>> former house historian, race moc, what are you reading? >> right now i am reading richard bernstein's book on the founding fathers, the founding fathers reconsidered which is a new book that is just out and richard is a wonderful writer who characterizes the founding fathers of this country, looks at them with a fresh eye and it is just a wonderful book. another one that is closely related is by richard beeman, delancy new book out on the constitutional convention and the men of the constitutional convention, so those of the two books i would read simultaneously right now. >> rett perlstein author of nixonland, what are you reading? >> i am reading the culture of narcissism which is a classic of the came out in 1979, a surprise bestseller even though it was the dense piece of intellectual argumentation sapota insley read by president carter. supposedly informed a speech he gave in which argued that america was suffering this crisis of confidence, and i'm reading it because i'm doing research on the 1970's for my next book. >> what are you