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C-SPAN2's Book TV: June 30-July 2
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Our monthly LIVE author interview, featuring your calls
Sunday 12 PM-3 PM ET, re-airs Sunday at midnight ET
Join us for a conversation with author Michael Barone. Mr. Barone is the author of the new book Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers. His previous books include The New Americans: How the Melting Pot Can Work Again, Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan, and Hard America Soft America: Competition vs. Coddling and the Battle for the Nation's Future. He is the principal coauthor of the biannual Almanac of American Politics, a senior writer with U.S. News & World Report, and a contributor to Fox News Channel.
You can join this three-hour conversation by e-mailing your question to
booktv@c-span.org or by calling in during the program: Democrats: 202-737-0001, Republicans: 202-737-0002, Independents: 202-628-0205.
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
Seth Lerer analyzes the history of the English language in his new book, Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language. From his exploration of the Old English oration of Beowulf, to the inventiveness of William Shakespeare, and the creativity of contemporary rap music, Mr. Lerer explains how English is a flexible and ever-expanding tool for communication. He discusses his book with Michael Dirda, columnist for the The Washington Post Book World.
Weekend Highlights
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Jules Witcover, Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew
Jules Witcover explores the relationship between President Richard Nixon and his Vice President Spiro Agnew. The author contends that President Nixon kept Vice President Agnew outside of his close group of political advisers and wished to replace the Vice President upon his reelection in 1972. However, this directive was never necessary as Spiro Agnew was relieved of his duties in October 1973 due to a series of illegal payoffs.
(Saturday 8 PM, Sunday 11 PM ET)
Norman Pearlstine, Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War over Anonymous Sources
Norman Pearlstine was editor-in-chief of Time Inc. when special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald investigated the leak of CIA official Valerie Plame's identity. In his book, Mr. Pearlstine explains his decision to turn over information from confidential sources who had spoken to Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper.
(Sunday 4:15 PM ET)
Josh Rushing, Mission Al Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World
Josh Rushing served in the Marines for 15 years. He was stationed at the U.S. media center in Doha, Qatar soon after the invasion of Iraq, and was featured in the documentary Control Room. In his book, he talks about his life as a media liaison with the Marines during the Iraq War and his subsequent life as an analyst and correspondent for Al Jazeera English.
(Sunday 7 PM and 10 PM ET)
Joseph Wheelan, Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream and The Mexican War, 1846-1848
Joseph Wheelan explores the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. The author chronicles President James Polk's desire to acquire California via war, and the popular dissent that followed by the likes of John Quincy Adams, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(Sunday 8 PM ET)
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Program times are approximate. All times are Eastern Time (ET)
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
8:00 AM 1 hr, 7 min The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
Author: Tim Flannery
9:05 AM 12 min 2007 VA Festival of the Book: David Armitage, "The Declaration of Independence: A Global History"
Author: David Armitage
9:20 AM 6 min 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Wil Haygood "King of the Cats"
Author: Wil Haygood
9:30 AM 1 hr, 4 min Taiwan: The Threatened Democracy
Author: Bruce Herschensohn
10:30 AM 1 hr 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - Divided America Panel (59:53)
11:30 AM 1 hr, 24 min History
Panel Discussion - The Conservatism and Liberalism of the 1960's: Then and Now
1:00 PM 1 hr, 24 min Russia's Revolution: Essays, 1989-2006 (1:23:38)
Author: Leon Aron
2:30 PM 1 hr, 22 min The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much?
Author: Leslie Bennetts
3:50 PM 5 min 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Karen DeYoung "Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell"
Author: Karen DeYoung
4:00 PM 1 hr, 1 min The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent
Author: Nancy Snow
5:00 PM 58 min The Final Move Beyond Iraq: The Final Solution While the World Sleeps
Author: Mike Evans
6:00 PM 1 hr Encore Booknotes
Speaking Freely: A Memoir
Author: Nat Hentoff
7:00 PM 57 min Camelia: Save Yourself By Telling the Truth
Author: Camelia Entekhabifard
8:00 PM 41 min History
Very Stange Bedfellows: The Short And Unhappy Marriage Of Richard Nixon And Spiro Agnew
Author: Jules Witcover
8:40 PM 17 min 2007 VA Festvial of the Book: Peter Onuf, The Mind of Thomas Jefferson
Author: Peter Onuf
9:00 PM 59 min After Words: Seth Lerer, author of "Inventing English: A Portable History Of The Language" interviewed by Michael Dirda
10:00 PM 52 min A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney
Author: Hugh Hewitt
11:00 PM 1 hr, 4 min The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science (1:04:00)
Author: Natalie Angier
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Sunday, July 1, 2007
12:05 AM 24 min 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Max Boot "War Made New"
Author: Max Boot
12:30 AM 1 hr, 10 min History
Leni: The Life And Work Of Leni Riefenstahl
Author: Steven Bach
1:40 AM 19 min 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Taylor Branch on the MLK trilogy
Author: Taylor Branch
2:00 AM 46 min History
Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words
Author: Douglas Wilson
2:45 AM 14 min 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Mark Halperin "The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008" (13:00)
Author: Mark Halperin
3:00 AM 2 hr, 12 min Puerto Rico's Future: A Time to Decide
Author: Dick Thornburgh
5:15 AM 1 hr, 17 min 2007 BookExpo America: Breakfast Panel
6:30 AM 1 hr, 5 min Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys
Author: Mary Eberstadt
7:35 AM 20 min 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Hiroshi Motomura "Americans in Waiting"
Author: Hiroshi Motomura
8:00 AM 5 min 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Pamela Constable: "Fragments of Grace"
Author: Pamela Constable
8:05 AM 26 min 2007 VA Festival of the Book: David Roll, "Louis Johnson and the Arming of America"
Author: David Roll
8:30 AM 1 hr, 10 min The Central Liberal Truth: How Politics Can Change a Culture and Save It from Itself
Author: Lawrence Harrison
9:40 AM 6 min 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Kevin Merida & Michael Fletcher "Supreme Discomfort"
Author: Kevin and Michael Fletcher Merida
9:45 AM 14 min 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Ron Soodalter, "Hanging Captain Gordon"
Author: Ron Soodalter
10:00 AM 53 min Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See (52:50)
Author: Robert Kurson
10:55 AM 4 min 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Jackie Spinner "Tell Them I Didn't Cry"
Author: Jackie Spinner
11:00 AM 59 min Brothers: The Hidden History Of The Kennedy Years
Author: David Talbot
12:00 PM 3 hr In Depth: Michael Barone
3:00 PM 1 hr, 6 min History
Freedom's Power: The True Force Of Liberalism (1:05:35)
Author: Paul Starr
4:15 PM 1 hr, 16 min Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War over Anonymous Sources
Author: Norman Pearlstine
5:30 PM 31 min 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Garrett Epps "Democracy Reborn"
Author: Garrett Epps
6:00 PM 59 min After Words: Seth Lerer, author of "Inventing English: A Portable History Of The Language" interviewed by Michael Dirda
7:00 PM 47 min Mission Al Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World
Author: Josh Rushing
7:45 PM 12 min 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Terri Jentz "Strange Piece of Paradise"
Author: Terri Jentz
8:00 PM 49 min History
Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream And The Mexican War, 1846-1848 (48:27)
Author: Joseph Wheelan
8:50 PM 8 min Authors on Writing: David McCullough (7:57)
Author: David McCullough
9:00 PM 59 min After Words: Seth Lerer, author of "Inventing English: A Portable History Of The Language" interviewed by Michael Dirda
10:00 PM 47 min Mission Al Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World
Author: Josh Rushing
10:45 PM 10 min 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: M.G. Lord "Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science" (9:12)
Author: M.G. Lord
10:55 PM 2 min 2007 Get Caught Reading: Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Author: Rep. Gene Green
11:00 PM 41 min History
Very Stange Bedfellows: The Short And Unhappy Marriage Of Richard Nixon And Spiro Agnew
Author: Jules Witcover
11:40 PM 6 min 2007 Washington Post Author Meet & Greet: Alec Klein "Stealing Time"
Author: Alec Klein
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Monday, July 2, 2007
12:00 AM 3 hr In Depth: Michael Barone
3:00 AM 1 hr, 1 min History
Five Germanys I Have Known
Author: Fritz Stern
4:00 AM 1 hr, 26 min 2007 BookExpo America: Ethics in Book Reviewing Panel
5:30 AM 52 min A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney
Author: Hugh Hewitt
6:30 AM 1 hr, 21 min Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA
Author: John Prados
http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx