some of them, that historians are going to write nonfiction. journalists are going to write nonfiction of a somewhat different view. but i also had novelists. i have poets, playwrights and screenwriters. and they are sharing to accomplish something else. well, except the one of the things we talk about is what it is we are all trying to accomplish. can this get to the question of why people write and why people read. i can put the question to you. you're all readers i assume. i could ask you, why do you read? and may in fact take that question and hold onto it because there will be a question-and-answer time at the end. and typically the questions come from the audiences at answers come from the speaker, but we can turn it around. if you care to volunteer why you've read later, i'd be happy to hear what it is. but i will tell you what kind of reactions i've gotten over the years i pose this question to various audience is including my students. including my mother. i would just that i had some time waiting for the lectures was just talking to m

how >> booktv in the nonfiction tenth. that was local author kathy k p knepper reading from her story jersey justice:the story of the trenton six. we bring you more coverage with adam hochschild whose book on world war i is called "to end all wars". here are some books being published this week. four star general and former secretary of state colin powell on leadership, it worked for me in life and the leadership. in creditor nation, corporate criminal, hijacking of america, documentary filmmaker charles ferguson argues public officials have allowed the financial crimes to be committed without consequences. political commentator and journalists deane jr. contends that hyper in individualism is the cause for political dissatisfaction in our divided political parks. the battle for the american idea in an age of discontent. in the first book in a new series about the fundamentals of american government eleanor clift contributing editor for newsweek magazine and that use either, or social policy analyst for congressional quart

as evidence in his award winning bouck, adam's nonfiction in history have the mayor of sweet manager mike impact in the novels. the bookies here to talk about today to end all wars of the history of rebellion, 1914 to 1918 succeed similarly the captivating story invented on the forgettable characters. some of these historical figures are well known. generals, politicians, intellectuals, writers many were ordinary people swept up in the war and protest available. as all of you are gathered here in the pillion decoupling and it is an amazing book one that honors the sacrifice of those that fought with those that stood up for what they believe it is my honor to introduce adam hochschild. [applause] to have a chance to talk about my book to end all wars with you. i'm going to show some slides from it. but i can barely see what is on the screen. you may have to tell me what is on there because i can't see at.

booktv.org. >> the best-selling nonfiction books according to the new york times. sales as of may 17th. topping the list is robert keros passage of power. the fourth volume of this series, the years of lyndon johnson. several appearances on book tv, and you can once those programs online at booktv.org. second, greg allman is the more, my cross to bear. he co-write is no more with alan right. third, lots of candles, plenty of cake. book tv guest for in depth on june 3rd where she will be taking your phone calls from e-mails command treats. send your questions to booktv.org. former u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright is bored with her memoir proud winter. it is the power of habit by charles do it. cites scientific discoveries that land explanations to forming in breaking good and bad habits. sixth is draft by ms in d.c. host. analyzing what she calls america's history of creating more and our use of the second branch of government is too powerful. then, imagine how creativity works. both recently appeared on book tv to discuss their bucks. you can once those p

most of my work has been nonfiction.ou are right to point out that the book has very little dialogue. if i couldn't remember exactly what was said, i wouldn't write the conversation. you see a lot of memoir with tons of dialogue. they have better memories than i do i have a better memory for places i can recount visual locations very accurately, but i can't remember what was said in some particular circumstances. that is where dialogue comes up in my book. i remember very clearly what was said. it is so limiting. there are a number of scenes that i had to give away because i know i can only get the spirit of them and i didn't have the power -- i didn't have the wind of my father said. i can remember around the line and the point of the line, but i couldn't remember language. do not quote someone so particular and articulate in language is an offense that i could not commit. i did that kind of with everybody. writing fiction is liberating because i can say anything i want. if i want a conversation to exist, i just write i

colonel peters has established himself as a row respected writer of nonfiction. his best-known work in this genre, looking for trouble, dentures and a broken world establishes his reputation as a keen observer of worldly affairs. colonel peters is also a a well-known essayist contributing to "usa today," "the washington post," "newsweek," "the wall street journal" and armchair general of which he is a member of the advisory board as well as his given name, colonel peters has written under the name abel jones, the able jones stories of novels under the pseudonym of perry. his long experience many celebrated monographs and frank assessment of difficult situations have established ralph peters as the leading voice on america's war on terror. we welcome colonel peters to norwich. [applause] >> thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. i only have to make one correction. i did not graduate from penn state. i was far too unregulated and dissolute but i did finally in the army get something of an education. i'm going to be talking to you a today on the subject of the m

. >> you are watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on c-span 2's booktv. >> to get right into it, i want to set the stage about the 1930s and to explain that part of what led to world war ii being such an odd people for the united states were the policies of franklin roosevelt during the 1930s. to give you some statistics, i will be brief on those, for instance, factory output. the output of american industry increased every decade beginning in 1899 for the following 10 years, factory output was up 14.7%. from 1990 it was up again. at 1919 to 1929, vector production was up by .1% each year. the 1929 to 1939, it decreased slightly every single year during the 1930s. our industrial complex by 1939 has aged. it is out of touch with cutting edge innovations that are going on in europe and elsewhere. and suddenly we are faced with this problem of a military complex in europe. we don't have anything to compete with them. in the book, i mentioned that army chief of staff mcarthur, testified before congress in 1935, pleading for enough money so that his army would have enough bul

then we are relentlessly watching television, movies, fiction, best-selling nonfiction works on human and social behavior. it all comes to the same thing. we just cannot keep our minds off of it. that's what really -- that kind of ability and drive is what comes where we are. so it's not surprising they have those two intense urges. but it's important to know we have is their chance because that explains a lot of the difficulty we are in now. >> thank you. i know you want to up of our questions. i'm going to ask one other quick one because as an expert in evolution, i've been waiting for someone to explain to me the evolutionary advocation tollway been experiencing over the last several years and the advantage this is giving me. [laughter] what evolution advantage is now with my receding hairline? >> i thought you knew that. it has something to do a test ostrow. >> already. [laughter] >> now that you've asked that really interesting question we want to make this an entertaining evening, and not, you know, anthropology 201 harvard, yes, we have a very good i.t. away we don't have any h

but it is clear getting through a work of nonfiction was a task. she read as it a sense of duty to me. when i write to book she would say it is by her bedside and it would put her to sleep. [laughter] then she would say when will you write a novel? i tried to explain i like it could stories because history is stuff that happened that you could not make up. and her reaction may realize that is the point*. the point* of the novel is quite different from the right team of history. -- writing of history. what is it about a novel by like -- that you like? she said i get inside the heads of the characters that i don't when i read history. that is generally true. with the typical standards we do not get to make it up we cannot do motive for idea is a must read get them to say it. out of the blue rican not say on the morning of july 4th from 1863, abraham lincoln edible got enough on a mood of less he wrote all letter. wade you right to a level -- novel that is what you do. i say i work around that problem with a biography. it is all about character. i do

she has books from fiction, nonfiction to sports and she encourages students to take a book home. >> the nice thing about donations, they have lots of choices, different topics, different characters and it fits the needs of the class and the differences that are amongst them. >> reporter: so thanks to the baltimore reads bach bank they have developed a need for reading. in woodlawn, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> the program has distributed more than 1.6 million children's books free of charge over the last 20 years. >> baltimore's new archbishop greeted students. after greeting them from holy angels catholic, he took tour. >>> if you suffer from sleep apnea, new research says you should have your blood sugar checked. find out how the sleep disorder may be able to predict diabetes. >>> and you may want to think twice before you heat up your lunch in the office break room. find out what germs may be lurking there coming up. >>> moms getting that h1n1 vaccine can help babies. they found vaccinated mothers were less likely to have a proterm birmingt still, they say more studies need to

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and the ardela literary composition prize in creative nonfiction. her work has been published in several an tholologies including our cheers to muses. in addition to writing and performing she published and hand bound artist books and is a photographer and print maker. lives and creates in oakland. i would like to introduce ahmwa. [applause] flesh of my flesh. the woman who invented clothes was a woman. she knew the power of a well placed leash. knew there was no looking back. once man laid himself upon her he was cleave into her. need the clay of her. she knew then shield always need a sheath. a shield from shame. the early pain of having been divided. >> first sin. forgive me for coveting my mother's breast until it bled iodine to deceive me. 165. you cried when i left for california. you and bastand figure the driveway. i didn't expect that from you. wasn't prepare for the weeping that would last until i cross the the state border. when i got to oakland my emotions leaked like a wildfire. they are the kind that destroy you, your security your she

and the ardela literary composition prize in creative nonfiction. her work has been published in several an tholologies including our cheers to muses. in addition to writing and performing she published and hand bound artist books and is a photographer and print maker. lives and creates in oakland. i would like to introduce ahmwa. [applause] flesh of my flesh. the woman who invented clothes was a woman. she knew the power of a well placed leash. knew there was

you offer historical, nonfiction nerds such as myself, are you the gold standard, sir, and i appreciate always try and make a great effort to read every author's book that comes on the program. and i just want to yell-- (laughter) >> jon: i'm still getting through episode two of there is the passage to power. this is your fourth work here, the fourth volume, is really where the rubber hits the road for johnson s it not? >> yes, because he's confronted with jack kennedy. he's the senate majority leader, he thinks he has the democratic nomination locked up in 1960. doesn't realize that this young senator is racing around the country actually getting the delegates. >> jon: and he did not, lyndon johnson did not really have much respect for john kennedy. >> no, he had no respect at all. you know what he said about kennedy as a senator, he said he was pathetic. he didn't even know how to address the chair. and he used to make fun of how skinny he was because he was sick all the time. he used to say you ever see ken doe's ankles, they're about this big around. >> jon: so he was he thought he

inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] here are the best-selling nonfiction books according to "the new york times." >> hello everybody, and welcome to the third annual gaithersburg book festival. my name is joe well and, and i'm a member of the book festival committee. gaithersburg is a vibrant, diverse city that celebrates its arts. we are pleased to bring you this event free of charge tank as to the generous support of our sponsors. a couple of quick announcements for the consideration of everybody. please silence any devices that make any kind of noise, and in order to improve this event we need your feedback. surveys are available here at the information booth and on line at our web site. please take a couple of minutes to fill out the survey. you also enter yourself in a drawing by doing that. just a very quick sideline, the woman who was working on putting authors in hotel rooms and things like that who didn't have all the names of the books in front of her got an e-mail from this gentleman, saying that he needed housing for friday and saturday and tue

[inaudible conversations] >> you're watching the tv on c-span2. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> james wright talks about the experiences of u.s. military veterans going back to the revolutionary war. it's up next on book tv, although less than an hour. >> good evening. and on behalf of the marines memorial association, i would like to welcome you to tonight's program. on the book, "those who have borne the battle." the author is doctor jim wright, and doctor wright is an american historian, president emeritus of dartmouth college and a marine. my name is bucky peterson and i'm a director emeritus in the marines memorial association board of directors. before we begin, a few quick words about the marines memorial. the marines memorial association is a nonprofit veterans organization chartered to honor the memory of and commemorate the valor of members of the united states armed forces who were killed, lost, or who died in military service. among its list of duties, amongst the list of duties for the marines memorial association is we are responsible for maintain

[applause] >> is there a nonfiction author or book you'd like to see featured on booktv?send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org, or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> from 1971 to 1973, president richard nixon secretly recorded his phone conversations and meetings. this weekend on c-span radio hear more of the nixon tapes. saturday at 6 p.m. eastern with conversations between the president and cia director richard helms and also fbi director j. edgar hoover. >> some people think that now that this quarter's active, i've got to make a statement about the freedom of the press and that we aren't trying to censor them and so forth. my inclination is not to say so -- >> i think you're right. >> i kind of think i should stay out. but what's your public relations view on it, edgar? i'd just like to know. >> you should remain absolutely silent about it. >> you would, huh? >> i would. >> in washington, d.c. listen at 90.1 fm. nationwide we're on xm channel 119 and streaming at c-span radio.org. >> here are the best selling nonfiction books according to "the new york times." this lis

nonfiction, biography does well. current events and politics it is a broad strip of -- spectrum. also focussing of oklahoma that results authors here with a focus that inclines people to be more interested originally my vision was to grow old gracefully smoking a pipe. i do not smoke of pipe anymore and it is brutally competitive. competing initially is what we've learned how to do catering to this serious readers in structured our pricing and promotions around the idea. with the most knowledgeable staff. men along amazon but we have held our own. electronic books takes

david linden and his book, "the compass of pleasure," he speaks from the mitscher nonfiction tent in about five hours. in "city of scoundrels," gary krist details the environment and mood of chicago in 1919. hear the author in about five hours, 40 minutes. and booktv will wrap up our live coverage of the gaithersburg book festival with a panel on the future of the book and bookstore. jim mill yang of publishers' weekly moderates a conversation between ray sag lin, politics & prose co-owner lissa muscatine and publisher sam durant of potomac books. but first, here's author b. morrison. >> located near the book sales tent at the front of the festival. please, be sure to fill out your festival survey to be entered into a drawing for a free nook touch. surveys are available at the back of the tent. enjoy the rest of your day at the festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> for the consideration of everyone here, please, silence any devices that make any kind of noise. in order to keep improving this event, we'd lo

weeknights watch key public policy events endeavour weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books onktv. past programs and get schedule on our web site and join in and social media sites. >> bills to reform the federal reserve by congressman ron paul that would do away with the federal reserve system entirely. he chairs the house financial services subcommittee hearing. this is just over an hour. >> this hearing will come to order. all members opening statements will be made part of the record. chair notes some members may have additional questions for these two panels which they may wish to submit in writing. without objection the hearing record will remain open 30 days for members to submit written questions to these witnesses and place their responses and the record. i also ask unanimous consent that those non subcommittee members who are present be recognized if they wish to give opening statements or ask questions. i now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. first i want to thank our two colleagues for being here today and they will be recognized shortly. a

[applause] >> is there a nonfiction author of book you'd like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. more from oklahoma city. governor mary fallin tells us about what she considers to be the most important political books available. she was elected first female governor of oklahoma and 2010. >> for students interested in getting into politics, but books have you read over the years, in the course of your life actually that you recommend reading of water? >> well, what of my favorite books that i hope suitable look at and it's actually encouraged many students, especially graduation rates for students is one of my favorite books that's been worn out right now but i've read of many come many years ago that talks about abraham lincoln's principles and how he was able to get things done. one of the things that talks about his he would go out among his troops, especially during the time of war. he would depend upon his top lieutenants per se to get him back information. also he valued the advice of other people. he didn't have to think he knew all t

country in the world i don't know what you're venting their lives and their work in the myriad of nonfictionrgan holding its annual shareholders meeting america's corporate owned news networks that rarely challenge the status quo might want to take some cues from h.b.o.'s fake show and i report warns last month cnn's ratings dropped to their lowest in a decade and here are the nominees in march fox lost nearly twenty percent of their viewers and for years and as n.b.c. has consistently remained at least popular among all three if you went into the board rooms and the executive suites of these media companies they're in a panic about this. but the peter hart is the activism director at fair a us media watchdog group he says an increasing number of americans are abandoning mainstream media for alternative independent or foreign news outlets once people shift and say c.n.n. is not for me fox is not for me on the sunday she is doing what i really want them to do i need them to do that it's hard to get them back how do you convince somebody that your media system works when their experience tells

her writing, both fiction and nonfiction, stands on its own two feet. she's about ten years younger than ernest. she's going, ernest, cuba is yesterday's story. we need today's story. we need to go to europe and position ourselves for the invasion, for what's going to happen out there. he stays home. he writes her. he's an amazing writer letter. he writes five, six, seven letters a day. he's writing eight, nine, ten pages to various correspondents. she goes off to europe and she's doing a good job as a correspondent. the pressure is building up on her. how am i going to get ernest over here and save my marriage, because she's not stupid. she still wants to save her marriage. and who does she turn to to save her marriage? she goes to the oss. and on her travels in europe, she happens to go to bari italy and encounters the oss base chief there and it's none other than bob joyce. bob joyce, like a lot of people in world war ii thought the state department was too stuffy, too conventional, no room to breathe. i'm getting out of here. i'm going to find somet

ever weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past program to get our schedules at our website. you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> israeli ambassador to the u.s. michael oren talked about the u.s.-israeli relationship monday at george washington university's elliot school of international affairs. during the talk, a group of 12 gw students walkout in protest of israeli policies. this is an hour. [inaudible] >> i am director of the middle east policy forum here at the elliot school of international affairs, george washington university and a want to welcome all of you to our forum preceding. the middle east policy forum was established in 2007 to bring leading analyst, scholars, journalists, diplomats and policymakers to the university to discuss current and emerging issues in the middle east region. we are deeply grateful for the generous support that we receive from the exxon mobil corporation to enable us to these programs. will just say to you all as you know, you're all or part of universit

her writing, both fiction and nonfiction, stands on its own two feet. she's about ten years younger than ernest. she's going, ernest, cuba is yesterday's story. we need today's story. we need to go to europe and position ourselves for the invasion, for what's going to happen out there. he stays home. i have an important mission in cuba. she goes off for a while in europe. he writes her. he's an amazing writer letter. he writes five, six, seven letters a day. he's writing eight, nine, ten pages to various correspondents. there's a lot of correspondence between martha and ernest in this period. they call each other names. he stays in cuba and writes these teenage romance letters. drinks, sulks. she goes off to europe and she's doing a good job as a correspondent. and getting ready for the big show. and -- theappreciate sewer building up on her. how am i going to get ernest over here and save my marriage, because she's not stupid. she still wants to save her marriage. and who does she turn to to save her marriage? she goes to the oss. and on her travels in

really significant because of the publishers were expanding in almost all categories, fiction and nonfiction to meet the increasing the opportunities in the retail level. so this is a great time literary agents, a great time for writers . there were very few barriers to entry. publishers could not get enough books. and that was kind of the environment for 20 years that i was doing this. and a very good time to be a writer, a very good time to be an agent. that all turned in the last five or two years. that all turned dramatically, and i would say that that really was the second great revolution. the first one i would characterize, we were living in really what was called a seller's market. a very advantageous thing to be on this side of the negotiation table. and over the last five years it really, the tide has turned. details have shifted. the demise of borders was punctuated as the second revolution, and that was when it really had become a buyer's market. the publishers are cutting their lists. the demise of borders captain percent of the marketplace. what does that mean? all through the

nonfiction books all weekend every weekend right here on c-span2. >> here's a look at what's ahead on c-span2. .. >> this week on "the communicators," a look at the federal communications commission as two new commissioners prepare to join the agency that regulates communication by radio, television, phones, satellite and cable and that oversees aspects of the internet. >> host: well, for the first time in nearly a year, the federal communications commission will have a full complement of commissioners, ajit pi and jessica voten worse l were -- rosing worse l were finally confirmed this week. the chairman of the senate commerce committee, senator jay rockefeller, had this to say. >> these are huge nominations, and they have vast effect on the future of our country. for better or for worse. i think it's hard to overstate the importance of the federal communications commission and its reach. >> host: well, here to discuss the nominations and the confirmations of the two new fcc commissioners are two very well known be technology reporters, cecilia kang with "the washington post," amy sc

conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> here are the best-selling nonfiction book according to the new york times. this list reflects sales as of may 17th. topping the list is passage of power, the fourth volume of his series the years of lyndon johnson. he had several appearances on booktv and you can watch those programs online at booktv.org. seconded gregg allman's memoir mycross to bear. he co-wrote with alan light. 30 is anna quinlan have lots of candles frontier cake. she will be booktv's best for in depth on june 3rd when she will take viewer phone calls, e-mails and tweets. send your questions to booktv@c-span.org. secretary of state madeleine albright has her memoir proud of winter. fifth is the power of havoc by charles do we. he cites scientific discoveries that lend explanations to forming and breaking good and bad habits. 6 is adrift by rachel mado. analyzes america's history of creating more and argues the executive branch of government is too powerful. then imagine:how creativity works. they recently appeared on booktv to discuss their books and

on weeknights, key public policy events and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on book tv. you can see past programs and get schedules at our websites and join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> the 2012 senate farm bill was passed out of the agriculture committee last week. the senators president, the final tally 12-4. three republicans, one democrat voted against moving the proposal out of committee. the farm bill includes more thanes itthan $23 billion in saving, consolidated and streamlined programs and strengthen jobs and the last legislation pass fed i 2008 and set to expire later this year. >> i call to order the legislation agriculture and organize straighting committee. this committee is unique. our hearing room doesn't have a raised desk. instead we sit around a table not unlike the tables that american families, american farm sit around every day after a long day's work. the work we do around this table is hard. farm bills are never easy, and a farm bill like this especially when we're making serious needed reforms while also cutting the defi

nonfiction books all weekend, every weekend right here on c-span2. .. >> this week on "the communicators," a look at spectrum and other issues before the federal communications commission with fcc commissioner robert mcdowell. >> host: commissioner mcdowell yesterday at the senate commerce committee hearing oversight of the fcc, you had all five commissioners at there. has the dynamic changed now that you finally come to the full conference of commissioners. >> guest: they were sworn in monday morning first thing. we are taping this on a thursday, so the third day on the job, yesterday. they testified with us before the senate commerce committee. certainly that changes the dynamic. right away we have very to qualified people in, both of them have worked out the fcc and on capitol hill before. they know these issues. they are very smart, easy to work with. and i look for a much forward to work with him over the years. >> host: does that restrict now, what are the restrictions on the five commissioners actually meeting? can you talk with the other republican on the commission privately or

. >> is there a nonfiction author or book you would like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> make some booktv, jonathan haidt presents his thoughts on the divisions that he contends separate the left and right. the social psychologist examines the origins of these fissures and explains that people's moral intuition, the initial perceptions we have of others, robert gates the idea of the people who view the world differently from how we do are wrong. this is a little over an hour. >> higher the one. thank you so much for being here.