just people sense. >> the winklevoss twins, tyler and cameron, told us that when they were at harvardhey had the idea of a university-based social networking site first. they said that mark agreed to work on their project, but instead, ripped them off. >> let me ask you about the winklevoss twins. they sued. you settled. >> mm-hmm. >> they're still coming after you. >> you know, it's hard for me to fully wrap my head around where they're coming from on this. you know, early on, they had an idea that was completely separate from facebook. and that, i mean, it was a dating site for harvard. and i agreed to help them out with it--to help them, right? i mean, it wasn't a job. they weren't paying me. i wasn't hired by them or anything like that. and then, the idea that i would then go work on something completely different, like facebook, and that they would be upset about this all these years later is kinda mind-boggling for me. now, i mean, this is another thing that i think the movie really missed is, i mean, they make it seem like this whole lawsuit is such a huge part of facebook's hi

in april of 2011, the winklevoss twins lost their appeal of the lawsuit against zuckerberg, and theirlement still stands. [ticking] [bluesy guitar music] ♪ coming up, we meet another silicon valley billionaire: microsoft's paul allen. >> you built this building. >> it's amazing to think, back then, nobody had personal computers. i mean, there were computers in universities and research labs and in corporations, but nobody had personal computers. [keys clacking] >> the cofounder, when 60 minutes on cnbc returns. [ticking] you know, i was once used for small jobs. yeah, and i took on all the bigger, tougher ones. but now that mr. clean's got this new select-a-size magic eraser, i mean, he can take on any size job. look how easily he gets things cleaned. it's enough to make you cry. you, specifically. not me. i'm just happy we don't go near rex's mobile home as often. because it's hard to clean or because you're scared of an itty-bitty doggy? [ dog barks ] aah! oh! [ clears throat ] yeah, that was a sneeze. i think i sprayed myself. [ male announcer ] new mr. clean select-a-size magic er

he would not have talked about the winklevoss twins. and, you know, to his credit, mark is the one who created facebook. he's the genius behind it, and i can understand why he wouldn't want to talk to a journalist he couldn't control. i'm not that kind of a journalist where he could tell me how he wallets the book written. -- he wants the book written. and i was already talking to people who he didn't want to be a part of the story. so that was really the reason, i think, why he wouldn't talk to me. it would have been great if he would have talked to me. i would have loved to have gotten his point of view. however, i was able to build the story. there were thousands of majors of court -- pages of court documents, depositions, everything you could imagine. there were dozens of people to talk to, and i managed to get just about everybody in the story except for mark. so it was something i could build, um, around not being able to talk to him. >> host: well, that was the second movie made out of your books. the first being "21." the book "

you don't see the winklevoss twins laying on the side of the road not having achieved success. it's debatable how original the idea of facebook's and nevertheless it's the one that prevails for more than just a guy in a dorm room who is doing it for the pure passion of it. >> host: fair point. going back to europe for a second, and japan, you look at this 20-year period, there were other things going on. japan was dealing with the asian debt crisis so in terms of kind of the aggregate growth differential. [inaudible] and doing a much better job of it but keep going. now i understand what you are saying but i mean so i just think in terms of the aggregate growth numbers it seems like it's a a more complicated story that we had more incentives, lower taxes and less regulation. >> guest: lee since 1990 increase the total hours of work about 12%. europe, northern europe, southern europe i always try to pick germany and france as the neutral territory in between. i think france is essentially flat during that period. down for 5% in japan and japan is way down like 10 to 15% and tota

you don't see the winklevoss twins all laying on the side of the road not having achieved success. you know, it's even debatable how original the idea of facebook is, and nevertheless it's the one that prevails for more than just a guy in a dorm's good idea which he's doing for the pure passion of it. >> host: um, fair point. let me just, you know, going back to europe for a second and japan. i mean, i just, you know, i -- you look at this 20-year period, i also would point out there were other things going on. japan was dealing with the asian debt crisis, so in terms of kind of the aggregate growth differential -- >> guest: we were absorbing mexico, by the way, and did a much better job of it -- >> host: i didn't nomex coe -- now i understand what you're saying. so i just think in terms of the aggregate growth numbers, it seems like it's a more complicated story than we had more incentives, more, you know, lower taxes and less regulation. yeah. >> guest: we, since 1990, increased the total hours worked about 12%. europe, france because northern europe, southern europe, the left al

you don't see the winklevoss twins lying on the side of the road not having achieved success. >> edward kennard looks at the causes of the 2008 recession and explains how lower tax rates leads to investment and economic growth. saturday night at 10 eastern, part of booktv this weekend on c pan 2. c-span2. >> well, the library of congress has a new exhibit. it's called books that shaped america. 88 books were selected for their influence on america and american culture. here's a brief interview about the exhibit and how you can join in on an online chat about the library's list and what books you think should be included. >> we actually call it books that shaped america as opposed to changed america because we think that books slowly have an impact on american society. so many books have had such a profound influence on american culture and society, and inteed inteed -- indeed, the very essence of what america is. the earliest book is actually ben franklin's book on electricity. and, of course, thomas paine's book that really kind of sparked or shaped the american revolution. many of the

you don't see myspace and the winklevoss twins all laying on the side of the road not having, not having achieved success. >> in "unintended consequences," former bain capital partner edward kennard looks at the free market economy, the causes of the 2008 recession and explains how lower tax rates leads to investment and economic growth. saturday night at 10 eastern, part of booktv this weekend on c-span2. >> afl-cio president richard trumka says the supreme court's citizens united decision has allowed the labor movement to extend it voter outreach efforts to nonunion households for the first time. mr. trumka said the union has set a goal of recruiting over 400,000 volunteers focusing on a door-to-door effort rather than tv ads. he spoke at a breakfast hosted by the christian science monitor. this is an hour. >> our guest today are richard trumka, president of the afl-cio o, and the group's political director. mr. rum ca grew up in the -- trumka grew up in the pennsylvania coal fields and followed his father, frank, and grandfather into the mines. he worked his way through penn state uni

you do not see friendster, and all the 500 winklevoss twins lying on the side of the road not havingchieved success. >> looking at the market economy, the causes of the 2008 recession and how lower tax rates lead to economic investment and lower growth. part of "booktv" this weekend on c-span2. >> an international economist says india's economic model is unsustainable long term. his comments came during an atlantic council event focusing on the economic challenges today. he is a senior fellow with the peterson institute for economics and the center for global development. he also advises the indian government in a number of capacities, including as a member of the finance minister's expert group on the g-20. this is just under 90 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. i am the director of the south asian center at the atlantic council, and on behalf of president fred kent and my colleagues at the center, i would like to welcome all of you, and thank you for coming in despite the weather -- on behalf of president fred kemp. we are delighted to host arvind subramanian today to speak on in