BOOK TV Schedule June 25 – 27 *Last one ever?*

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BOOK TV Schedule June 25 – 27



all times are eastern


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Saturday, June 25
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8:00 am 2005 Annapolis Book Festival: Bob Schieffer

9:00 Craig Whitney, ed., The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception and America's False Premise for War

10:00 Col. Garland Williams, Engineering Peace: The Military Role in Postconflict Reconstruction

12:00 pm Dr. Michael Good, The Search for Major Plagge: The Nazi who Saved Jews

1:30 2005 Annapolis Book Festival: Stephen Frantzich "Cyberage Politics 101"

2:15 Steven Malanga, The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today

3:15 Alan Wolfe, Return to Greatness: How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to Recover It

4:30 2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: Bookish Obsessions Panel

6:00 Gerald Posner, Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection

7:00 Encore Booknotes: Eric Rauchway, Murdering McKinley: The Making of Theodore Roosevelt’s America

8:00 Public Lives: Jean Fagan Yellin, Harriet Jacobs: A Life

9:30 Herman Cain, They Think You're Stupid: Why Democrats Lost Your Vote and What Republicans Must Do to Keep It

10:30 Public Lives: Sen. Robert Byrd, Child of the Appalachian Coalfields

11:15 Theodore Dalrymple, Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses


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Sunday, June 26
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12:00 am Featured Program: After Words: Neil Baldwin interviewed by Joseph Bottum

1:00 Fergus Bordewich, Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America

2:15 Greg Perry, Disabling America: The Unintended Consequences of the Government's Protection of the Handicapped

3:00 Reza Aslan, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

4:15 Michelle Feynman, Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman

5:00 Irmgard Hunt, On Hitler's Mountain: Overcoming The Legacy of a Nazi Childhood

6:30 Jon Lee Anderson, 2005 Arkansas Lit. Fest: Jon Lee Anderson "The Fall of Baghdad"

8:00 Kirsten Seaver, Maps, Myths, and Men: The Story of the Vinland Map

9:15 Herman Cain, They Think You're Stupid: Why Democrats Lost Your Vote and What Republicans Must Do to Keep It

10:00 Gerald Posner, Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection

12:00 pm Public Lives: Sen. Robert Byrd, Child of the Appalachian Coalfields

12:45 Michael Cannon, Jr., Abu Ghraib: Reflections in the Looking Glass

2:00 Jay Feldman, When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

3:00 Laurel Leff, Buried by The Times: The Times and America's Most Important Newspaper

4:15 Col. Garland Williams, Engineering Peace: The Military Role in Postconflict Reconstruction

6:00 Featured Program: After Words: David Rothkopf interviewed by James Bamford

7:00 Michael Hiltzik, The Plot Against Social Security: How the Bush Plan is Endangering Our Financial Future

8:00 History on Book TV: Jim Powell, Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin & World War II

9:00 Featured Program: After Words: David Rothkopf interviewed by James Bamford

10:00 Chris Mackey, The Interrogators: Task Force 500 and America's Secret War Against Al Qaeda


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Monday, June 27
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12:00 am Chad Post, Michael Orthofer, Margarrita Shalina, Dennis Loy Johnson, Discussion on Publishing and Selling Books in Translation

1:30 David Harris, Good Cops: The Case for Preventive Policing

3:00 Ravi Batra, Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global Economy

4:30 Michael Hiltzik, The Plot Against Social Security: How the Bush Plan is Endangering Our Financial Future

5:45 Pat Choate, Hot Property: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization

7:00 Gerald Posner, Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection


http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

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1. The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception & America's False Premise 4 War

On Saturday, June 25 at 9:00 am
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The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception and America's False Premise for War
Craig Whitney, ed.

The United States relied on faulty intelligence in making the decision to go to war in Iraq. That's the case made by New York Times assistant managing editor Craig Whitney in his book, "The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception and America's False Premise for War." Mr. Whitney talks about his book at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City and is joined in the discussion by Patricia Wald, Commissioner of the Committee on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction; and Charles Duelfer, former head of the Iraq Survey Group. The panelists talk about the failures of the American intelligence community as well as the current state of WMD in Iraq.

Author Bio: Craig Whitney is assistant managing editor of the New York Times and the editor of "The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception and America's False Premise for War." He has worked for the New York Times as a reporter, European diplomatic correspondent, and foreign editor. Judge Patricia Wald served as assistant U.S. attorney general for legislative affairs during much of the Carter administration, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in 1979, and was chief judge of the court from 1986 to 1991. She was appointed to the Federal Appeals Court and after retiring from the court in 1999, she spent two years in The Hague as a judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Charles Duelfer is a former head of the State Department's Center for Defense Trade, former Deputy head of the UNSCOM weapons inspection agency in Iraq, and in January 2004 he replaced David Kay as the leader of the Iraq Survey Group.

Publisher: PublicAffairs 250 W. 57th Street, Suite 1321 New York, NY 10107

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2. Engineering Peace: The Military Role in Postconflict Reconstruction

On Saturday, June 25 at 10:00 am and Sunday, June 26 at 4:15 pm
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Engineering Peace: The Military Role in Postconflict Reconstruction
Col. Garland Williams

Col. Garland Williams discusses reconstruction efforts in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan drawing from his own experience as military assistant to the assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for civil works. In his new book, "Engineering Peace," Col. Williams examines the challenges countries face when trying to restore social institutions after conflicts end. The author is joined by Dana Eyre, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Agency for International Development, and two members of the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, Paul Hughes and Daniel Serwer.

Author Bio: Col. Garland H. Williams was the military assistant to the assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for civil works. He also commanded the 16th Armored Engineer Battalion in Germany from 1999-2001 and served in Sarajevo as part of NATO's Implementation Force staff from 1996-1999.

Publisher: United States Institute of Peace 1200 17th Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036

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3. The Search for Major Plagge: The Nazi who Saved Jews

History on Book TV

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The Search for Major Plagge: The Nazi who Saved Jews
Dr. Michael Good
video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0605/btv061105_1.ram

Michael Good profiles the life of Nazi army officer Major Karl Plagge. In "The Search for Major Plagge," the author recounts how the officer saved his mother, Pearl, and 250 Jews from death in a concentration camp Lithuania during the Holocaust. Mr. Good explains that he decided to research Major Plagge's story after visiting Lithuania in the summer of 1999. This event was hosted by the Durham Public Library in Connecticut.

Author Bio: Dr. Michael Good is a physician in Durham, Connecticut. His father, William Good, survived the war after escaping execution by the Nazis.

Publisher: Fordham University Press University Box L Bronx, NY 10458

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4. Stephen Frantzich "Cyberage Politics 101"

1:30 2005 Annapolis Book Festival: Stephen Frantzich "Cyberage Politics 101"
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Cyberage Politics 101
Mobility, Technology, and Democracy

By Stephen E. Frantzich


Changes in lifestyles and technology have confronted modern American democracy with significant challenges. Traditional geographic ties to communities and elected officials have been disrupted by physical mobility. Democracy depends on active citizen involvement, which requires information. New technologies have changed the way individuals gather, use, and distribute information. The traditional bases of community and collective knowledge that motivate and facilitate political involvement are under unintentional assault. Citizens and political practitioners alike need to recognize these challenges and find ways to overcome them in a manner supportive of democracy.



Stephen E. Frantzich is Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Naval Academy. He has served as a consultant to C-SPAN, the U.S. Congress, the American Political Science Association, and a variety of foreign governments. An award-winning teacher, Professor Frantzich has also written on the impact of technology on politics and the role of citizens. Committed to the creative and judicious use of technology, two of his texts are now available in interactive format online. His recent books include The C-SPAN Revolution and Citizen Democracy: Citizen Activists in a Cynical Age.


http://commerce.peterlangusa.com/genBook.asp?CategoryName=Popular+Politics+and+Governance+in+America&CategoryType=All+Series&ProductID=0%2D8204%2D52467

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5. The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today

On Saturday, June 25 at 2:15 pm
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The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today
Steven Malanga

Manhattan Institute fellow Steven Malanga says that the newest movement in liberal politics has rolled back reforms in major cities like New York, loses money at an alarming rate, and hurts the people it attempts to help. It does so through unions petitioning for living-wage laws (which he says drive businesses elsewhere) and instituting government reforms established by those who stand to gain the most from those reforms. In "The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today" Mr. Malanga outlines the ways in which the New Left has strayed from the visions of the New Left of the 1960s and how it continues to gain strength within the national Democratic Party.

Author Bio: Steven Malanga was executive editor of Crain's New York Business and was a finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism. He is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to the City Journal where he specializes in urban economies, business communities, and public policy.

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher 1332 N. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60622

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6. Return to Greatness: How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose & What It Needs

On Saturday, June 25 at 3:15 pm
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Return to Greatness: How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to Recover It
Alan Wolfe

Author and political science professor Alan Wolfe writes that America's focus on morality and purity has caused it to lose sight of what he calls a grander vision. Mr. Wolfe says that the idea of a long-term vision for America is a concept shared by Alexander Hamilton, FDR, and Abraham Lincoln. The author says that both liberal and conservative leadership are guilty of retarding America's potential for national strength and unity, by focusing instead on divisive political issues causing internal strife.

Author Bio: Alan Wolfe is the author of "The Transformation of American Religion" and "One Nation, After All" among others. He is currently a political science professor and director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College.

Publisher: Princeton University Press 41 William Street Princeton, NJ 08540

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7. 2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: Bookish Obsessions Panel

On Saturday, June 25 at 4:30 pm
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2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: Bookish Obsessions Panel

From the 11th annual Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia, a discussion about people passionate about books. Panelists are Sara Nelson, author of "So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading" and A.J. Jacobs, author of "The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World." Book promotions consultant Bella Stander moderates.

Author Bio: Sara Nelson is editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly. She was previously a columnist for the New York Post and the New York Observer. A.J. Jacobs is an NPR contributor and senior editor at Esquire. He is also the author of "The Two Kings: Jesus and Elvis," "America Off-Line," and "Fractured Fairytales."

Publisher: Nelson Publisher: Penguin Group 375 Hudson St NEW YORK, NY 10014 Jacobs Publisher: Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue Of The Americas New York, NY 10020

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8. Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection

On Saturday, June 25 at 6:00 pm and Sunday, June 26 at 10:00 am and Monday, June 27 at 7:00 am
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Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection
Gerald Posner

Gerald Posner argues that Saudi Arabia's influence on American business and politics poses a large threat to U.S. security. In "Secrets of the Kingdom," Mr. Posner details the findings of his 2-year investigation of the House of Saud. He discusses the failure of the 9/11 Commission to recognize the ties that bind the Saudi and American governments including the preferential treatment they received days after the 2001 terrorist attacks. This event was hosted by Books & Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida.

Author Bio: Gerald Posner is tha author of nine books, including "Why America Slept: The Failure to Prevent 9/11" and "Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK." He has also written for The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Newsweek.

Publisher: Random House 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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9. Life of Harriet Jacobs - first-ever published slave woman

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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Harriet Jacobs: A Life
Jean Fagan Yellin

Jean Fagan Yellin profiles the life of slave woman Harriet Jacobs in her biography, "Harriet Jacobs: A Life." The author explains that Harriet Jacobs became the first-ever published slave woman with the publication of her book,"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," nearly 150 years ago. Ms. Yellin details the former slave girl's adolescent years of sexual abuse, seven years of hiding in an attic, and her eventual escape to the North. This event was hosted by the Frederick Douglass Academy in New York City.

Author Bio: Jean Fagan Yellin is Distinguished Professor Emerita at Pace University in New York City. She is the author of "Women and Sisters," "The Intricate Knot," and is working on a scholarly edition of the Harriet Jacobs papers.

Publisher: Basic Civitas 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 1016

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10. They Think You're Stupid: Why Democrats Lost Your Vote...*repug alert*

On Saturday, June 25 at 9:30 pm and Sunday, June 26 at 9:15 am
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They Think You're Stupid: Why Democrats Lost Your Vote and What Republicans Must Do to Keep It
Herman Cain

Herman Cain argues that both Democrats and Republicans have lost touch with their base supporters and says that it's possible to attract disenchanted voters from both parties by adopting "common sense" policies on issues that voters care about. This event, a book party celebrating the publication of Mr. Cain's book "They Think You're Stupid," was hosted by Blank Rome Government Affairs, a lobbying firm in Washington, DC. Mr. Cain chatted with guests attending the party before making formal remarks and answering questions.

Author Bio: Herman Cain, CEO and President of the consulting firm T.H.E. New Voice, Inc., is the host of "Herman Cain with the Bottom Line," a radio program heard in several markets in Georgia. In 2004, Mr. Cain ran for the Georgia senate seat left by Senator Zell Miller, but lost in the primary race to fellow republican Johnny Isakson (who eventually won the senate seat). For more information, visit www.hermancain.com.

Publisher: Stroud & Hall P.O. Box 27210 Macon, GA 31221

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11. Sen. Robert BYRD - Child of the Appalachian Coalfields

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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On Saturday, June 25 at 10:30 pm and Sunday, June 26 at 12:00 pm
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Child of the Appalachian Coalfields
Sen. Robert Byrd

"Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields" recounts the Senator's life experiences from growing up in Stotesbury, W.Va., in the early 1920s to his election to an eighth U.S. Senate term in 2000. During the presentation, Sen. Byrd explains that this is not only his story, but the story of West Virginia. This event was hosted by the National Archives in Washington, DC.

Author Bio: Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) was first elected to the Senate in 1958 and has held the position ever since. As the longest-serving Democratic Senator, he has held the office of President Pro Tempore of the Senate three times, most recently from 2001-2003. He has served as a member of the Appropriations Committee since the 1950s and is chairman of the committee when the Democratic party is in the Senate majority. Sen. Byrd is the author of "Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency."

Publisher: The West Virginia University Press PO Box 6295 Morgantown, WV 26506

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12. Viva, thanks for this weekly thread.

I appreciate all the time you invest in keeping the DU community updated on the CSpan Book schedule. Please don't stop posting this info.

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14. Thanks!

I was beginning to think I was on everyone's Ignore list! LOL

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13. Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses

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Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses
Theodore Dalrymple

Theodore Dalrymple talks about his newest book, "Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses" in an event sponsored by the Manhattan Institute at the Harvard Club in New York City. It's a collection of essays consisting of culture, political and literary comment all relating to what the author views as a cultural decline.

Author Bio: Theodore Dalrymple is a doctor and writer, a contributing editor to the City Journal, and a columnist for the London Spectator. His most recent publication is "Life at the Bottom."

Publisher: IVAN R. DEE 1332 N. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60622

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15. I ALWAYS appreciate your postings...

but, am ashamed to say, can rarely think of anything to add to your post in reply.

I'll try harder in the future, 'cause I know it's important to thank people who contribute good things to your life, as your postings do. I watch A LOT of BookTV on the weekends. I'll try to at least comment on some of the shows.

Looks like thre will be some interesting presentations this weekend...

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16. You are APPRECIATED!

More than you will know and unfortunately it has been silently. :blush:

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17. noooooooo, don't stop, kick n/t

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18. I appreciate your willingness to bring this.....

information here. I just haven't been around much to post. Thanks for your efforts.

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19. Thanks for posting this information.

I like to watch Book TV.

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20. Kick!

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21. Lookin' forward to a good booktv weekend... n/t

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22. Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and War for the Soul of America

History on Book TV
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Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America
Fergus Bordewich

In "Bound for Canaan," Mr. Bordewich covers sixty years of the Underground Railroad from its Quaker beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century. He asserts that the black migration movement in America during slavery was bi-racial and highly politically motivated. The author also explains that the railroad was not a fixed system and routes would close after becoming too dangerous. This event was hosted by Borders Books and Music in Silver Spring, MD.

Author Bio: Fergus Bordewich is the author of "Killing the White Man's Indian," and "My Mother's Ghost." He has written for the New York Times, American Heritage, and the Atlantic Monthly.

Publisher: HarperCollins 10 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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23. Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from Beaten Track: Letters of R. Feyman

On Sunday, June 26 at 4:15 am
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Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman
Michelle Feynman

Michelle Feynman reads letters that were written by her father, Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman, over the span of his life. In the letters Ms. Feynman reads, Richard Feynman writes about his experience in graduate school, his time working on the Manhattan Project, his reaction to winning the Nobel Prize, and his investigation into the space shuttle Challenger explosion. The talk was hosted by Barnes & Noble Booksellers in New York City. Includes Q&A.

Author Bio: Richard Feynman (1918-1988) was co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He taught at both Cornell University and Caltech, and was a member of the official government commission that investigated the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion. Mr. Feynman was the author of many books, including "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!," "The Feynman Lectures on Physics," and "Six Easy Pieces."

Publisher: Basic Books 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016

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24. On Hitler's Mountain: Overcoming The Legacy of a Nazi Childhood

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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On Hitler's Mountain: Overcoming The Legacy of a Nazi Childhood
Irmgard Hunt
video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0405/btv042305_2a.ram

Irmgard Hunt talks about her memoir, "On Hitler's Mountain," at the Goethe-Institut in Washington, DC. Ms. Hunt recounts the history of the Hitler era as seen through the eyes of a little girl. She describes her childhood in Bavaria; the same area Adolf Hitler set up his headquarters and sitting in his lap during a 1941 visit. After her presentation, the author answers questions from the audience.

Author Bio: Irmgard Hunt has been executive director at the Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Partnership for Central Europe.

Publisher: William Morrow 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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25. Jon Lee Anderson "The Fall of Baghdad"

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2005 Arkansas Lit. Fest: Jon Lee Anderson "The Fall of Baghdad"
Jon Lee Anderson

Jon Lee Anderson covered the war in Iraq as a reporter for The New Yorker. His book, "The Fall of Baghdad" is about the lives of various Iraqis before and after the March 2003 U.S. Invasion. The author writes about civilians who are anti-Saddam Hussein as well as about how Baath Party loyalists are now doing in the post-invasion period in Iraq.

Author Bio: Jon Lee Anderson is the author of "Guerrillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World," "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life," "The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan," and with his brother Scott Anderson, "War Zones" and "Inside the League." He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker.

Publisher: Penguin Press 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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26. Maps, Myths, and Men: The Story of the Vinland Map - real or fake?

History on Book TV
A look at non-fiction history books.

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Maps, Myths, and Men: The Story of the Vinland Map
Kirsten Seaver

Historian Kirsten Seaver talks about her new book, "Maps, Myths, and Men: The Story of the Vinland Map," at Stanford University in California. The author discusses the controversy over the authenticity of the Vinland Map that was first published in 1957. Ms. Seaver examines the debate from the type of ink used to the identity of the mapmaker. After the discussion, the author answers questions from the audience.

Author Bio: Kirsten Seaver is an American historian and the author of "The Frozen Echo: Greenland and the Exploration of North America, ca. A.D. 1000-1500."

Publisher: Stanford University Press 1450 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304



A Brief Introduction to The Vinland Map

The Vinland Map purports to be a 15th century map depicting Viking exploration of North America centuries before Columbus. If genuine, the Vinland map is one of the great documents of Western civilization; if fake, it's an astonishingly clever forgery.

Since its announcement and publication in 1965 the Vinland Map has been in and out of favor. The initial publication, Skelton et al. The Vinland Map and Tartar Relation, trumpeted its authenticity. Then, in 1972, a scientific team headed by Dr. Walter McCrone reported that its ink contained anatase, a form of titanium which first appeared in ink during the 1920s. Twenty years later, in 1992, Dr. Thomas Cahill of UC Davis found anatase in a variety of medieval manuscripts and the question was reopened. In 1995 Yale released a second edition of the book, together with further articles in support of the map, even as scholarly opinion outside of Yale increasingly turned against it. Most recently, two studies, one on the parchment and another on the ink, seemed to many to point in different directions. The last word? Don't bet on it.

http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/vinland/

Welcome to Vinlanda: The Vinland Map on the Web.
This page explores the controversy surrounding the so called "Vinland Map," assembling some 100 pages on the topic from every corner of the web. Here you will find serious scholars pro and con as well as a bevy of quacks—all categorized and described. I've added a certain amount of material on the other, less dubious, sources for Viking activity in North America—the sagas and archaeological excavations at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland—and some general links on Scandinavian history.

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27. Edward "lyin repug ho" Klein - The Truth About Hillary

See Media Matters review below..

On Sunday, June 26 at 11:00 am and at 11:00 pm
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The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President
Edward Klein

Author Edward Klein appears on the Jim Bohannon Show, a live radio call-in show, to discuss the life and political prospects of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). Mr. Klein is the author of "The Truth about Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President."

Author Bio: Edward Klein is the former foreign editor of Newsweek and former editor-in-chief of The New York Times Magazine. He is the author of several books, including "The Kennedy Curse" and "Farewell, Jackie."

from Media Matters

The truth about The Truth About Hillary: Edward Klein's attack book is poorly researched, poorly written, poorly sourced
Edward Klein's attack book on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), The Truth About Hillary, appeared in bookstores this week, having already taken serious hits for peddling unsubstantiated sexual innuendo and outright fabrications.

A Media Matters for America examination of The Truth About Hillary finds that Klein recycles long-debunked claims about the Clintons; relies on anonymous sources for much that isn't recycled -- more than 70 footnotes refer to unnamed sources; and is chock-full of misleading claims and outright factual errors. It's also marked by a juvenile obsession with sex and a reliance on "convenient rather than complete evidence" that are rapidly becoming the author's trademark.

Klein's anonymous sources run from the mundane (he footnotes an interview with "anonymous expert on campaign and finance laws" for a quote explaining how Clinton can raise money for other candidates -- a quote Klein could probably have found dozens of experts to say on the record) to the offensive (Klein writes a chapter about Bill Clinton raping Hillary Clinton, resulting in Chelsea Clinton's conception -- all based on a single "anonymous source who was with the Clintons in Bermuda.")

The text of the book itself tends toward sweeping conclusions with little evidence; Klein favors quick, negative descriptions of people, without evidence or examples to back them up, such as his early reference to Bill Clinton as "careless and corrupt." And he makes ridiculous attempts at folksiness throughout the book. Once he mentions a person's nickname, he often refers to that person by the nickname -- so Nancy Pietrafesa (whose name is misspelled in the book) is quoted as "Peach"; Dolly Kyle Browning as "Dolly." The reader is treated to more than 15 references to Hillary Clinton as "the Big Girl," as in, "Some of the staff felt that the Big Girl's extreme suspicion of people and their motives bordered on paranoia" and "The Big Girl and the President took breakfast in the kitchen" and, best of all, "The Big Girl blew her nose."

read the rest - http://mediamatters.org/items/200506230001

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47. Excellent review - posted by UTUSN

Top Gun Tina BROWN on FlatFoot Ed SLIME's "Bio Porn" of Sen.CLINTON

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3947631

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28. Abu Ghraib: Reflections in the Looking Glass - Michael Cannon, Jr.

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Abu Ghraib: Reflections in the Looking Glass
Michael Cannon, Jr.

Michael Cannon, Jr., former brigade chaplain for the 800th MP Brigade in Iraq, talks about the people involved in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the media coverage the scandal has received. Mr. Cannon argues that what happened at Abu Ghraib is a reflection of the decline in ethics within American society as a whole. He says that the media has presented a very narrow picture of what happened at the prison and has thus effectively mislead the public into thinking that the problem lies within the military or with President Bush. Mr. Cannon also talks about the recent decision in the Lyndie England trial and the overall war in Iraq. The talk was hosted by the Boiling Springs First Baptist Church in South Carolina. Includes Q&A.

Author Bio: Michael Cannon, Jr. is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of America and has served in the military for over 20 years. Mr. Cannon served as brigade chaplain for the 800th Military Police Brigade in 2003. Part of the brigade at that time was assigned to guard Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison.

Publisher: Xulon Press 380 Crown Oak Centre Dr. Longwood, FL 32750

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52. Posted by Kurovski...

Pro-torture propagandist on C-SPAN's Book TV. PSYOPS in Iraq?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3953999

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29. When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and....

History on Book TV
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When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes
Jay Feldman

Jay Feldman gives a history of the New Madrid, Missouri earthquakes in his book "When the Mississippi Ran Backwards." Beginning in 1811, a series of earthquakes struck the lower Ohio and mid-Mississippi valleys destroying towns as well as the chimney of slaveowner Lilburne Lewis, Thomas Jefferson's newphew, exposing the remains of a slave he murdered. Mr. Feldman entertains questions from the audience after his presentation. This event is hosted by Left Bank Books in St. Louis, Missouri and the Missouri History Museum.

Author Bio: Jay Feldman is a musician and freelance writer. His work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times. He has written for film and television and is the author of "Hitting: An Official Major League Baseball Book."

Publisher: Free Press 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

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30. I find It Useful

Like this morning. I would have missed one that I would very much like to see.

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39. Good morning!

What program? Did ya learn anything?

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31. Buried by The Times - downplaying the Holocaust - did they?

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Buried by The Times: The Times and America's Most Important Newspaper
Laurel Leff

Laurel Leff argues that the New York Times downplayed the Holocaust in her new book, "Buried by The Times." The author explains that the newspaper, which she describes as the most influential American news source, failed at providing full and complete coverage of what European Jews endured from 1939-1945 by burying the lead and never printing the news on the front page. Ms. Leff contends that if different editorial decisions were made at the New York Times many lives might have been saved. This event was hosted by the Center for Jewish History in New York City.

Author Bio: Laurel Leff is a professor at Northeastern University. She worked as a journalist for 18 years and has served as an editor for both the Hartford Courant and American Lawyer Media.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press 40th West 20th Street New York, NY 10011


Review -

"Laurel Leff has written an exceptional study of one of the darkest failures of the New York Times--its non-coverage of the holocaust during World War II. How could the best newspaper in the United States, perhaps in the world, under-estimate and under-report the mass killing of more than 6,000,000 Jews? Read this book, which provides answers and in the process stands tall in scholarship, style and importance." --Marvin Kalb, Senior Fellow at Harvard's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy "This is the best book yet about American media coverage of the Holocaust, as well as an extremely important contribution to our understanding of America's response to the mass murder of the Jews." --David S. Wyman,author of The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust "This important book answers--in a compelling fashion--some of the questions which have long been asked about the New York Times' coverage of the Holocaust. Probing far behind the headlines, Leff tells the fascinating story of how the Sulzberger family was rescuing its relatives from Germany at the same time that it was burying the story of the Holocaust in the inner recesses of the paper." --Deborah E. Lipstadt, author of Beyond Belief: The American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust "Laurel Leff has written an engrossing and important book about the abject failure of the world's most influential newspaper, The New York Times, to report on the Holocaust its owner and key figures knew was occurring. Her book tells us much about America at the time, the level of anti-Semitism, and the assimilationist desire of the Jewish owner of the Times to avoid stressing the unique Jewish nature of the genocide. It is part and parcel with the same mindset of the Roosevelt Administration. One can only wonder in great sorrow at how many lives might have been saved if the nation's and world's conscience had been touched by full and complete coverage by the Times of what remains the greatest crime of world history." --Stuart E. Eizenstat, former senior official in the Clinton Administration and the Special Representative of President Clinton on Holocaust-Era Issues. Author of Imperfect Justice: Looted Assets, Slave Labor and the Unfinished Business of World War II

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521812879/ref=pd_sxp_f/002-6814585-0184832?v=glance&s=books

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32. After Words: - Running the World: The Inside Story of Nat. Sec. Council

On Sunday, June 26 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: David Rothkopf interviewed by James Bamford

This week on After Words David Rothkopf discusses his new book titled, "Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power." It's a study of the National Security Council from its beginnings in the Truman administration to its role within the current Bush Presidency. James Bamford, author of the "Puzzle Palace," interviews him.

Author Bio: David Rothkopf is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Intellibridge, a firm offering open-source intelligence and advisory services on international issues. He also served for two years as managing director of Kissinger Associates, and as deputy under secretary of commerce for international trade policy in the Clinton Administration. He is currently a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. James Bamford is the author of several books on national security issues including: "A Pretext for War," Body of Secrets," and "The Puzzle Palace." He is the former Washington investigative producer for ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.

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33. The Plot Against Social Security: How the Bush Plan "sucks - big time"

On Sunday, June 26 at 7:00 pm and Monday, June 27 at 4:30 am
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The Plot Against Social Security: How the Bush Plan is Endangering Our Financial Future
Michael Hiltzik

The social security plan proposed by the Bush Administration is ineffective and its reliance on privatization is dangerous. This is what Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik writes in his new book, "The Plot Against Social Security: How the Bush Plan is Endangering Our Financial Future." The author writes that the present social security system is not danger of running out of money any time in the next 75 years and that by changing the system, the retirement income for individuals would diminish significantly. Mr. Hiltzik writes that the social security issue has been highly politicized and needs to be re-evaluated with a more objective, economic approach.

Author Bio: Michael Hiltzik is the author of "A Death in Kenya" and "Dealers of Lightening." He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and has spent more than twenty years covering politics and finance for the Los Angeles Times, where he now writes a regular column.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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34. Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, ..

History on Book TV
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Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin & World War II
Jim Powell

Jim Powell refers to Woodrow Wilson as the worst president in American history. In "Wilson's War," the author argues that instead of making a world safer for democracy, rallying the U.S. to enter World War I opened the door to communism and murderous tyrants. This event was hosted by the Cato Institute in Washington, DC.

Author Bio: Jim Powell is the author of "FDR's Folly" and "The Triumph of Liberty." He is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and has lectured at Harvard, Stanford, and other universities in Europe, Asia, and South America. Mr. Powell has written for the New York Times, Barron's, American Heritage, and Money magazine.

Publisher: Crown Forum 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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35. The Interrogators: Task Force 500 & America's Secret War Against Al Qaeda

On Sunday, June 26 at 10:00 pm
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The Interrogators: Task Force 500 and America's Secret War Against Al Qaeda
Chris Mackey

Chris Mackey talks about his experiences serving as an interrogator for the U.S. Military in Afghanistan. In his book, "The Interrogators," the author recounts incidents that ocurred between soldiers and the Afghan prisoners of war held at Bagram Air Base. Mr. Mackey details these encounters and describes his role as a senior interrogator. The author answers questions from the audience following his discussion. This event was hosted by Robin's Bookstore in Philadelphia.

Author Bio: Chris Mackey began his career with the U.S. Army as an interrogator at the age of seventeen. After September 11, 2001 he was assigned to Task Force 500 and sent to Kandahar, Afghanistan as a senior interrogator.

Publisher: Back Bay Books 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

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36. Good Cops: The Case for Preventive Policing - David Harris

On Monday, June 27 at 1:30 am
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Good Cops: The Case for Preventive Policing
David Harris

Author and law professor David Harris talks about his book "Good Cops: The Case for Preventive Policing." In it, Mr. Harris calls for an end to racial profiling, calling it an impediment to effective criminal apprehension. He also writes that police need to develop more effective relationships in the communities they patrol, demand accountability within the force, and open themselves up to new ideas and approaches to police work which he believes is a necessity for more effective policing in the 21st century.

Author Bio: David Harris is the author of "Profiles in Justice" in additon to "Good Cops." He previously served as a senior justice fellow at the Open Society Institute of New York and is currently a law professor at the University of Toledo College of Law.

Publisher: New Press 38 Greene Street New York, NY 10013

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37. Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined...

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global Economy
Ravi Batra

Ravi Batra argues that policies of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan have damanged the middle class. In "Greenspan's Fraud," the author critiques Mr. Greenspan's views on social security, minimum wage, and taxes. Mr. Batra asserts that the chairman's economic policies shift with presidential leadership with no regard for the American public. This event was hosted by Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Author Bio: Ravi Batra is Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. He is the author of six books, including "The Downfall of Capitalism and Communism: Can Capitalism Be Saved?" and "The Myth of Free Trade: The Pooring of America."

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010

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38. Hot Property: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization

On Monday, June 27 at 5:45 am
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Hot Property: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization
Pat Choate

Economic commentator Pat Choate claims that America loses more than $200 billion annually to the piracy of intellectual property. This includes bootleg CDs and DVDs, counterfeit watches, and knock-offs of designer clothes, often manufactured by people in other countries. "Hot Property: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization" covers piracy today as well as delving into the history of I.P. piracy as far back as the 1800s, when it took the form of fierce competition and sabotage amongst inventors.

Author Bio: Pat Choate is the co-author of "The High-Flex Society" and "Save Your Job, Save Our Country" which he co-wrote with Ross Perot. In 1996 he was Ross Perot's running mate during Mr. Perot's campaign for President.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf 1745 Broadway, 21st floor New York, NY 10019

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40. Kick! nt

[housewolf]

41. Our Friend, Robert Byrd is on right now

talking about his autobiography. Lasts about an hour.

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42. I was a little disappointed....

I was hoping he would talk about his KKK past, and how he realized it was wrong.

Guess I'll just have to get the book!

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43. I LOVE THESE THREADS!

Don't stop! I LOVE watching Book TV. Don't stop posting these thread! Pleeeeeeeeeease! I truly appreciate them and from NOW ON....will let it be known. :) I read them all! :hi: I'll help keep them kicked.

[Eloriel]

44. I do, I do, I DO!!`

Please don't not do it. I don't always get to SEE it, but when I do I appreciate it greatly. *I* think it should be pinned at the top for the duration so everyone has a chance to see it.

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48. Wow

I didn't expect that when I shamelessly hollered for attention!

[Bozita]

45. Gerald Posner in 5 minutes

Thanks for this thread.

[in_cog_ni_to]

46. kick!

:kick:

[Kurovski]

49. Please don't stop, many, many (many!) more people read a post

than those who respond to it.

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50. I promise....

It's just disconcerning, you know the room isn't empty, but no-one is responding! :P

[Kurovski]

51. Kicking helps, it's true.

In fact your post led me to watch an event that I posted about, spending four hours to pull it together.

Maybe if we all put "Tom Cruise" into our headlines...?


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