this is tara westover and if i have to give you an introduction about tara westover you need to get out of the hole that you had been living in for a while. her book has just celebrated the hundredth week on the new york times bestseller list. it is at number one. ahead of michelle malcolm. that's very cool. i am assuming that a lot of people are familiar with the narrative and that is why you are so interested. i would still go through some of her story because it's so gripping. and it starts in idaho and actually to me it is such a beautiful setting there must be a lot of beautiful memories that you still have of that. >> it was a beautiful mountain that i grew up on. i still have a really strong memories of being on the mountain. i think it is an incredible the kids get to play in the playground. there is a lot of wonderful things that can happen on a mountain like that. we were the original free range kids. there was a lot of really wonderful things about it. then there were some difficult things also. the setting and the scenery not even nature brought -- nature walks are just ther

this is tara westover, and if i have to give you an introduction about tara westover, you need to just get out of hope you've been living in for a while. because the book has to celebrate i think the 100th week, consecutive week on the "new york times" best seller list, it's at number one. [applause] ahead of michelle malcolm, down there so that's pretty cool. and i'm assuming a lot of people are familiar with the narrative that, the 40 so interested and you're still here on the last lecture on the second day, but i thought we would still go through some of her story because it's so gripping. it starts in idaho and actually to me it's like such a beautiful setting. there must be a lot of beautiful memories you must have that. >> yeah, i mean, it was beautiful mountain that i grew up on. i still have really fond memories of being on that mountain and i love playing on that mound. i think it's an incredible, you know, for the kids to get to put on a playground, we had this entire farm and this huge space and just a lot of wonderful things that could happen on a mountain like that. i gues

this is tara westover and i have to give you an introduction about tara westover, you need to get out of the hole that you have been living in. because her book is just celebrated the 100 week, consecutive week on the new york times bestseller list. number one. [applause] [cheering] ahead of michelle malcolm, down there. that is very cool. thank you. i'm assuming a lot of people are familiar with the narrative and that's where your still here on the last lecture of the second day. i thought we would still go through some of her story because it's so gripping and the starts in idaho and to me it is such a beautiful setting, there must be a lot of beautiful memories that you still have. >> it was a reallyy beautiful mountains that i grew up on and i still have fond memories of being on the mount and playing on the mountain. some people like to plane playground, we had an entire farm in a huge space and a lot of wonderful things that can happen on a mountain like that. we were free range kids, kind hard-core. so there was a lot of wonderful things. of course there was difficult things to

[laughter] if i have to give you an introduction about tara westover you need to get out of the hole you have been living in for a while. [laughter] her book has just celebrated 100 consecutive week on the new york times bestseller list. it is number one. [applause] michelle malcolm - - milken is down there. i'm assuming that a lot of people are familiar with the narrative and that's why you are still here at the last lecture on the second day but we thought we would go through some of her story because it's so gripping and it starts in idaho and actually it is such a beautiful setting and a lot of beautiful memories that you still have. >> yes. it was a beautiful mountain that i grew up on but i still have fond memories to be on the mountain and playing on the mountain. it is incredible we had this entire farm a lot of wonderful things that could happen i guess i was the original free range kid. [laughter] there was a lot of wonderful things about it. then there were some difficult things but the setting, the scenery. >> is not even nature works - - nature walks. you are just they a

. >> please welcome tara westover and

[inaudible conversations] please welcome tara westover. [applause].

differences and coverage of the ranchoh mirage right assessment, you will hear from best-selling author tara westover and james carville, karl rove, lynn cheney and many others. for complete television schedule check your program guide or visit booktv.org. now we kick off the weekend with radio host bob garfield's thoughts on how to address the political divide. >> good evening, everybody. welcome to politics and prose. i'm bradley graham. let me just sat the outset that i have no idea what directions the conversation this evening is going to take because we have for you not one but two very irreverent, witty candid personalities who have ranged widely in their penetrating and prescient critiques of events and people and could take us who knows where in the next hour but i expect some of the talk will have to do with the future of american democracy and how to save it from villains, vandals, and ourselves because that at least is the subtitle of bob garfield's new book "american manifesto: saving democracy from villains, vandals, and ourselves" and he is going to be speaking with photojournalist mark

featured others include best-selling author tara westover on her memoir educated. a look at the 2020 presidential election with james carville, karl rove and brett stevens and other and political consultant franklin on the 2020 presidential election. on sunday our coverage of the writers festival continues at 1:00 eastern featuring a discussion on us foreign policy with max and journalist james fallows, george packer and robin release. a look at the president and the media with dan abrams and la times executive editor norman pearlstein. and lynn cheney and karl rove reflect on the bush administration. watch the writers festival starting today at noon eastern at 1:00 eastern on sunday. be sure to watch live coverage of the savanna book festival next saturday on booktv on c-span2. >> students from across the country told us the most important issues for the presidential candidates to address. climate change, gun violence, teen they bring, college affordability, mental health and immigration. we are rewarding 100,$000 in total cash prizes, the winners for this year's

. >> [inaudible conversations] >> please welcome tara westover in conversation with doctor khoi le.

teachers authors include tara westover on her memoir " educated." the 2020 presidential election. and, author and political consultant franklin's on the 2020 -- frank luntz on the 2020 presidential election. 1:00overage continues at p.m. eastern on u.s. foreign policy with max boot and james follows. george packer, and robin wright. a look at the president in the media, with an l.a. times executive prevent -- editor. lynn cheney reflects on the bush administration. watch our coverage on the writers festival on saturday and at 1:00 p.m. eastern on sunday. be sure to watch our live coverage of the savannah book festival next saturday on book tv on c-span2. 75 years ago this month the united states, britain, and the to discuss a post world war ii europe. america," a documentary of the meeting. >> i come from the crimea conference with a firm belief we have made a good start on the road to a world of peace. never before have the major ,llies been more closely united not only in their war aims, but also in their peace aims. 4:30, we will talk with medal of honor recipient herschel will