on book tv afterwards, silvia perry discusses the history and science behind body fat. and wraps up prime time with chelsea clinton, the public-private partnerships working on global health care initiatives. that is tonight on c-span's book tv. . my book is about writers and their work and working with them. it's an editor's notes on writing and writers as it said in the sub-head. when i'm honest about this book, i say that out of a kind of vanity, i wanted to show myself as a writer and i thought the best way to do that is to write about the great writers that i edited and what i earned editing them. not just about writing, but abwriting life. things like how jim salter never talked about being a fighter pilot, but he loved to play touch football and he kept meticulous records of these meaningless football games, meaningless pickup games, well, which made the games a lot more fun, of course. and how he and peter matheson would dive into the freezing surf on the first day of november in amganset every year and have iced martinis on the beach with their lives. and jim ha