general anthony zinni. general zinni served a distinguished career in the united states marine corps including two tours in vietnam where he was severely wounded as well as operations in the philippines, turkey, somalia, kenya, iraq, and the persian gulf. he has received 23 military service awards including the defense distinguished service he has received 23 military service awards including the defense distinguished service medal is oak leaf cluster. he's also participated in numerous presidential diplomatic missions. his latest book "leading the charge: leadership lessons from the battlefield to the board room" includes a visionary approach to leadership and challenges of the 21st century. this is a book about what future leaders must know. and they must be effective in our dynamic and rapidly changing environment so please welcome general anthony zinni. [applause] >> first, let me say it's a true honor to be here. i really want to commend tucson and the daily star and the university for this unbelievabl

please welcome the general anthony zinni.[applause] >> it is a true honor to be here and i want to commend tucson and the daily star and the university for this unbelievable event. i have spent all the walking around in the number of people that have come out the interest in reading, literature warms my heart and it is great to see the young people out here especially now many of us that our senior would obviously, but to see so many young people interested in books and reading and authors and lectures says something. this book, "leading the charge" came about almost unintentionally. several years ago i wrote a book called of the battle for peace. it was a book about how the world was changing around us ever since the collapse of the soviet union a confluence of things the perfect storm the soviet union collapsing the rise of globalization the information age mass migrations of people now seeking greater opportunity and a host of things that i watch for my last 10 years in the military then 10 years out of the business world

general zinni will be in the dining area, the mad inciting area number one just to the right of the student union as you go outside. his books are available out friends and they're also available at the signing area. please go to our website and fill out the survey of this session and this festival. thank you very much for coming. .. and the conclusion of retired general anthony zinni's discussion of his latest book, "leading the change." we will take a break and then return in about two hours with our last program from the tuscon festival of books that begins at 7 p.m. eastern and features former "baltimore sun" white house correspondent lynn olson discussing her book world war ii citizens of london. [inaudible conversations] >>> book editors discuss the future of publishing including digital books. the panelists include richard eoin nash of soft skull books and colin robinson publisher of verso books and the new press. the mevel house of brooklyn hosts this 90 minute even to. >> good evening. i'm dennis johnson, the co publisher of millhouse and would like to welcome you here for the thir

former fort worth star star-telegram and agency founder james donovan then retired general anthony zinni discusses his book leading the charge today though live programming concludes with former baltimore sun by house correspondent teenine discussing her book citizens of london. [inaudible conversations]

from book tv coverage today of the tucson festival of books retired general anthony zinni's discussion of his latest book, "leading the charge." for more information, visit tusconfestivalofbooks.org. >>> coming up next, book tv present "after words," an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week authors and spouses william cohen and janet langhart cohen discuss their new book, "race and reconciliation" and america a compilation draw from a conference on the historical impact of racism on american culture. the former u.s. secretary of defense and the ending nominated journalist talked with civil rights activist a u.s. congressman from georgia john lewis. >> thank you very much. we are delighted and more than delighted very pleased to have two wonderful gifted smart young people with us. [laughter] >> guest: we are the same age. >> host: you can say that, bill. janet and bill cohen, two wonderful people and wonderful friends. back in 2008, due pulled together a very moving conference and brought together journalists, social scientists, people with civil