. >> richard blanco's "the prince of los cocuyos" comes ou out ine fall of 2014. you're watching booktv on c-span2. television were serious readers. >> visit booktv.org to watch any of the programs you see here online. type the author or book title in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search. you can also shoot anything you see on booktv.org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. booktv streams live online for 40 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. booktv.org. >> spent on "the communicators" tonight, two members of congress talk about their technology legislation. >> we crafted an amendment that said really this. under 702 of the act, you can collect data and you now know from the snowden disclosures that it's a lot of data. that may also include the information of americans can't even do that can't be the presence of the clutch of the data. a minute simply says was that if you want to search that lawfully acquired database for americans, you should get a warrant. not that you can't get the i

of the page. >> booktv sat down with former secretary of state hillary clinton in little rock to discuss her new book "hard choices." >> getting to the point where you can make peace is never easy because you don't make peace with your friends. you make it with people who are your adversaries, who have killed those you care about, your own people or those who you are trying to protect, and it's a psychological drama. you have to get into the head of those on the other side. because you have to change their calculation enough to get them to the table. i talk about what we did in iran. rid of a lot of economic pressure to try to get into the table. and we will see what happens but that has to be the first step. and i write about what we did in afghanistan and pakistan, trying to get the taliban to the table for a comprehensive discussion. in iraq today, i think what we have to understand is that it is primarily a political problem that has to be addressed. the ascension of the sunni extremist, the so called isis group, is taking advantage of the breakdown in political dialogue and the tota

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see on booktv.org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. booktv streams live online for 48 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. tv.org. >> one of the first things i did when i was researching this book in 2012 was to go to the big hacker convention. yes, hackers have conventions. in las vegas of all places it's called defcon and this was at defcon 20. i met some really strange people, supersmart but they have something scrolling walking they call th a wall of sheep which ae scrolling in real time, all of the usernames and passwords that have been cracked in that moment by the software from people's computers. it's like, you realize how vulnerable you are. for our intelligence agencies it's no secret -- >> ugv her name go across the? i had been told before i went by someone who is a republican in this book who i think and acknowledgments, matthew, don't bring any computer, don't bring your cell phone, don't bring anything but as soon as you come in, a false wi-fi network will come up and try to capture your. so these have been

the u.s. senate floor proceedings and keep public policy events and every weekend booktv, for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2 created by the cable-tv industry and brought to you as a public service by local, cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> booktv sat down with martha johnson to talk about her job as administrative the general services administration. in the aftermath of relieving the obama administration in the wake of the gsa las vegas conference scandal. this is about half an hour. >> joining us on booktv on c-span2 is martha johnson. martha johnson, in the past what have you done for in the thing? >> a lot of different things. my career has been in the corporate world. i have been in business large and small, automotive, architecture, a third of my career has been in the public sector, public service. i worked all eight years under president clinton in that administration and a couple years serving president obama and it has been a little bit of everything and it has given me a

here is the cover. booktv is on vacation at pepperdine university. >> host: you are watching booktv nazis been to of location malibu california at pepperdine university we like to visit universities and colleges to talk to professors who were also offers. we're talking to the author of "igods" here is the book cover but before we get into that what duties jeopardized? >> i am a film maker first so i teach his screenwriting, of production in helping to navigate the entertainment industry. >> host: also a director for the center for its entertainment is part of your professorship? >> a think tank how media and culture impact each other of bull's-eyes hall film and shapes the public conversation to figure out the greater good. talk about christianity and culture? >> as a theologian i have always been interested in how religious feelings are transmitted across culture i have been moved by moving pictures so a this is in a chance with that small screen takes over the big screen. >> host: but also with a jet? train

booktv.org. >> the help of our cable partner, media come, booktv also spoke with bill friedricks in des moines about "real deal." >> bill knapp won the highest civilian award in the state of iowa. other iowans include grant wood, norman borlaug, so it's a huge award in iowa. it was a long day for bill, and after the award there was a reception for him at terrace hill, the governor's house. and bill sat down in a chair -- this is an old house, right? bill sat down in this antique chair, and the first lady, christy vilsack, came over and said, bill, do you know whose chair you're sitting in? that's f.m. hubbel estuary. i happened to be talking to him, and it seemed to me the perfect statement, right? it was the 19th, 20th century businessman tipping his hat to the 20th, 31st century -- 21st century man. bill knapp he's had a huge impact on des moines in several ways. first of all, bill knapp -- probably better than anyone, better than anyone i've heard of -- can envision a piece of land and imagine what its future can be. with that he also seems to have this amazing sense obviously where

the interview. >> that was "after words" booktv signature program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists public policymakers, legislators and others familiar with their material. "after words" airs every weekend on booktv at 10:00 p.m. on saturday, 12:09 p.m. on sunday and 12:00 a.m. on monday. you can also watch "after words" on line. go to booktv.org and click on on "after words" in the booktv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. >> we are at the henry a. wallace country life center reaches 50 miles south and west of des moines. this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consists of three generations of offices. the patriarch was known as fondly as uncle henry and he was the founder of wallace's farmer magazine. his son henry c. wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson and henry c.'s son was born on this farm in 1888 to one on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. he was announced by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did for eight years from

the near future on booktv.org. >> pepperdine university's angela hawken sat down with booktv to asks the pros and cons of marijuana legalization. this interview recorded at pepperdine university in malibu, california, is part of booktv's college series. ... >> the problem with the issues of mounding marijuana there is an advocacy group sobel side so the public has no direct -- no idea what direction they're pulled in on but the issue of legalization to agree on the facts. >> host: garett use the of personally? >> guest: i was hoping you would ask that. each author was required to publicly declare their position on the subject. that is uncomfortable because you don't want to show your hand when doing research to not be biased with the perspective but in this case we were asked. i was in support of the commercial legalization. >> host: why are you in favor? >> guest: as i noted my drug of choice and refers to the drink of wind when i was 13 during communion. and then say save consumer of wind so my drug of choice is alcohol. the social harms of alcohol dominate marijuana's. indigested not see there was the strong ca

the same problem. >> on this holiday weekend on booktv on c-span2 here are some of the programs to look for. >> booktv sat down with martha johnson to discuss her experiences as a minister at her of the general services. in the aftermath of her leaving the wake of the gsa las vegas conference scandal. this is about half an hour. >> host: joining us now on booktv on c-span2 is martha johnson. martha johnson in the past would have you done for a living? >> guest: have done a lot of different things. two-thirds of my career has been the corporate world. i've been in business large and small, automotive, architecture, consulting and about a third of my career has been the public sector, public service. i worked all eight years for president clinton in that administration and i had a couple of years serving president obama. so it's been a little bit of everything and it has given me i think a real understanding of large and small organizations and their cultures and their effectiveness and performance. >> host: what was your last job for the federal government? >> guest: my last job with the federal govern

sounds in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> when i joined a small group evaluating the evidence on bin laden, it was a very hard call. we had intelligence that had been painstakingly gathered, that pointed towards this compound in abbottabad, but the best you could say was that it was a 40-60% probability. so it was a lot of gut check. does this look like a place that would be housing bin laden? what are the facts that would lead you to that conclusion? and the president's advisers were divided, not because one was right and one was wrong, but because we were all really working hard to come to the very best recommendation. at the end of the process i recommended to the president that he perceived with the seal a tie, although i knew, and my heart was in my throat the entire time that this was a very big and risky undertaking. and then finally the phone rang one night at my home in washington and on the other end, what are my age was the blind dissident has escaped from house arrest and wants to come into o

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like us to interact with booktv guests and viewers, watch videos and get up-to-date information on the events. facebook.com/booktv. >> and now a booktv want to edit issue to anthony arnove of haymarket books. what do you do? >> i'm an editor at the press and health started at around 12 years ago. >> who are some of the authors you have? >> howard zinn, noam chomsky, david desired ar our some of our better known authors. >> does haymarket have the velocity of the kind of books that osha goes absolutely. we are interested in voices that we can continue to social movement, people were trying to shake things up and make a difference spent one of the things we wanted to talk about it some of the upcoming titles that haymarket has for the small tactic for the fall of 2014. >> hourly to title is a book that comes out of the movement about education reform or bashing is a collection called more than a score. there's been some very interesting devoutness there and around the country with parents, students and teachers challenging over testing of students. that's something we're looking forward

you are watching the booktv on c-span2. >>> now on booktv marion berry discusses his up bringing in mississippi, his early political activism and experiences as the mayor of washington, d.c.. he also talks about the scandals that almost ruined him from his time in prison for cocaine possession in dc politics following the release. this is just over an hour. >> good evening everybody. welcome to the national press club for this special events. i am eleanor herman and i'm a member of the club book and author committee. we are very glad you've come to this event and we hope you enjoy it. the club has 15 or 20 of these every year on a variety of books fiction and nonfiction. so if you are not already on the e-mail list and would like to learn the future events please see me after the events an eveni will put you on our e-mail list. it's usually about one month that yoin amonth that you will . speaking of the future events i want to just tell you of some coming up in july all of which begin at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. tuesday july 8 tom will discuss his new book an idea whose time has come,

>> on a recent trip to new york city booktv toward the corporate headquarters a book publisher simon & schuster. while there we profiled several of the principle players responsible for the book's publication. acquisitions editing publicity and sales. we also discuss the history of simon & schuster now in its 90th year and the current health and future of the publishing industry. the. >> who was simon & schuster? >> guest: well they were max shuster and simon and they were two gentlemen who were friends with one another and we back in 1924 they decided to start a publishing house on their own. they have been working in publishing houses but felt they could begin on themselves so they did. they set out one day and they

tweet us at the booktv, posted or facebook page or send us an e-mail, booktv at c-span.org. >> booktv continues now with more nonfiction authors and books. harvey kaye because president franklin d. roosevelt a public acknowledgment on january 6 of 1941 of 4 freedoms, but all people should be entrusted with. which included freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. the author argues a reminder of the four freedoms because today's political and social issues. this is about 45 minutes. >> first of all i want to thank national archives staff are invited me to speak. i've always had a special affection for washington, d.c. ever since i was 10 and they came down with the boy scouts and walked the monuments and every time since, every time since i always come down in the city has changed since 1960. but i just cannot resist a walk from george washington to world war ii to the lincoln, roosevelt, jefferson. so this is particularly thrilling to me to be speaking. this is the closest is above into the monuments. there'there something else i w

the book. in audible conversations >>> booktv is in jackson with the help of cable partner comcast. we sit with the director of the wealthy house museum bridget edwards and her niece mary alice to discuss the inspiration and pulitzer prize-winning book the optimist's daughter. >> i think that it was essential because i take what i know for granted so when i feel i am a judge because my eye has been trained in that experience, so i know where i am and i have a base to see people moving. we are in jackson mississippi at the home. it's a and mark. a writer born in 1809 and died in 2001 she was a writer that one just about every literary prize there was to receive other than the nobel. she is studied throughout the world from publishing in many languages and she wrote some short novels and is best known for her short stories. >> that is the form she most valued so she had four collections of short stories some of which are not that short totaling just under 50 stories in those collections. >> there is one writer's beginning which is a short -- it is actually from the time she was born c

the book. >> guest: thanks, awesome. >> that was "after words" booktv signature program in which authors of theatest nonfiction books are interview by journalist public policymakers legislators and others familiar with their material. "after words" airs every weekend on booktv at 10:00 p.m. on saturday, 12 and 9:00 p.m. on sunday and 12:00 a.m. on monday. you can also watch "after words" on line. go to booktv.org and click on "after words" in the booktv series in the topics list on the upper right side of the page. >> i'm reading david bought dodgy prospect that target the recent and his series series and it just gives me an escape from the world world here on capitol hill to read about the fantasies of world problems. it's enjoyable reading and it's fast reading and something that i get a good deal of pleasure out of. .. hç5y &/&(

watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> next, charles kurzman, author of "the missing martyrs," questions why in light of continued anger over u.s. foreign policy on the part of young muslims around the world recruitment levels for terrorist organizations have gone down since 9/11. he was interviewed about the topic on the campus of the university of north carolina at chapel hill for booktv's college series. >> host: well, booktv is on location at the university of north carolina in chapel hill where we're interviewing some professors who are also authors. joining us now is charles kurzman. his most recent book is "the missing martyrs: why there are so few muslim terrorists." professor kurzman, you write in your book: the bad news for americans is this: islamist terrorists really are out to get you. .. what is the overall picture, the threat assessment, public safety in the united states and around the world, there is not nearly as much terrorism as we were afraid there might be. the weeks and months after 9/11 experts are telling us to expect that new

by the court as it ended its 201 3-2014 session on june 30th, booktv presents portions of author talks on the supreme court and the cases the court has handled. during the next hour, you'll hear from former supreme court justice john paul stevens, harvard law professor lawrence tribe and georgetown law professor randy bar net. you can -- barnett. you can watch all of the programs featured here in their entirety on our web site, booktv.org. we begin with harvard law professor lawrence tribe, author of "uncertain justice: the roberts court and the constitution." here professor tribe argues that while the roberts court is widely portrayed as being ideologically split, producing one 5-4 decision after another, there are many less publicized cases in which the liberals and conservatives on the court find common ground. >> one of the research assistants working with me this summer, a terrific kid named max, went them to -- went home to new hampshire in late spring and spent some time talking with his high school music teacher. she knew that he went to harvard law school but didn't know that

send us an e-mail at the booktv@c-span.org. or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome to des moines on booktv. named after the de des moines river, its ottawa's most populated city in a state known for being home to the first caucuses during the presidential primary cycle. with help of our media, cable partners we bring you to this capital city to speak with local authors about its history, politics and literary life. >> we have the great iowa writers section. a lot of the authors, i remember the first day we opened the store we assuming office government asking us if we would carry their book. the section started with about a couple of bookshelves filled with the books that takes up the entire wall, one wall of the store. we represent about 400 authors, and i think it all goes back to just the great literary tradition that item has. >> karl weeks collected books he collected not only because they are important historical works but also because he believed that books themselves were works of art. and had a worth beyo

professor jacqueline maria hagan sat down with booktv to discuss her book "migration miracle." in the book she looks at the role that religion and the church fully in helping migrants survive the difficult journeys to the north. this is about 30 minutes. >> unc professor jacqueline maria hagan, what's this picture on the cover of her newest book "migration miracle"? >> it's a cross. and it's a cross on top of the mountain, and the amount is situated along the u.s.-mexico border and its symbolic of the many migrants who have died in their attempts to cross the border into the united states. doing so without papers, without authorization. and as we know from come as you may know and the media has told us, the numbers of fatalities, migrant fatalities, are increasing. and i think this year there were 400 deaths incurred to central americans and mexicans crossg

and booktv is on location at expo america. this is the publisher's annual trade show. is a lot of crowds here. once he of the publishers get together and talk about their upcoming fall books. you're watching booktv on c-span2. >> you're watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on c-span2's booktv. television for serious readers. >> not join us on booktv is clive priddle, the publisher of public affairs. when the public affairs get started? >> it's her birthday, today. where 17 so thank you for asking. >> how did it get started? >> it was an independent nonfiction dedicated list that would be newsy, sharp, a little edgy. we continued in a tradition ever since. >> i should mention that public affairs is the publisher of a c-span book but we want to talk to you about some of the upcoming fall 2014 titles that public affairs has. >> well, thank you. very happy to mention a couple of them. so the first i want to mention was a book called "city of lies" and the author is wanted for british every journalist called ramita naval. she's a pulitzer prize-winning film mak

up next, author michael vinson williams talks about "medgar evers: mississipi martyr," the office but with booktvuring a recent visit to jackson, mississippi with the help of our cable partner, comcast. >> let's let the merchants down on capitol street feel the economic pinch. let me say this to you. i had one merchant call me and he said i want you to know that i talked to my national office today and they want me to tell you the week down needs niggard business. they helped support the white citizens council, the council that is dedicated to keeping you and i second-class citizens. finally, ladies and gentlemen we will be demonstrating here until freedom comes to negros in jackson, mississippi. >> 15 minutes past midnight evers got out of his college in a vacant lot 40 of the west never fired of single shot from lot high-powered rifle. the bullet hit him in the back, passed through his body, through a window into the house. he died within the hour and a jackson hospital. city detectives believe the fired shot was from this rifle which was found in the bushes, they also have other clues. ♪ ♪ ♪ >

in our brief to the supreme court. >> that includes a look at some of the books about the supreme court that booktv is covered. you can watch all of the programs featured during the past hour, and many other programs about this up in court on our website, booktv.org. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. tv, television for serious readers. .. i think most learning mo

booktv.org and click on "after words" in the tv series into topics list on the upper right side of the page. >>> booktv covers hundreds of author programs throughout the country. some of them that we will be attending this week look for these programs to air in the near future. .. >> [applause] thanks to all of you for being here tonight. this is the time for the reading:"the presidents' war." debut are riskier for

here's the cover. booktvs on location at pepperdine university. >> guest: thank you. >> you're watching booktv. starting now craig detweiler talks about his book, "igods," in which he looks at the impact of technology and social media in our culture today. this interview is part of booktv's college series from pepperdine university. >> host: and you're watching booktv on c-span2. we are on location at pepperdine university in malibu, california, as part of our university series. we like to visit universities and colleges and talk to professors who are also authors. joining us now is craig detweiler. his book, "igods: how technology shapes our spiritual and social lives." here's the book cover but, professor detweiler, before we get into that, what do you teach here at pepperdine? >> guest: i am a film maker first, and so i teach screen writing, i teach production, i help students navigate the entertainment industry. >> host: and you're also director of the center for entertainment. is that part of your profes

the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy events. and every weekend booktv now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2 created by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by a local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow was on twitter. >> booktv covers hundreds of author programs throughout the country all year long. here's a look at some of the events will be attending this week. look for these programs to air in the near future on the tv on c-span2. >> catholic is on the author programs booktv will be covering this upcoming week. for more go to our website of tv.org and visit upcoming programs. >> you're watching booktv. text is the helen bernstein book award for excellence in journalism. this two-part event begins with a panel discussion on long-form journalism to this hour-long event was held at the new york public library in new york city. >> a good evening, everyone. we will not be poured on by the rain just yet. anyway, i'm so pleased to welcome

book tv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. booktv takes a look at the weekly standard online bookshelf to see what the publication is recommending. on the shelves this week in the past education was limited to the opportunity down the street at the local school. .. >> >>mc.

chris is the descendant of the former slave owners from tomlinson hill, texas, and he sits down with a descendant of former slaves. then booktv talks with authors from pepperdine university to discuss marijuana legalization and exploration of the south pole. you'll see books about the u.s. border patrol, israel, fracking, the taliban in afghanistan and the american west in 1776. all this and much more. 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors on c-span2. booktv, television for serious readers. >> host: joining us now on booktv to preview some of the books coming up from yale university press, mr. donatich, let's talk about your new book coming out, "stronghold." >> guest: yeah. by thomas shaller, a professor at the university of maryland in baltimore, close to the scene of the action in d.c., and this is about what's been happening with the republican party sort of majority in the house of respectives in congress. and -- representatives in congress. and it's a really interesting thing they've gotten themselves into, the gop, in the sense of different constituencies sort of tearing at the boundaries of their ideology. and it u

this weekend booktv is in jackson with our local cable partner comcast. next we sit down with the director of the wealthy house museum, bridget edwards and eudora welty's niece, mary alice weltry white, to discuss the late author's inspiration a turbulent surprise wedding book "the optimist's daughter". >> as a writer, it is essential. i take the -- i take what i know for granted so i see the new as new and the old as old and i feel i am a judge because my eyes have been trained by experience. so i know where i m as a baam a to see people moving. >> we're the home of eudora welty. a historic landmark. eudora welty was a writer who was born in 1909 and died in 2001. she was a writer who won just about every literary prize there was to receive other than the nobel. she studied throughout the world really, published in many languages. she wrote some short novels. she is best known for her short stories. >> that was the form she most valued, the short story form. she had four collections of short stories, some of which are not that short, totaling just under 50 stories in those collec

. >> now on booktv, dayo olopade talks about her book, "the bright continent" at the "chicago tribune" winters road lit fest. the book looks at the new and great ideas that people in sub-saharan africa are coming up with to do with the global challenges they face today. this is about 45 minutes. is a >> thank you, and thanks for coming. it's great to meet you and to the chance to talk about this wonderful book. i want to just start with thatel wonderful essay from the great kenyan satirist who wrote that mine glowingly good essay, how to write about africa. hat nine bloodedly good essay, how to read about africa by which he meant of course all of us who write about the continent should stop representing that. he's down with the following. broad brush strokes throughout are good. avoid having the african carrot tears laugh or struggle to educate their kids or just make good mundane circumstances. how could the women except in about europe or america and africa. african characters should be colorful, exotic, larger than life, but empty inside with no dialogue, no complex resolutions in

see on booktv.org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. booktv streams live online for 48 >> that the blind 24 era at he less managing editor for "esquire" magazine then chief speechwriter tear george h. the real bush vice here later the sun king and other turf. of the great book has a great title that is important if you write a great book given a great title including fellow white house mess no way touche treats the first lady. [laughter] supreme court and think you for smoking by the way. his literary circle, the round table that is a celebrated group of new yorkers that met regularly the inheritors of that tradition was buckley but the late christopher hichens and one can only imagines. ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce the author of bloody enough about you. a cultural critic and historian mr. christopher buckley. [applause] >> hello. please turn yourself loans back on. [laughter] what an honor to be introduced to have a pleasure of some years now to know him with his delightfully a beautiful wife and the first lady who is

look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktvarles kurzman, author of "the missing martyrs," questions why in light of continued anger over u.s. foreign policy on the part of young muslims around the world recruitment levels for terrorist organizations have gone down since 9/11. he was interviewed about the topic on the campus of the university of north carolina at chapel hill for booktv's college series. >> host: well, booktv is on location at the university of north carolina in chapel hill where we're interviewing some professors who are also authors. joining us now is charles kurzman. his most recent book is "the missing martyrs: why there are so few muslim terrorists." professor kurzman, you write in your book: the bad news for americans is this: islamist terrorists really are out

the soviet union. he profiles such figures as marie currie, albert einstein, curtis lemay, ronald reagan and mikhail gorbachev. this program is next on booktv. .. for the most fearfully terrible master the man had ever known. the man didn't want this responsibility, but the genie told him now he had been freed, his discoverer couldn't put him back in the bottle. he had to decide how best to you soon. today's presentation of "the age of radiance" relates the tale of the man in the genie in a much more richer detailed form. he tells the interwoven stories of scientists whose entries in the adam sentence killed them, of how helpers bigotry persecution drove from germany, the very scientists whose discovery could have given him mastery of the world in between paths of apocalyptic war in peaceful energy sources taken by nuclear research. in this story is sold by the speaker tonight, the firemen who battle the disaster at chernobyl, the curious earnings to. the power of the activists like most human discoveries neither an unanalyzed good or evil and of itself, but very much the product of how and how carefully we humans use opiate discoverer. cra

the u.s. senate floor proceedings and keep public policy events and every weekend booktv, for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2 created by the cable-tv industry and brought to you as a public service by a local, cable or satellite provider. s moines des moines >> the first day we opened the star we had so many authors coming in asking if we would carry their book. it takes up an entire wall of the store now and we represent 400 authors. it goes back to the great literary tradition we have. >> carl weeks collected the books he did because they were important historical works but he believed books themselves were worth their art and had a worth beyond the words on the page. >> we start with dave price author of "caucus chaos." >> caucus cycle is unique because whatever is happening in the world and the country and the field of presidential candidates. but the 2012 cycle was more unique because almost every single person who ran was a front' runner. so it was chaos because i felt it summed up the feeling of the whole experience. >> do you think w

the books are available at the front. booktv with live from in 2014 harlem book fair which is held every year the new york public library's schomburg center for research in black culture. you can watch them all some multicultural book publishing, the black arts movement and more. first a discussion on the state of african-american literature with mailaika adero. >> good morning everyone. good morning. my name is max rodriguez and i am founder of the harlem book fair. i would like to welcome you. [applause] thank you. i would like to welcome you to our exploration, our play, our conversation about books and authors and culture and what is possible for us as a community, as an american community. i would like to thank our host a schomburg and thank our partner columbia university school of the arts for engaging, taking on and supporting the harlem book fair and creating an awareness of literature, letters he specifically into the african-american community but certainly nationwide. this year and every year, forward, we have taken

e-mail booktv at c-span.org or post on the wall facebook.com/booktv. >> next after words with guest hosttomlinson. this week the first book, lynn sai-- tomlinson hill. he founded the impact of slavery continues. the houston chronicle columnist found that while they were former slave owners, a former nfl running back as a defendant of the former slaves. this program is about an hour. >> so, chris, tomlinson hill. what made you want to write that took? >> guest: i grew up learning about tomlinson hill. i had never been to tomlinson hill but my grandfather would always say we had a plantation on

"dark days, bright nights" came out in 2014 and "stokely" and life brand-new hot off the presses and it is booktv's book club selection for the month of march 2014. booktv.org up there at the top. there's a tab that says bookclub. click on the enemy can participate in our discussion throughout the month. peniel joseph thanks for being on booktv. >> guest: thank you for having me. booktv continues with angelo codevilla who says u.s. leaders have about the founding fathers place pursuit of peace is the highest object of american statecraft and the school was lost during the 20th century must be regained for the left to thrive in the future. this is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you john and welcome to the heritage foundation. peace has ever been mankind's desire and yet throughout history war has been his coming practice. well consider the major conflicts of the 20th century in which america is about world war i, world war ii, the korean war, the vietnam war and the iraqi war one and two, the afghan war and of course the cold war. in the wake of each working the question how can we make them and

authors in the near future on booktvn booktv.org. >>> c-span2, providing live coverage of the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy events. and every weekend, booktv. now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2, created by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> i grew up in sumter on a paveed street. i was three blocks from the my elementary school. i was six blocks from my middle school, and as bill said, i graduated from mather academy where we called it in those days a boarding school. i was, mylg÷ dormitory was 20 ss from my academic hall. and so i never knew what it was to walk to school for miles. and walk back home. and so when i expressed some disenchantment with the court decision in the -- [inaudible] v. member eleven berg which was a case that ordered the integration of schools of charlotte, north carolina, and i said s

. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa throughout the weekend on c-span two's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span three. 40 years ago this july, the supreme court considered whether president nixon could claim executive privilege over his oval office recordings. tapes sought by the watergate special prosecutor. nixon wastates versus argued on july 8, 1974 and july did -- decided on july 24. hear the, we will three-hour oral argument from the court chamber. case, we talk about the with evan davis. he served as watergate and cover-up task force later on the house judiciary committee's impeachment inquiry staff. this conversation is about 10 minutes. >> joining us is evan davis as keyook back 40 years at a u.s. supreme court ruling on the watergate case. thank you for being with us on american history television. >> i am glad to be here. >> take us back to the supreme court oral arguments, july 1970 four. of what is the issue the court was about to decide and what are the key players? whether thessue was president had to turn over

booktv.org. >> you are watching booktv. next, the first african-american regimen to fight in world war i by jeffrey sammons, this 369th infantry regiment and the jeffrey sammons examines the regiment's leadership, its actions in the field of battle and the challenges the men faced following the war. this is about an hour-and-a-half. >> it gives me great pleasure to introduce the man of the hour, jeffrey sammons is a professor in the department of history at new york university where he has taught since 1989. in 1987, was named the research fellow at the university of camden and completed a critically acclaimed beyond the ring, the role of boxing in american society in 2001. he was awarded a fellowship by the chamber of research. soon after received a national endowment for the humanities fellowship for 2002-2003 in support of harlem's great war. famous is a native in new jersey, earned his bachelor's in history at rutgers college where he graduated and elected to phi beta kappa in 2001. he earned a master's degree in history from top

the life and times of f. m. hubbell. he spoke with booktvduring a recent visit to des moines with help of our cable partner media. >> he was probably the most important businessman in the late 19, early '20s century for des moines. he found most of the real estate in the industrial district south of the downtown area. he developed loss of buildings in the downtown area. maybe most important, f. m. hubbell set up a trust in 1902 for all of its properties, and that trust said that most of the properties could not be sold during the existence of the trust. the property that could be sold, the money had to be reinvested in des moines. so what that did was keep the hubble bee name intimate and ket the hubbell family in des moines. that's one of his public legacies that five generations of hubbell's have remained very closely tied to the city. f. m. hubbell came to des moines in 1855. as a youngster, his dad came out to speculate on land. after his dad bought land and sold them at the mobile told him he wanted to stay. he had started working of th

see on booktv.org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. booktv streams live online for 48 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. booktv.org. >> john fund and hans von spakovsky are next on booktv. they argue that eric holder and the lawyers he surrounds himself with have transformed the justice department into a stronghold of progressive legal activism. they also talk about attorney general holder's involvement with recent scandals round surrounding the atf and the surveillance of journalist james rosen. this is about an hour. >> why don't we go ahead and get, get started. i would remind people the if they would just take a moment to turn off their cell phones, i'd appreciate that. there we go, somebody's listening to me. [laughter] i'm john malcolm, i'm the director of the edwin meese center for legal and judicial studies. we are here today to discuss a new book entitled "obama's enforcer: eric holder's justice department." the book is a thorough, provocative and unsparing account of the department of justice under the tenure

. >> well, that is why we invited you on to booktv, to preview the book coming out. in fall of 20 for teen, "without you, there is no us: my time with sons of north korea's elite". how did you get a job in north korea? how did that come about? >> it took a long time. the first time i went in 2002 was by joining the pro-north korean group and then i went and were kim jong-il celebration in 2002. .. for the chance to see north korea because it is impossible but you can cover from china. it's set up by the christian missionaries and i actually got this job in 20011 which happened to be the last. >> and you got a job doing what? >> teaching english. >> how control plus your life lacks >> north korea is the most controlled state and that is the gravity and the violation that is unparalleled to any state in the contemporary world. so from the minute that you go and you will be followed every second. you give up your phone and passport and all that. >> you have absolutely nothing on that can connect you to anyone. and then a reminder would be with you every time. you are no

the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy that. every weekend booktv, now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2, greeted by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> rebecca solnit is a contribute editor at harper's. she talked about her book of essays on topics like gender inequality, rape, hate crimes, dominique strauss-kahn, and gay marriage. that conversation next on the tv. >> thank you. the man way in the back is giving a thumbs up. so lovely to be back one of the best bookstores in the whole world. i was thinking on the way over i probably haven't written a single book that i think this one is number 16, that hasn't involved research at moe's books, things have had my imagination at moe's, all four floors. it's one of the be back at moe's. and sing my friends and my fattest students from uc berkeley in the back. so this book has had a funny history. i wrote an essay very cas

the sting by a homeland security unit to protect u.s. citizens from enemies in possession of american made weapons and technology. booktv recently, the talk by mr. shippman that will air in the coming weeks. also on the shelf is a salt and flattery, the truth about the left and their war on women by townall.com's news editor kate have. and getting life by michael morton. mn his spent 25 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. had buchanan, senior advisor to richard nixon is on political's new and night -- know where the shelf with the greatest come back, how resurrected his political career following successive election defeat in the early 1960s to become the 37th president of the united states. online bookshelf also recommends the china's of a man's chant by eric luann to story and, when the united states spoke french, an account of america at the end of the 18th-century through the eyes of five french refugees as well as a biography of hillary clinton written by the editors of time magazine and finally on the bookshelf, sebastian have their's biography of winston churchill. to see the full list visit politico.co

the american west in 1776. all this and much more, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors on c-span2. booktv, television for serious readers. >> up next, a.j. baime appeared at "the chicago tribune" printers row lit fest to discuss "the arsenal of democracy" about the creation to have u.s. bomber force prior to america's entry in world war ii. this is about 40 minutes. >> thank you very much, john, and thank you to everyone who's here on a beautiful, sunny day.a it's good to see you, and welcome to lit fest. if this is your first time, this is one of the great festivals of chicago, and we're glad we're're getting a good turnout today and there is a lot to do. thank you for coming to this event. to there's another one right after, it. a friend of mine, rick kogan, will be conducting a discussionr so there's a lot to do, so, please, stick armed. anything occurs to you, we'll give it at least ten minutes. this'll run very quickly, i think, because i've had a chance to meet a.j. baime, the author of "the arsenal of democracy." it's fantastic, and i highly recommend it to you. it's a topic that c

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