random house. >> guest: i would be in trouble for is that one. penguin random house the publishing company. we have been supporting the effort as well. we have a number of our authors on board to be reading themselves who are making these lovely videos which just started releasing yesterday and it is writers talking about why books are important in their lives and why they make time to read and they are really fun and also on the web site and can be found on social media channels searching for the time to read hash tag. >> making time to read is important. >> if you don't make time to read -- >> keeps you entertained. >> nothing like a book to make you see the world in a new way. >> like the impact books have had in my life or saved my life. >> i have never been without a book. >> every meal in our lives today don't require a password. >> i read when i should be looking at television. >> it is hard to find time to read but when you do i always do. >> i developed my love for reading as a boy. >> all kinds of crazy stuff. >> colonel ivanhoe. >> and trashed too. >> alice in wonderland, treasur

random house. >> guest: thank you, peter. i would be in trouble for that one. and, yes, penguin/random house, the publishing company. we've been supporting the effort as well. we have a number of our authors onboard to be reading themselves who are making these lovely videos which just started releasing yesterday, and it's writers like ken follett talking about why books are important in their lives and why they make time to read. and they're really fun. they're also on the web site and can be found on the social media channels, again, searching for that timetoread hashtag. >> making time to read is important because -- >> if you don't make time to read, your brain will rot. >> a book can educate, it can entertain, it can enlighten. >> there's nothing like a book to make you see the world in a new way. >> if i could sum up the impact books have had on my life, i would say they saved my life. >> i have never been without a book. >> a book unlike almost everything else in our lives today, don't require a password. >> i read when i should be looking at it's. [laughter] >> it's always hard to find time to read -- >> i d

. >> host: and your open boss, penguin random house. >> guest: thank you, peter. i would be in trouble for that one. and, yes penguin random house, the publishing company, we have been supporting the effort as well. we have a number of our authors onboard to be reading. thes who are making these lovely videos which just started releasing yesterday actually and it's writers like ken follett talking about why books are important. and they're fun, and can be found on the social media channels, searching for the timetoread hash tag. >> making time to read is important because -- >> if you don't make time to read your brain will rot. >> book can educate entertain it can enlighten. >> nothing like a book to make you see the world in a new way. >> if i could sum up the impact books have had on my life i would say, they saved my life. >> i have never been without a book. >> a book unlike almost everything necessary our lives today, don't require a password. >> i read when i should be looking at television. >> it's really hard to find time to read, but when you do. >> alway

. >> host: your publisher signal which is conservative of penguin random house, major factor. what was the first printing of your copies? >> guest: you know, i don't know. i think we are somewhere over 30,000 year probably more but my agent would know that. >> host: all right. another question you might not know. how many have sold do you know over those 30,000? >> guest: the last i saw was at 14,000 or so but again i'm almost reluctant to say this because i could be wrong but i think it's in that ballpark. i think it's selling well. >> host: and the c-span boost is about to happen. >> guest: and the lovely thing about c-span if i may shamelessly flout the people are watching this show is literate readers who care about the world, whether they agree with everything i say or not i think are sensible intelligent worldly. in this book hopefully as a contribution to their sense of the world. >> host: we have about a half hour left so let's get back to the book "america in retreat." page eight, a quote from john kerry, secretary of defense. secretary of state, excuse me. the air of

. >> oo commercial question, your publisher, sentinel conservative imprint of penguin random house, what what's first printing, number of copies. >> guest: i don't know itch think right now we're somewhere over 30,000. >> host: in print. >> guest: probably more. >> host: okay. >> guest: but my agent would know that. >> host: another question. how many have sold? do you know? of the 30,000? >> guest: last i saw was about 14,000 or so. but again i'm almost reluctant to say this because i could be wrong. but i think it's in that ballpark. the it's selling well. >> host: about to happen. >> guest: about to happen and the lovely thing about c-span if if may shamelessly flatter the people who are watching this show is literal readers who care about the world whether they agree with offering i say or not i think are sensible intelligence worldly, and this book hopefully is a contribution to their sense of the world. >> host: we have about a half hour left. let get back in the book "america in retreat." age 8 the quote from john kerry, secretary of defense. >> guest: state. >> host: secretary of

penguin random house. >> thank you peter i would be in trouble for that one. >> we have been supporting the effort as well. we have a number of authors on board reading and making videos that we just started releasing yesterday. it is writers talking about why books are important in their lives and they make time to read. they are really fun and on the website and found on the social media channels searching for the time to read hash tag. >> making time to read is important because -- >> if you don't make time to read your brain rots >> it can educate and entertain and enlightened. >> there is nothing like a book to see the world in a new way. >> if i could sum up the impact books have on my life i would say they saved my life >> i have never been without a book. >> a book unlike almost everything else in our lives don't require a password. >> i read when i should be looking at television. >> it is really hard to find time to read but when you do i find it takes you down the rabidity hole. >> i developed a read of loving as a boy. >> by the age of ten i was reading crazy stuff. trash, t

penguin random house.com for how to participate. 18995 oklahoma city was bombed. o.j. simpson was tried for murder. president clinton met monica lewinski in the white house and the international began to be widely used in the country. beginning now joseph campbell looks at the political and historical importance of that year. this is about 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the tv studio and another edition of inside immediate y. inside media is our weekly program where we talk with journalists, newsmakers and authors at issues and books. i'm your host, the senior program manager here at the museum. happy new year to everyone. we say adios and perhaps good riddan to a somewhat tumultuous 2014. we welcome 2015 with our resolutions hopefully still intact and hope it will be a prosperous one. today we discuss a new book that takes us back in time 20 years, and reminds us that 1995 was an exceptional year. here to talk about the book is j. joseph campbell, all authorize of "19195 the year the future began." which looks back at five decisive and pivotal moments of 1995 made it's watershed year whose e

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. >> don't forget penguin random house. >> thank you. i would be in trouble for that one. we have been supporting the effort as well number of our authors on board making lovely videos with just started releasing yesterday, writers talking about why books are important in their lives in my -- why they make time to read. really fun and are on the website and can be found on the social media channels. >> making time to read is important. >> if you don't make time to read your brain will rot. >> it can entertain a candlelight. >> there is nothing like a book to make you see the world in a knew way. >> the impact books of how my life. >> i have never did without a book. >> the book unlike almost everything else in our lives today does not require a password. >> re: when i should be looking and television. >> it is really hard to find time to read. >> i developed my love for reading is a boy. >> by the age of ten i was already reading all kinds of crazy stuff. >> don quixote. >> and trash, too. >> alice in wonderland treasure island. >> coming into the child's eyes. ..

random house. >> guest: thank you. i would be in trouble for that one. yes, penguin random house, the publishing company, we have been supporting the effort as well. we have a number of authors on board to be reading and we've been making these videos which we just started releasing yesterday and its writers talking about why books are important in their lives and why they make time to read, and they are fun and also on the website and can be found on the social media channels again searching for the time to read hash tag. >> making time to read is important because -- >> your brain will rock you. >> it can educate and entertain. >> there's nothing like a book to help you see the world in a different way. >> if i could list the impact books have had on my life i would say they've changed my life.

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. >> host: and don't forget your own book, which is penguin/random house. [laughter] >> guest: thank you, peter, i would be in trouble for that one. and, yes pepping win/random house, the publishing company. we've been sporting the effort as -- supporting the effort as well. we have a number of our authors onboard who are making these lovely videos which just started releasing yesterday actually, and it's writers like ken follow let talking about -- follett talking about why they make time to read and they're really fun. they're also on the web site and can be found on the social media channels, again can, searching for that time to read hashtag. >> making time to read is important because -- >> if you don't make time to read, your brain will rot. >> a book can educate, it can entertain, it cannen lighten. >> there's nothing like a book to make you see the world in a new way. >> it's like it's some of the impact books would have on my life, i would say they've saved my life. >> i have never been without a book. >> books are like almost everything else in ou