a big screen like that. >> they said of your documentary

[applause] >>> is there a non-fiction author or book you would like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv at c-span.org. or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. ofhe lefle conversations] >> good to see you guys. [inaudible conversations] how many -- [inaudible] >> eightable. is is likeat crowd. thank you very much for coming.d [inaudible] >> make it more enjoyable.k youo does it work? all right. speaking of variety, that what our show celebrates here is? does this work? speaking of friday that is what our show celebrates. thank you so much for capturing it. we appreciate it in the platform you have created for this show because joe created morning joe has really led to the most exciting three hours that you can find on television every day in civil discourse and a place where people can really get a lot of different points of view. let's figure out the room. first of all how many republicans here today, looking for the right path? >> we have got a few. >> how many democrats? c. yeah. >> it's "msnbc." >> how many independents max? this is our show. this is morning jo

let us thank him for being here. [ applause ] >> you are watching 48 hours of non-fiction writers and books on c-span's book. we are talking with james rose and looking at his new book "dupont circle". tell mew about the book. >> it is about young people, 20s and 30s, who came to washington on the eve of world war 1. and they all lived around dupont circle. they were all friend and in and out of each other's lives. franklin roosevelt, a

[applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] >>> you're watching booktv non-fiction authors and books. every weekend on c-span2. up next on booktv. after wards with guest host "washington post" religion reporter. this week peter gottschalk and "american heartics ." while freedom of religion is constitutionally protected right. many religious groups have been purse cuted throughout the history. sometimes by the very government that supposed to protect them. this program is about an hour. >> hello, peter >> guest: how are you? >> host: good. thanksgiving is approaching and it's a time when we like to celebrate our founding fathers and mothers search for religious tolerance. but your book, part of the way you introduce it is you're interesting in challenging the idea, you know, that america is a place of religious tolerance and actually that intolerance is very american thing. tell me, is our narrative wrong from your point of view? >> guest: well, most of the martive are -- there is a lot to celebrate in american history regarding tolerance from various groups that found refuge here. so

and every weekend the latest non-fiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get your schedules on our website. you can join in the conversation on social media sites. up next on booktv. "after words" with political activist, radio host joe madison. talkingtalking with craig wilder on "ebony and ivy." in the book, the >> host: i guess the first question is, how did you start -- down the road? we were laughing when you said ten years ago when you started you had hair. >> guest: not a lot. but i had hair. [laughter] >> host: what started you down the road to actually put "ebony and ivy" together. >> guest: it's a long story i can make short. i had just been moving from one job to another one teaching position. i just finished a book project. i started out on whey thought was going to be a simple book, a simple article. i was going explain how black abolitionists got their education. give the fact they were excluded by race from american colleges and universities. i was going tell the story of where they went. some went to europe. so

this weekend it was picked as one of the five best non-fiction books of the year. to kick things off, if you could interview anyone in 2014, who would it be? >> first can i say how i met you? we were at the reform party convention. in dearborn, michigan. you were with the "new york times." darting around. pretty exciting. that is when jesse ventura was talking about taking over the party. good times. >> i thought he was the pick for your interview? >> he is not. if it is anyone in the world? i guess edward snowden, i would love to interview him. not just his life, but why he did it. a very close second would be pope francis. i do not know which one is less likely to happen. i am willing to travel to russia, brazil, russia, hong kong, or the vatican for any of the interviews. >> so edward snowden, if you're watching -- what would you like to ask him that you do not know now? >> his holiness, i would like to know what he makes of the talk and commentary about how different he is from his predecessors? i wonder how much he feels he is. and how intentional versus how m

there is five non-fiction. there is "days of fire." how did it start out and when? what was the germ of the idea that became this amazing chronicle of eight years? >> actually started in 2006 before it was over. i was very struck by how many troubles the bush white house was having in his second term. it started off, after the election i said, i've got capital, i'm going to spend it. he was at a high. won election without any recount or asterisks. he felt expansive in his ambition both for the country and even the world. the second inaugural address was this extraordinary articulation of the idea of american freedom spreading around the world. the next two years was just, you know, a dogs breakfast of misery for any president and for him. it occurred to me this is something we hadn't seen quite extraordinary way. i originally had an idea doing the book on second term. >> when you started out reporting that's what you were doing. >> i was covering the bush white house at the time and i started collecting string and had a contract at end of 2006 and early 2007 and the

in non-fiction.ou often don't have the advantage of novelists of being able to create characters in situations that perfectly represent everything you want to go forward. but i came close with this book. i ran in to a marine officer named couch. couch was one figure whose experience in military commissions seemed to touch on almost all of the issues that continued to affect the project today. he had been -- well, like many heft from the south. north carolina. a conservative republican. he was the even jell call christian. the person who was extremely gratified by the election of president bush in twiew. he had been a pilot when he went to the marine corps. he went to military law school. one of the flying buddy left the service and became commercial pilot. on 9/11 he was the co-pilot on united 175 which was one the hijacked planes. the one that crashed to the south tower. so for colonel couch when he was tapped to take part in military commission he a perfect alignment of reasons to do it seriously a

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these tilingses were included in the "washington post" notable non-fiction of 2013. in brilliant blunders mistakes bay great scientist that changed our understanding of life and the universe. astrophysicist explores how some of the most well known scientists made the discoveries. for an extended list and links to other publications, visit booktv's website. booktv.org. >>> a long time familiar face to c-span viewers is on the screen here on booktv. former new mexico governor bill richardson. former congressman, and now author. "how to sweet-talk a shark." governor richardson, where did you come up with the ?ietle. >> well, i negotiate overred the years with some very bad people. the north koreans, saddam hussein, the cubans, the sudanese, people that the u.s. doesn't get along with. and i relieved the story of the negotiations, most of them successful on how you deal with the shark with a bad guy and how it relates to difficult negotiations at home. you know, with a spouse. when you negotiate buy a car or buy a house or a brother or sister. so it's a how-do deal with

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[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> is there a non-fiction author you would like to see featured on booktv? e-mail or tweet us. >> now, martin sandler presents letters from john f. kennedy and they are letters from his parents, to soviet leaders during the cold war, this event from the john f. kennedy museum in hyannis, massachusetts is just over an hour. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen, we are happy you have you with us and c-span with us as well for the author martin sandler and rob senate. i am dick neats and happy to have you with us. we look forward to a wonderful program and thank you all again. a couple reminders: please turn your cellphone off. we are being recorded and c-span will broadcast it in the next couple weeks. and the microphones are for c-span. so if you have a question, don't talk from the back of the room and expect to be heard. so we would like you to come up. and you can tell the author is shy so it should be a lively discussion. thank you for coming. >> and no hotel room keys thrown up here. >> i would extend my welcome to those offered by dick. i am

it is one of the most watched non-fiction tv shows in history.e departing on the trip to hawaii, the president takes questions from reporters on the economy and health care, nsa and more. we have the details from washington. >> the most wonderful of the year and winding down a tough year for the white house the president tried to hit the reset button for the new year with a meeting with the press. >> has it been the worst year of your presidency? >> i look at the past year there are areas where there is frustrations where i wish congress moved more aggressively. not passing background checks in the wake of new town i believe was a mistake. >> reporter: amid a natural to pass gun control measures a rebuke to his proposal to strike syria. leaks about the shutdown. and the poll numbers took a beating hitting the lowest point yet. health care.gov went down before the press conference a reminder of the botched rollout. >> when you try to do something this big affecting this many people, it will be hard. >> that was the biggest mistake this year. but h

you know, it's a hugely popular show. 12 million viewers, made it the number one non-fiction show outre. that to me is biggest point here. i feel like this is the jumping of the shark of reality television in many ways because they love these folks to be real until they are completely true to their own, feelings on these things. i equate it in ways to the network and, all a great show until throws open the window and says i'm mad as hell and can't take it anymore. i didn't think you would be that real. >> they're plain-spoken and from the heart. this reality was not done during the programming with the show. this was interview with "gq" magazine where he sees society al decays, not that kirsten, i or you might agree with but his personal perspective point of view. included problem cuety as a skin. not that homosexuality is the penultimate sin. sorry. martha: excuse me. if it is gross and don't like what he said you don't have to watch the show. talk about the commercial side. i want to talk about the commercial side of this because cracker barrel said, you know what? we'll pull all th

this weekend it was picked as one of the five best non-fiction books of the year. to kick things off, if you could interview anyone in 2014, who would it be? >> first can i say how i met your? you?et we were at the reform party convention. dearborn, michigan. you were with the new york times. darting around. fight exciting. that is when jesse venture a was talking about taking over the party. good times. >> i thought he was the pick for her to interview? >> he is not. if it is anyone in the world? i guess edward snowden, i would love to interview him. not just his life, but why he did it. second would be pope francis. i do not know which one is less likely to happen. travel tong to russia, brazil, russia, hong kong, or the vatican for any of the interviews. so edward snowden -->> edward snowden, if you're watching -- >> what would you like to ask him that you do not know now? hei would like to know what makes of the talk and commentary about how different he is from his predecessors? i wonder how much he feels he is . and how intentional versus how much is media ju

in non-fiction.ou often don't have the advantage of novelists of being able to create characters in situations that perfectly represent everything you want to go forward. but i came close with this book. i ran in to a marine officer named couch. couch was one figure whose experience in military commissions seemed to touch on almost all of the issues that continued to affect the project today. he had been -- well, like many heft from the south. north carolina. a conservative republican. he was the even jell call christian. the person who was extremely gratified by the election of president bush in twiew. he had been a pilot when he went to the marine corps. he went to military law school. one of the flying buddy left the service and became commercial pilot. on 9/11 he was the co-pilot on united 175 which was one the hijacked planes. the one that crashed to the south tower. so for colonel couch when he was tapped to take part in military commission he a perfect alignment of reasons to do it seriously a

and every weekend the latest non-fiction authors and books on booktv.an see past programs and get our schedules on our website. you can join in the conversation on social media sites. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal." and right now on c span 2 the conversation on iranian nuclear program with california congressman duncan hunter. >> we want to welcome for the " continues.uncan hunter. republican in california sits on the house armed services committee. let me begin with a raw nucleart time deal a cnd the what's post this morning. this is how they begin their sty sits on the armed services committee. doubtless they root, a surge of diplomacy and an outburst of violence -- out of beirut, a urge of diplomacy. host: i do not think anything has changed. keep enriching, even if they stop short of being able to enrich to a nuclear capability, they will be building up ballistic missiles and their ability to reach further and further and hit southeast europe and the different parts of israel. they stop their enrichment capability, just short of what is

[applause] [applause] >> you are watching booktv with non-fiction authors and books every weekend onc-span2. >> up next on booktv, "after words" with sociologists michael kimmel in his book "angry white men: american masculinity at the end of an era." and, the stony brook professor argues that many white men increased gender and racial inequality is a major contributor to their declining dominance in american society. this program is about one hour. >> congratulations on your book, michael. i thought it was very interesting as an idea the first time they told me about it. it seems like there is anger out there and i am so glad that you took the time to do that. i would say one thing that strikes me as a journalist reading your book is that you operate like a reporter and you are unusually adventurous and i would ask you, why do you do yearbooks that way, out and about, talking to different people? >> well, i think -- i appreciate that. and i want sometimes to be out and about and talking to people and i don't want to sit and manipulate numbers. i found these kinds of interviews to be

she lives in new york city and raising her daughter and wrying poetry, fiction and non-fiction. she graduated college in 2000 one with a ba in english in creative writing an anthropology teresa fazio, next to nicole, grew up in white plains, new york. she served as a marine corps communications officer from 2002 to 2006. deploying once to iraq. she is writing a memoir about deployment relationship and its aftermath. teresa published her work in "new york times" at war blog and read her writing at the kennedy center in washington, d.c. she lives and works in new york city ing rebecca harila, did i say that right, is a former army sergeant and explosive ordnance disposal technician serving on active duty from 2:00 to 2008 and in the open reserves from 2008 to 2010. she was deto afghanistan in 2006 and 2007. rebecca is currently working towards a master degree in international affairs with a concentration in media and culture from the new school in new york city. raenn pay, recently transitioned from the u.s. army as a captain, having served seven years on active duty. she is curre

[ applause ] >> you are watching 48 hours of non-fiction writers and books on c-span's book. we are talking with james rose and looking at his new book "dupont circle". tell mew about the book. >> it is about young people, 20s and 30s, who came to washington on the eve of world war 1. and they all lived around dupont circle. they were all friend and in and out of each other's lives. franklin roosevelt, and his wife, and many other important people. and most people don't make the connection between all of these people yet they were friends and very much involved in the league of nations formation and its collapse. and in the creation of the united nations. but it all began on dupont circle. >> did their social interaction start their political relationships or was it the other way around? >> they were what was called progressive. not what we call progressive. these were roosevelt progressive and came to washington to help him but stayed with woodrow wilson and getting involved in world war 1. and being in and out of the town for the next 50 years. so they were really bonded mo