t. c. boyle, this is overheard. let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa? you could say that he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you saw a problem and, over time, took it on. let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you gonna run for president? i think i just got an -f. (applauding) t. c. boyle, welcome. - my pleasure. - congratulations on the book. - thank you so much. i publish books all the time, every year, and i go out on the road and every once in a while somebody says, congratulations, and i'm wondering, for what? it's like going to war when you publish a book. - no, it's like giving birth, here it is. it was long awaited. no, no, the thing about this book that i thought was especially great was it took me back, truly took me back to the mid and early 90s, you know. this is a novel based on real events. it's bas