Book TV Schedule: March 3th - 5th

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: March 3-5
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In Depth
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A 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 Barbara Ehrenreich. Ms. Ehrenreich is the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. She is a contributing writer at Time magazine and a contributor to the New York Times, Harper's, and The Progressive.


You can join this three-hour conversation by e-mailing your question to
[e-mail] or by calling in during the program: Democrats: 202-737-0001, Republicans: 202-737-0002, Independents: 202-628- 0205.


After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
Historian John Patrick Diggins contends that Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest Presidents in U.S. history. In his new book, Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, And The Making Of History, Mr. Diggins argues that President Reagan's beliefs were derived from his study of both conservatism as well as liberalism, citing the President's readership and quotation of authors like Thomas Paine and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He discusses his new book with author and columnist George Will.


Weekend Highlights
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Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., A Life in the 20th Century
American historian and social critic Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. passed away this week at the age of 89. In this segment from an interview in 2000, he discusses his career and autobiographical volume, A Life in the 20th Century.
(Saturday 9 AM and 8:25 PM ET)

James Mann, The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression
James Mann takes a critical look at the assumption that the best way to improve the political situation in China is through the spread of capitalism. He argues that while this justification is used today to limit criticism of the Chinese government's human rights record, it is possible that China could liberalize its economy while continuining to repress its citizens.
(Saturday 1:30 PM ET)

Edward Humes, Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul
In his book, Edward Hughes tells the story of the 2005 court case Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District, in which teachers and parents sued the Dover, Pennsylvania school district and school board for mandating the teaching of intelligent design - the theory that the existence of life on earth can only be explained by the participation of a designer.
(Saturday 11 PM ET)

Richard Vedder, The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big-Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy
Richard Vedder asserts that Wal-Mart stores benefit consumers by offering low prices, benefit employees by offering fair wages, and benefit communities by boosting employment and income.
(Sunday 12:30 AM ET)

Peter Lance, Triple Cross: How bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI - and Why Patrick Fitzgerald Failed to Stop Him
Peter Lance discusses what he describes as the incompetence of the FBI and Justice Department before 9/11. In his book, the author looks at the infiltration of the CIA and FBI by Al Qaeda agent Ali Mohamed.
(Sunday 8 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, March 3

8:00 am Patrick Coyle, The Conservative Guide to Campus Activism

9:00 Portion of Interview with Arthur Schlesinger, Jr

9:00 In Depth: Arthur Schlesinger, Jr (30 minute interview)

9:45 David Bacon, Communities Without Borders: Images and Voices from the World of Migration

11:00 Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel

11:55 2006 NPC: Karyn McLaughlin Frist "Love You, Daddy Boy"

12:00 pm Veronica Li, Journey Across the Four Seas

1:10 2006 AUSA - John Tierney, Jr. "Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History"

1:30 General Assignment: James Mann, The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression

2:45 2006 NPC: W. Joseph Campbell "The Year that Defined American Journalism"

2:55 2006 NPC: Joseph Callo "John Paul Jones"

3:00 Robert Litwak, Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11

4:15 Stuart Franklin Platt, Letters From the Front Lines

5:00 Susan Eaton, The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Winston S. Churchill, The Great Republic: A History of America

7:00 Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It"

8:25 Portion of Interview with Arthur Schlesinger, Jr

8:25 In Depth: Arthur Schlesinger, Jr (30 minute interview)

9:00 After Words: After Words: John Patrick Diggins, author of "Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, And The Making Of History" interviewed by George Will

10:00 History on Book TV: Jeremy Schaap, Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

11:00 General Assignment: Edward Humes, Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul



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Sunday, March 4

12:10 am 2006 Texas Book Festival: Sonia Nazario "Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother"

12:30 General Assignment: Richard Vedder, The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big-Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy

2:00 Robert Litwak, Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11

3:30 Andrew Roberts, author of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900" and Chalmers Johnson, author of "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic ", Author Call-In Programs with Andrew Roberts and Chalmers Johnson

6:00 Zev Chafets, A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance

6:45 Allan Greenberg, Architecture of Democracy

8:00 General Assignment: Peter Lance, Triple Cross: How bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI - and Why Patrick Fitzgerald Failed to Stop Him

10:00 General Assignment: Michael Fauntroy, Republicans and the Black Vote

10:50 2006 NPC: Karyn McLaughlin Frist "Love You, Daddy Boy"

10:55 2006 NPC: John Dickerson "On Her Trail"

11:00 General Assignment: Patrick Coyle, The Conservative Guide to Campus Activism

12:00 pm In Depth: In Depth: Barbara Ehrenreich

3:00 Michael Tanner, Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution

4:30 Richard Vedder, The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big-Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy

6:00 After Words: After Words: John Patrick Diggins, author of "Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, And The Making Of History" interviewed by George Will

7:00 History on Book TV: Jeremy Schaap, Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

8:00 Lisa Margonelli, Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline

9:00 After Words: After Words: John Patrick Diggins, author of "Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, And The Making Of History" interviewed by George Will

10:00 Peter Lance, Triple Cross: How bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI - and Why Patrick Fitzgerald Failed to Stop Him



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Monday, March 5

12:00 am In Depth: In Depth: Barbara Ehrenreich

3:00 Marvin Olasky, Compassionate Conservatism

4:10 Elizabeth de la Vega with Garrison Keillor, United States v. George W. Bush et al.

5:25 Walter Benn Michaels, The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality

6:50 James Mann, The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression

7:55 2006 NPC: Hal Vaughan "FDR's 12 Apostles"

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

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1. The Conservative Guide to Campus Activism

On Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 am and Sunday, March 4 at 11:00 am
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The Conservative Guide to Campus Activism
Patrick Coyle

Patrick Coyle offers advice on how college students can spread conservatism across their campuses. This event was hosted by the Young America's Foundation Reagan Ranch High School Conference in Santa Barbara, California.

Patrick Coyle is the author of "Campus Conservative Battleplan" and a founding board member of the Nittany Freedom Foundation. The Nittany Freedom Foundation works to provide financial and logistical support to conservative students at Penn State University. Mr. Coyle is also the creator of both the 9/11: Never Forget Project and Freedom Week.

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2. In Depth: Arthur Schlesinger, Jr (30 minute interview)

On Saturday, March 3 at 9:00 am and at 8:25 pm
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In Depth: Arthur Schlesinger, Jr (30 minute interview)

American historian and social critic Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. passed away this week at the age of 89. In this segment from an interview in 2000, he discusses his career and autobiographical volume, "A Life in the 20th Century."

A former special assistant for the John F. Kennedy administraion, Schlesinger is the author of over twenty books. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945 for "The Age of Jackson," and again in 1966 for "A Thousand Days."

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28. RIP Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. He was one of the good guys.

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29. Hi Boz!

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thanks! :*

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30. Wanted you to know that Robert Fisk will be on w/ Bob McChesney on Sun at 2pm ET

from the show's email:

Welcome to another edition of the WILL-AM Media Matters email update!
THIS WEEK'S GUEST
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This week our guest is Robert Fisk, the award-winning journalist.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk /
http://www.robert-fisk.com /


LAST WEEK'S GUEST
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Last week's guest on Media Matters was Robert Jensen.
ALL OF OUR PAST SHOWS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE:
http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters /
UPCOMING GUESTS
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Upcoming guests include Chalmers Johnson and Michael Albert.

stream link and archives at: http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/default.htm

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3. Communities Without Borders: Images and Voices from the World of Migration

On Saturday, March 3 at 9:45 am
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Communities Without Borders: Images and Voices from the World of Migration
David Bacon

David Bacon talks about his book, "Community Without Borders," at the City University of New York's Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies. In his book, Mr. Bacon documents, through words and photos, the experience of migrant workers and the communities they've established in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. During this event Mr. Bacon shows photos that are included in his book.

David Bacon is an independent photojournalist and writer based in California. His work has appeared in Z Magazine, In These Times, The Progressive and other publications. He is the author of The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border. For more on Mr. Bacon and his work, visit dbacon.igc.org.

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4. Infidel

On Saturday, March 3 at 11:00 am
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Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, former member of the Dutch parliament, talks about her new autobiography, "Infidel," at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. Ms. Ali, who was born into a Muslim family in Somalia, collaborated with filmmaker Theo van Gogh on the movie Submission, which takes a critical look at the treatment of women in Islamic societies. Mr. Van Gogh was murdered in Amsterdam in November 2004 by a Muslim man who was offended by the movie.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is currently a fellow with the American Enterprise Institute.

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5. Journey Across the Four Seas

On Saturday, March 3 at 12:00 pm
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Journey Across the Four Seas
Veronica Li

Veronica Li talks about her new book, "Journey Across the Four Seas," at the World Bank in Washington, DC. The book chronicles the experiences of Ms. Li's mother, Flora Li, who grew up in Hong Kong and was one of the few women to attend Hong Kong University before fleeing the Japanese occupation in 1941. Flora Li eventually moved to the United States to provide a better life for her family.

Veronica Li worked as a reporter for the Asian Wall Street Journal, Agence France-Presse and Congressional Quarterly before working for the World Bank in East Asia and East Africa. She is the author of "Nightfall in Mogadishu."

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38. A Beautiful Program; Very Impressive Writer

This program was on last week, and I wanted to be sure to catch and tape the whole thing when they rebroadcast it again today. This is the story of the author Veronica Li's mother, Flora, and their family for three generations and also, because they "lived in interesting times," the old Chinese curse, the story of a Nation and the course of the 20th Century. The author started the talk by mentioning Chinese friends who had read the book, and told her how universal the experiences were, that they could have been written about their own families, and told a little of the background of their homeland, Hong Kong, at that time, 1930s-1940s.

Women were as oppressed as you might think they were, denied education, jobs, opportunities, were married off by older male relatives who ran the whole family, and there was still foot-binding, life-long, for girls. The feet of girls, from the youngest ages, were bound so tightly that the bones eventually broke, there were infections, it was a life of pain, and was eventually crippling. It was a mark of oppression, like chains, but was pretended to be a way of "cultivating" the girl for marriage. Warlords still ran the villages, and Hong Kong and Mainland China were constantly under the threat of foriegn rule or vicious, genocidal invasion, as from the Japanese Army. The Japanese had already launched two horrific invasions, massacres, when the people of Shanghai tried to economically boycott Japan, and then there was the genocidal "Rape of Nanking," 1937, by the Japanese, where atrocities were committed that shocked the world, and for which Japan has still not made any restitution. Because of all this, life was extremely unstable and not safe.

Further, there was an enemy within, of sorts. The author Veronica Li's Mom, Flora, had been married off to a male she did not really know, but had to marry; because of her own father's death, the family had been living in extreme poverty, and had no prospects. Although her Mom was very intelligent, a great storyteller, there was no future for her, and this would come to explain an unhappy feeling of stress she always suffered. Her new husband was, as would be diagnosed, paranoid. With psychological care taboo, and abuse of family taboo, nothing was mentioned, but everything was endured. The family uprooted and moved, many, many times, as much because of the father's fearful delusions as for real threats of war. Specifics were rare at the talk carried by BookTV, and I don't know if more things are told in the book, but the rages, delusions, and paranoid accusations were constant, all of their lives, and the father is still alive today, estranged.

There was a section of the talk explaining the Chinese family and its importance, especially then. "The Chinese family is all-embracing and just clings to you; you can't escape it." The grandfather ruled everyone, even the paranoid father. Family, especially for women, always comes before their own interests, always before the individual self, and the author expressed the great benefits that women always experience when moving to the West, and to an instant world of freedom they never knew. There needs to be a balance, and we may often go too far on the side of selfishness here, but even Chinese society itself is changing on this score. Veronica Li recently went back to Hong Kong, not having been there since 1987, I think, and found it an unrecognizable place--gone were small villages, replaced by tall commercial buildings, and people all grabbing after the capitalist money. The Government has even begun a campaign to revive the ancient Chinese philosophical and religious ways, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, but it has not worked very well as yet, as it is a "top-down" message. Much of the spirit of the ways of China remain, but the entire philosophical mindset is still fading.

The Mom and much of the family eventually moved here to the U.S., starting 1967, I think, and the author mentioned that she herself has found a home, right here. She described how the book itself was written, after requests over the years that somebody should write down the great stories that her mother Flora had been telling about the family and China. The first draft was a straightforward account, clear but unmoving. Then, after some advice from a memoir-wrting teacher, she researched the era, her own country, the deeper meaning of some of the experiences her mother had, such as threatening attacks of tuberculosis, so that the story had real, felt life, and a theme, "My Mother searching for a home, moving from place to place." She described how it mattered when you are born during the events and where in the family, as some kids grew up stable and calm, when the family was staying at one location, and others were anxious, when there was turmoil, and much moving around. Although at first, her Mom did not want the book published, for fear of what some of the family members might think and if they would be offended, when it was published, there was a "complete change in her attitude," "she loves it," and now, "she is at peace with herself," unburdened and her story told, of this hard life. Other family members also loved it, and it is now being translated to other languages.

This presentation was imbued with the whole wonderful cultural Chinese attitude that many people still consider to be the first great culture; it had grace, formality, modesty, and a total emphasis on education, which even the poorest families have always worked to get for their children, and still do today. I loved reading Lin Yutang, and so did my Mom, and Pearl Buck's great book "The Good Earth," and her comments about being "ashamed to be white," and developed a real regard for Chinese culture that was once very popular, as a kind of ideal total philosophy and way of conduct. There used to be a more common opinion about the good/victimized Chinese and the bad/war-criminal-invader Japanese, back when memories of World War II were stronger, and closer, during my parents' generation. Many of the great proverbs were Chinese, of course: about how every great journey begins with a single step; and how those who know don't tell, and those who tell, don't know. Ralph Nader recently quoted, "To know, and not to do, is not to know." One of my favorites still, came from a cookbook of all places, ("Madame Wu's Art of Chinese Cooking"), and was, "No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved"--very wise. I loved the whole atmosphere--of eloquent writing, and of wanting to preserve history and the stories of families--of this program; it had truth, some sadness, some humor. I'll bet the book was really well-written.

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6. 2006 AUSA - John Tierney, Jr. "Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History"

On Saturday, March 3 at 1:10 pm
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2006 AUSA - John Tierney, Jr. "Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History"

In his new book, "Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare In American History," John Tierney Jr. chronicles American military history going back to the Revolutionary War. During the presentation, he talks about conventional and unconventional warfare used during the Revolutionary War, American Civil War, World War II and the Cold War. He suggests ways that military leaders and policy makers can incorporate past warfare tactics into current military strategies. This presentation was part of the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, DC.

John Tierney is the faculty chairman of the Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC. He is the author of "The Politics of Peace: What's Behind the Anti-War Movement? "

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7. The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression

On Saturday, March 3 at 1:30 pm and Monday, March 5 at 6:50 am
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The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression
James Mann

James Mann takes a critical look at the assumption that the best way to improve the political situation in China is through the spread of capitalism. He argues that while this justification is used today to limit criticism of the Chinese government's human rights record, it is possible that China could liberalize its economy while continuining to repress its citizens.

James Mann is the author of "The Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet." He covered China for the Los Angeles Times and was the newspaper's Beijing bureau chief from 1984 to 1987. He is currently author in residence at Johns Hopkins' Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.

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8. Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11

On Saturday, March 3 at 3:00 pm and Sunday, March 4 at 2:00 am
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Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11
Robert Litwak

Robert Litwak looks at the way the U.S. government has dealt with rogue states after 9/11 and compares the different tactics used by the Bush administration. In his new book, Mr. Litwak uses the examples of Libya and Iraq to assess how the U.S. might effectively deal with countries like Iran and North Korea. Mr. Litwak spoke about his book at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC. Commentary was provided by Mitchell Reiss, who formerly served as Colin Powell's director for policy planning at the State Department.

Robert Litwak is director of the International Security Studies Division at the Woodrow Wilson Center. His previous books include "Rogue States and U.S. Foreign Policy: Containment After the Cold War" and "Détente and the Nixon Doctrine: American Foreign Policy and the Pursuit of Stability, 1969-1976." For more, visit www.wilsoncenter.org and search for his name.

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9. Letters From the Front Lines

On Saturday, March 3 at 4:15 pm
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Letters From the Front Lines
Stuart Franklin Platt

Admiral Stuart Platt shares correspondence to and from soldiers and their families in his new collection "Letters from the Front Lines: Iraq and Afghanistan." At this event at Village Books in Bellingham, Washington, Platt reads selected letters and explains the process he undertook to collect them. In doing so, he describes what he considers to be the unique aspects of correspondence during contemporary conflicts, including the impact of e-mail on censorship and the role of the blogosphere in his own data collection. He also emphasizes the diversity of information received from soldiers' letters, and argues that while the American media may critique the war, the troops abroad maintain a level of professionalism and commitment to their assignment.

A Vietnam veteran, Stuart Franklin was appointed by the Reagan administration to be the Navy’s first Competition Advocate General. In this role, he led a program to reform the Navy’s process of purchasing ships, aircraft and weapons. His first book, "The Armament Tide - ReArming America," was published in 2002. Currently, Admiral Platt is Chairman of Harbor Wing Technologies, Inc., which produces un-manned open ocean surveillance and research vessels. He is also former Chairman of the Wornick Company, a supplier of Combat and Humanitarian rations to the Department of Defense.

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10. The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial

On Saturday, March 3 at 5:00 pm
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The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial
Susan Eaton
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0207/btv022507_4.ram

In an event at the University of Connecticut in West Hartford, Connecticut, education reporter Susan Eaton discusses the four years she spent at nearby Simpson-Waverly Elementary School, an all-minority school in a low-income Hartford neighborhood. In her book, "The Children in Room E4," she sites Simpson-Waverly as evidence of what she describes as America’s de facto school segregation policies.

Susan Eaton has contributed to the Nation, the Hartford Courant, and the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. She is the former assistant director of the project on school desegregation at Harvard University.

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11. The Great Republic: A History of America

On Saturday, March 3 at 6:00 pm
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The Great Republic: A History of America
Winston S. Churchill

Winston S. Churchill sat down in 1999 to discuss the edited version of his grandfather's essays and speeches. "The Great Republic" is a narrative history of the United States and includes writings from as early as the coming of the first European settlers to the beginning of the Cold War. Winston Churchill delivered the "Iron Curtain" speech on March 5, 1946.

Winston S. Churchill is a retired British Conservative Party politician and the grandson of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. He has written several articles related to Islamic terrorism and the Iraq War. He is also the editor of "Never Give In," a collection of famous speeches written by his grandfather.

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12. Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace:" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale:"

On Saturday, March 3 at 7:00 pm
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Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It"

William Wilberforce,1759 - 1833, was one of the leading abolitionists in the campaign to end the British slave trade, which was accomplished in 1807, and to end slavery in the British colonies, which was enacted three days before Wilberforce's death in 1833. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, Eric Metaxas recounts the life of William Wilberforce and the abolitionist movement. David Batstone explores today's global slave trade and the contemporary abolitionist movement. Mr. Batstone visited over five continents as he researched the hidden network of human trafficking that amounts to a 32 billion dollar industry. The author gives his ideas on how to fight the slave trade. Eric Metaxas and David Batstone's talk is moderated by Scot Sherman host of the City Church of San Francisco's Open Forum series.

Eric Metaxas is the author of several books including "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask)." He is the founder and host of the New York City speaker series, Socrates in the City. David Batstone is professor of ethics at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of "Saving the Corporate Soul & (Who Knows?) Maybe Your Own." Mr. Batstone was formerly the executive editor of Sojourners magazine.

Publisher: City Church of San Francisco: citychurchsf.org/ccsf.htm

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13. After Words: John Patrick Diggins interviewed by George Will

On Saturday, March 3 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, March 4 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: John Patrick Diggins, author of "Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, And The Making Of History" interviewed by George Will

Historian John Patrick Diggins, contends that Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest Presidents in U.S. history. In his new book, "Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, And The Making Of History," Mr. Diggins argues that President Reagan's beliefs were derived from his study of both conservatism as well as liberalism, citing the Presidents readership and quotation of authors like Thomas Paine and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He discusses his new book with author and columnist George Will.

John Patrick Diggins is a professor of history at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of several books of history as well as biographies on John Adams and Max Weber. George Will is the author of a syndicated column that appears in more than 475 newspapers as well as a contributing editor for Newsweek magazine in which he writes a column. Mr. Will is the author of numerous books on politics and baseball.

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14. Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

On Saturday, March 3 at 10:00 pm and Sunday, March 4 at 7:00 pm
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Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
Jeremy Schaap

Jeremy Schaap tells the story of Olympic sprinter Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals at the Berlin games in Germany in 1936. Schaap opines on the historical importance of Owens, who was an African American athlete and whose victories at the games flew in the face of Hitlers' ideas of Aryan supremacy. The author is in conversation with Bert Gambini, Executive Producer of the Meet the Author Series at public radio station WBFO, Buffalo.

Jeremy Schaap is an ESPN anchor and author of "Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History."

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15. Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul

On Saturday, March 3 at 11:00 pm
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Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul
Edward Humes

In "Monkey Girl," Edward Hughes tells the story of the 2005 court case Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District, in which teachers and parents sued the Dover, Pennsylvania school district and school board for mandating the teaching of intelligent design, the theory that the existence of life on earth can only be explained by the participation of a designer. They argued that intelligent design is thinly-disguised creationism and that teaching it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. The school board argued that intelligent design is a scientific theory and should be taught alongside evolution. On Dec. 20, 2005, Judge John Jones ruled the school board had violated the constitution and also that "intelligent design was a religious proposition, and not science."

Edward Hughes is the author of eight nonfiction books, including "Mississippi Mud," "School of Dreams," and "Over Here." He is writer at large for Los Angeles Magazine. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his reporting on the military in Southern California.

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16. The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big-Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy

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On Sunday, March 4 at 12:30 am and at 4:30 pm
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The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big-Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy
Richard Vedder

At the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, Richard Vedder discusses his book, "The Wal-Mart Revolution." The book asserts that Wal-Mart stores benefit consumers by offering low prices, benefit employees by offering fair wages, and benefit communities by boosting employment and income. Andrew Grossman, founder of Wal-Mart Watch, and Michael Barone, senior writer at U.S. News & World Report, respond to Mr. Vedder’s remarks.

Richard Vedder is an economics professor at Ohio University, a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity in Washington, DC. Andrew Grossman of Grossman Innovative Strategies is the founder of Wal-Mart Watch. Michael Barone is a senior writer for U.S.News & World Report and principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

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17. Author Call-In Programs with Andrew Roberts and Chalmers Johnson

On Sunday, March 4 at 3:30 am
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Author Call-In Programs with Andrew Roberts and Chalmers Johnson
Andrew Roberts, author of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900" and Chalmers Johnson, author of "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic "

On Sunday, February 18th, Book TV hosted a call-in program with authors Andrew Roberts and Chalmers Johnson. First guest was Andrew Roberts who, in his new book "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900," argues that the 20th Century belonged to the English speaking people of the world. Following that, author Chalmers Johnson will discuss his new book "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic," the third installment of his trilogy on the American empire.

Andrew Roberts is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Society of Arts. He writes regularly for The Sunday Telegraph and is the author of several books of history including "Napoleon and Wellington," "Waterloo: June 18, 1815 - The Battle For Modern Europe," and "The House of Windsor." For more information, visit: www.andrew-roberts.net. Chalmers Johnson is currently the president of the Japan Policy Institute. He taught Asian politics at the Berkeley and San Diego campuses of the University of California for thirty years before retiring in 1992. Mr. Johnson is the author of over a dozen books, including "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" and "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic," the first two books in his Blowback Trilogy. For more information, visit: americanempireproject.com.

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18. Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the ...

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A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance
Zev Chafets

Zev Chafets argues that American Jews should embrace Christian Evangelicals in his new book, "A Match Made in Heaven." Chafets, a former columnist for the New York Daily News and a founding editor of the Jerusalem Report magazine, claims that American Jews are influenced by the secular Democratic establishment and therefore misinterpret Evangelical intentions. To make his argument, he details his world travels, which include meetings with Jerry Falwell and a visit with West Point's Jewish cadets. He also describes the importance of a "Judeo-Evangelical Alliance" in the context of recent developments in the Middle East.

A native of Michigan, Zev Chafets moved to Jerusalem shortly after graduating from college. After joining the army and serving in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, he became director of the government press office for then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and went on to become a founding editor of the Jerusalem Post Magazine. He is also a former columnist for the New York Daily News. His nine other books include "Members of the Tribe" and the novel "The Project."

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19. Architecture of Democracy

On Sunday, March 4 at 6:45 am
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Architecture of Democracy
Allan Greenberg

Architect Allan Greenberg discussed his book "Architecture of Democracy" with Witold Rybczynski, professor of urbanism and real estate at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. This event is part of a series of conversations on American architecture with prominent architects. Mr. Greenberg and Mr. Rybczynski analyzed the relationship between political ideals and America’s architectural tradition at an event co-sponsored by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America and the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen.

Allan Greenberg was trained in classical and Gothic architecture. He has taught at Yale University's Schools of Architecture and of Law, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Historic Preservation at Columbia University.

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20. Triple Cross: How bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI - ...

On Sunday, March 4 at 8:00 am and at 10:00 pm
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Triple Cross: How bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI - and Why Patrick Fitzgerald Failed to Stop Him
Peter Lance

Peter Lance discusses what he describes as the incompetence of the FBI and Justice Department before 9/11. In "Triple Cross" the author looks at the infiltration of the CIA and FBI by Al Qaeda agent Ali Mohamed. Mr. Lance argues that by posiing as an FBI informant, Ali Mohamed was able to lead a double life for nearly two decades. All efforts to stop him, including efforts by prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, failed.

Peter Lance is an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter and the author of "1000 Years for Revenge," "Cover Up" and the novel "First Degree Burn." He is a former correspondent for ABC News and has covered hundreds of stories worldwide for 20/20, Nightline, and World News Tonight. For more information, visit: peterlance.com.

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21. Republicans and the Black Vote

On Sunday, March 4 at 10:00 am
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Republicans and the Black Vote
Michael Fauntroy

Michael Fauntroy explores the history of the relationship between African-Americans and the Republican Party in "Republicans and the Black Vote." He writers that the Republican party had nearly unanimous support among African-Americans during Reconstruction because of Republicans' progressive civil rights policies. However, the Democratic party became associated with civil rights in the 20th century, and consequently most African-Americans now vote for Democrats.

Michael Fauntroy teaches public policy at George Mason University. He was previously an an analyst for the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress, and a civil rights analyst at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

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22. In Depth: Barbara Ehrenreich

On Sunday, March 4 at 12:00 pm and Monday, March 5 at 12:00 am
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In Depth: Barbara Ehrenreich

Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of at least thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America." Her new book is "Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy." She is a contributing writer at Time magazine and a contributor to the New York Times, Harpers, and the Progressive. Call in during In Depth to talk to Barbara Ehrenreich or e-mail your questions for her to [e-mail].

Barbara Ehrenreich's work includes: "Long March, Short Spring the Student Uprising at Home and Abroad" (1969), "The American Health Empire: Power, Profits, and Politics" (1971), "Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers" (1972), "Complaints and Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness" (1977), "Women in the Global Factory" (1983), "Re-Making Love: The Feminization of Sex" (1987), "The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment" (1987), "For Her Own Good: 150 Years of the Experts' Advice to Women" (1989), "Worst Years of Our Lives" (1990), "Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class" (1990), "Kipper's Game" (1993), "The Snarling Citizen: Essays" (1995), "Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy" (2004), "For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women" (2005), "Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War" (1998), "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" (2001), "Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream" (2005), "Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy" (2007). For more information, visit barbaraehrenreich.com.

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47. Things are Coming Together as the Next Era's Great Cause Here

I watched this program live at noon, and I'm going to tape it tonight. Something really interesting is happening, and several trends and latent movements are just starting to come together as a coherent thought, as exemplified by Barbara Ehrenreich. Flat wages, higher and higher prices for everything and nobody doing anything because they are all corporate lobbyist cronies now, credit card and loan debt, unable to be paid off, no ability to save, longer and longer work hours to further and further job locations, layoffs, mergers, deregulation, outsourcing, tax shifts onto the poor and middle class, the destruction of all social programs, the safety net, the National infrastructure, and all the rest, experienced as "personal" situations, that were really the global corporate plan. "Nickel and Dimed" was a best-seller, surprising no one but the corporate world, yet the issue still gets no attention. Increasing poverty, women shut out and falling behind, fewer people covered by health insurance, and the insurance covering less, more union-busting, fewer pensions, pressure, pressure, and no help anywhere--all these concerns are going to be thought of and felt as one huge mass wave, and it will be the analyses of Barbara Ehrenreich, the UAW, middle class feminists and others, who will blaze the trail and help to clarify the way things really are. Once things start to get organized and people know which way to aim the pitchforks,...Let It Begin. This is starting to show itself as the next era, and its own "New Deal."

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23. Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution

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Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution
Michael Tanner

In his book "Leviathan on the Right," author Michael Tanner criticizes the Republican party for using big-government tactics to serve conservative ends. Mr. Tanner warns that the party’s recent move toward greater spending and regulation are indications that it has strayed from the traditional conservative belief in limited government. Commenting during this event is former republican representative Dick Armey (R-Texas) who is critical of congressional republicans and President Bush for their "big government" tendencies.

Michael Tanner is director of health and welfare studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. He is the editor of the book "Social Security and Its Discontents." Daniel Casse is Senior Director of the White House Writers Group and a former special assistant to President George W. Bush. Dick Armey (R-TX) was a U.S. congressman for 18 years and served as majority leader from 1995 to 2003.

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24. Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline

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Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline
Lisa Margonelli

In researching her book "Oil on the Brain," Lisa Margonelli set out to follow the path of oil production, from the oil field to the gas station. She explains how oil is extracted, refined, and distributed, with a special focus on five oil-producing countries: Venezuela, Chad, Iran, Nigeria, and China.

Lisa Margonelli is an Irvine Fellow at the New America Foundation. She has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, Wired, Business 2.0, Discover, and Jane.

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25. Compassionate Conservatism

On Monday, March 5 at 3:00 am
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Compassionate Conservatism
Marvin Olasky
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Marvin Olasky, author of "Compassionate Conservatism," discusses President Bush's use of the term "Compassionate Conservatism" at a dinner banquet in Santa Barbara, California hosted by the Young America's Foundation.

Marvin Olasky is a journalism professor at the University of Texas, and Editor-in-Chief of World Magazine. At the request of William Bennett and Newt Gingrich, his book "The Tragedy of American Compassion" was given to every freshman representative in the 1994 Congress.

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26. United States v. George W. Bush et al.

*RECOMMENDED!

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United States v. George W. Bush et al.
Elizabeth de la Vega with Garrison Keillor

Elizabeth de la Vega talks about her book, "United States v. George W. Bush et al.," at an event hosted by Common Good Books in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the book, Ms. De la Vega presents a fictional indictment of President Bush and members of his cabinet for the way they sold the invasion of Iraq to the American public. She charges them with "conspiracy to defraud the United States." Garrison Keillor, who owns Common Good Books, makes opening remarks.

Elizabeth de la Vega is a former federal prosecutor and was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Minneapolis. She was also a member of the Organized Crime Strike Force and Branch Chief in San Jose, California. The author has been a regular contributor to TomDispatch.com since her retirement in 2004.

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27. The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality

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The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality
Walter Benn Michaels

Walter Benn Michaels argues that America's love of diversity is widening the gap between rich and poor. In "The Trouble with Diversity" the author argues that diversity offers a false vision of social justice and that affirmative action, diversity training and new corporate codes of conduct contribute to the neglect of America's growing economic divide. This event was hosted by the Cambridge Forum in Massachusetts.

Walter Benn Michaels is an English professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of "Our America" and "The Shape of the Signifier." Mr. Michaels has contributed to The New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe.

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31. K&R!

And goodnight.

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35. Kick.

Hi! :hi:

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:hi:

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40. Kick.

:hug:

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36. nap kick!

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43. Kick.

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39. K&R

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42. Thanks!

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48. Notice the Reagan Revolution Redux....The Repugs have Nothing else to fall back on

and I expect to see more about Reagan on C-Span...given that "Little Steve" is now in control. :-(