well and once again for the look of russian global affairs and the simon shuster of the time magazine gentleman ho welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us today this election day. well two thousand and eight barack obama won that seventy million popular votes from as i remember this started six to ten ten million less does that mean that actually ten million people turning their back and of damaging this election the k.k.k. can can we jump to such a conclusion. i think i think that would be fair but it's hard to compare the two election campaigns first of all i think the republican candidate was stronger on the whole at least had a broader appeal to moderate republican voters then john mccain has a pretty hard line. war veteran and so on. and the enthusiasm that obama was able to rouse among young voters people who hadn't voted. in the american electorate was much greater in two thousand and eight and then this year people have just seen him in the course of serving as president make various mistakes fail to meet certain objectives and so on. people say people in rus

a memoir simon and shuster title. you're watching booktv on c-span2. >>> tell us what you think about the programming this weekend. you can tweet us at booktv. comment on the facebook wall, or send us an e-mail. booktv, non-fiction bocks every day weekend on c-span2. >>> joseph recounts the life of union philip -- robert e lee. the author recalls the military tactic and the postwar career which included command of the u.s. army. it's about 45 minutes. [applause] >> i want to thank coral ridge boobs for inviting me back and all the people to come out and hear about general fill sheraton of the try -- civilling war he was probably the least known of them. the other being grant and william sherman. in 1937, the three generals appeared together on a commemorative postage stamp, as part of a series honoring great u.s. military commanders. in the center grant to the right is sherman, and sheraton on grant's left. this is a appropriate because by the time civil war ended, sheraton was sometimes referred to as the left-hand o

[applause] published by simon [inaudible] an imprint of simon and shuster. love and loss. patricia mccormick, "never fall down." [applause] published by [inaudible] harper colins. a harrowing and bravely told story of survival and resilience . elliot "endangered" [cheering and applause] published by scholastic books. a story of hope to love and em pa think that extends all boundaries. steve shinekin. [applause] the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon. published by flash point, an imprint of roaring book press. a rivetting thriller of a book that tells the birth of a new age. to all these writers, thank you. thank you for your work. and thank you for what it will mean to young readers in our nation. this year's national award for young people literature goes to william alexander. ♪ [applause] ♪ >> we are proof that alternate universe exists. there has to be endanger takes the film. there's one a little further away. it was written bay author, i think it won it both times. there's -- and just another step sideways where we're standing "ou

is in negotiations to aquar simon and shuster book business. news corp.s. our road map for the next hour in case you didn't know, only two days away from black friday, so will holiday spending be more robust or are consumers tightening their belts? what about choosing between the likes of an ipad, galaxy and kindle? what tablet is santa grabbing. crude, gold, equities and fears over the looming fiscal cliff. we'll get you ready to go with some turkey day trades. in the meantime, we are just a couple of days away from black friday or as some are calling it, black thridaw because some retailers are beginning their deals tomorrow. in a looming fiscal cliff that could hit wallets everywhere, will consumers fork out their precious dollars? an economist joins us from now. michelle, good morning. happy thanksgiving. we're just coming off a couple of consumer sentiment numbers that were okay. does this shopping season is going to be all about? >> i think if you look at the leading indicators heading into black friday this year, fundamentals are stronger. consumer

the talks involved combining harper collins and simon and shuster. a deal is not imminent, but i can say as someone who's married to someone in the book business, we just had the deal between random house and penguin. penguin works on your book. >> okay. >>> the fda has approved the first seasonal flu vaccine produced using animal cell culture that. is different from the traditional manufacturing which uses chicken eggs. it's a speedier process, which could help build stockpiles in the event of a pandemic. that's always been the worry that takes too long when you use eggs. flight attendants at u.s. airways voted to authorize a strike to workers that voted down a contract that the airline had proposed twice this year. the airline, as you probably know, andrew loves this story, too, is in talks with american airlines about a potential merger. >> should have done this eight months ago, they would have saved themselves a lot of heartache. this is just dragging out for no reason. >> yeah. you just figure they're meant to be together. >> otherwise amr is m