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C-SPAN2's Book TV: June 16-18
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After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
Investigative journalist Ted Gup contends that our current political culture is defined by a misguided desire for secrecy. In his new book, Nation of Secrets: The Threat to Democracy and the American Way of Life, Mr. Gup argues that an ever-growing flood of classified documents undermines the transparency of our democratic institutions. He discusses his new book with Michael Isikoff, Investigative Correspondent for Newsweek.
Weekend Highlights
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Book Expo America Panels
Book TV's coverage of two panel discussions from the annual trade fair in New York, June 1-3, 2007.
Ethics in Book Reviewing Panel with John Leonard, Sam Tanenhaus, Christopher Hitchens, David Ulin, Francine Prose, and Carlin Romano (Saturday 10 PM ET)
Breakfast Panel with Stephen Colbert, Ken Burns, Khaled Hosseini,
and Lisa See
(Saturday 11:30 PM, Sunday 3 PM ET)
Rajan Menon, The End of Alliances
Rajan Menon argues that the U.S. should consider ending the alliances it has developed since the end of World War II. He says that the U.S. should consider creating temporary or limited alliances based on its needs and foreign policy goals. Michael Mandelbaum and Doug Bandow provide commentary.
(Saturday 2:30 PM, Monday 5 AM ET)
David Talbot, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
David Talbot explores the personal and political relationship between John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. The author argues that the Kennedy brothers and their closest advisors continually pushed for a peaceful resolution to the Cold War. Mr. Talbot also proposes that Robert Kennedy spent a great deal of the remainder of his life in search of his own answers to his brother's assassination.
(Saturday 7:00 PM ET)
Peter Irons, God on Trial: Dispatches from America's Religious Battlefields
Constitutional lawyer Peter Irons outlines major court cases involving the separation of church and state. His book focuses on cases involving a cross in a public park; organized prayer at high school football games; Ten Commandment displays in courtrooms; the pledge of allegiance in public schools; and teaching the intelligent design theory in schools. Mr. Irons presents first-person accounts from those involved on both sides of each case.
(Sunday 10:30 AM ET)
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BOOK TV Schedule
Note: Program start times are approximate and all times are Eastern.
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Saturday, June 16
8:00 am Mike Evans, The Final Move Beyond Iraq: The Final Solution While the World Sleeps
9:00 In Depth: Lewis Lapham
11:55 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI)
12:00 pm Robert Kaufman, In Defense of the Bush Doctrine
1:10 The Caravan Project
1:25 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Jackie Spinner "Tell Them I Didn't Cry"
1:30 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Environment Panel
2:30 Rajan Menon with Michael Mandelbaum and Doug Bandow, The End of Alliances
3:50 Heather Ewing, The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian
4:25 Tom Segev, 1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East
5:40 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Hal Crowther "Gather at the River"
6:00 Encore Booknotes: Harold Bloom, How to Read and Why
7:00 History on Book TV: David Talbot, Brothers: The Hidden History Of The Kennedy Years
8:00 Linda Bridges, Strictly Right: William F. Buckley Jr. and the American Conservative Movement
8:30 Naftali Bendavid, The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution
9:00 After Words: After Words: Ted Gup author of "Nation Of Secrets: The Threat To Democracy And The American Way Of Life" interviewed by Michael Isikoff
10:00 General Assignment: John Leonard, Sam Tanenhaus, Christopher Hitchens, David Ulin, Francine Prose, Carlin Romano, 2007 BookExpo America: Ethics in Book Reviewing Panel
11:30 General Assignment: Stephen Colbert, Ken Burns, Khaled Hosseini, Lisa See, 2007 BookExpo America: Breakfast Panel
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Sunday, June 17
12:45 am 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Terri Jentz "Strange Piece of Paradise"
1:00 Philip Zimbardo, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
2:15 Christopher Finan, From The Palmer Raids To The Patriot Act: A History Of The Fight For Free Speech In America"
3:00 R. Howard Bloch, A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry
3:55 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Rajiv Chandrasekeran "Imperial Life in the Emerald City"
4:00 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - 2008 Election Panel
5:00 Andrew Burstein, The Original Knickerbocker: The Life Of Washington Irving
6:05 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Ron Collins "The Trials of Lenny Bruce"
6:25 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI)
6:30 Leon Aron, Russia's Revolution: Essays, 1989-2006
7:55 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Karen DeYoung "Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell"
8:00 Edward Brooke, Bridging the Divide: My Life
9:00 Michelle Keener, Shared Courage: A Marine Wife's Story of Strength and Service
9:30 John Agresto, Mugged by Reality: The Liberation of Iraq and the Failure of Good Intentions
10:25 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
10:30 Peter Irons, God on Trial: Dispatches from America's Religious Battlefields
11:45 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Richard Labunski "James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights"
12:00 pm General Assignment: Leslie Bennetts, The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much?
1:25 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Alec Klein "Stealing Time"
1:30 Raymond Batvinis, The Origins Of FBI Counter-Intelligence
2:30 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Kirk Bloodsworth "Bloodsworth"
2:50 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
2:55 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Alec Klein "Stealing Time"
3:00 Stephen Colbert, Ken Burns, Khaled Hosseini, Lisa See, 2007 BookExpo America: Breakfast Panel
4:20 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Kermit Roosevelt, III "In the Shadow of the Law"
4:30 John Lukacs, George Kennan: A Study Of Character
5:40 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Cassandra Pybus, "Epic Journeys of Freedom"
6:00 After Words: After Words: Ted Gup author of "Nation Of Secrets: The Threat To Democracy And The American Way Of Life" interviewed by Michael Isikoff
7:00 John Agresto, Mugged by Reality: The Liberation of Iraq and the Failure of Good Intentions
7:55 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
8:00 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Divided America Panel
9:00 After Words: After Words: Ted Gup author of "Nation Of Secrets: The Threat To Democracy And The American Way Of Life" interviewed by Michael Isikoff
10:00 Marcus Mabry, Twice as Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power
11:10 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Charles Bowden "Inferno"
11:30 Mark DePue, Patrolling Baghdad: A Military Police Company and the War in Iraq
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Monday, June 18
12:25 am 2007 CPAC: Kevin McCullough "MuscleHead Revolution"
12:30 Thomas Craughwell, Stealing Lincoln's Body
1:15 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Betty De Ramus, "Forbidden Fruit"
1:30 Jennifer Armstrong, The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History
2:20 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Garrett Epps "Democracy Reborn"
2:50 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Adam Harmon, "The Lonely Soldier"
3:05 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Lucinda Franks "My Father's Secret War: A Memoir"
3:30 Kevin Merida & Michael Fletcher, Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas
4:45 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Richard Labunski "James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights"
5:00 Rajan Menon with Michael Mandelbaum and Doug Bandow, The End of Alliances
6:20 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Kermit Roosevelt, III "In the Shadow of the Law"
6:30 Marcus Mabry, Twice as Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power
7:40 2007 Get Caught Reading: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
7:45 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Lynne Olson, "Troublesome Young Men"
http://www.booktv.org/schedule/