Book TV Schedule This Weekend May 7 – 9 CSPAN2

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Book TV - All weekend. Every weekend.

48 hours of nonfiction books on CSPAN2 (8am Saturday to 8am Monday.)

The website is a great place to learn more..
http://www.booktv.org/index.asp

http://www.booktv.org/about/
Our goal is to complement Book TV, our weekend programming on C-SPAN2.
This web site will enhance information on those books, provide an opportunity to watch or listen to programs you might have missed, and provide additional information not available on the network.
That additional information will include bestseller lists from around the country, opportunities to chat with authors and other readers, information on programming up to four weeks in advance, and background information on authors and publishers.


BOOK TV Schedule
(All times are Eastern)

Saturday, May 7

8:00 am Chalmers Johnson, John Koopman, & Evan Wright, 2005 Palm Springs Book Fest: War in Iraq Panel

9:15 Lee Edwards, The Essential Ronald Reagan

10:00 2005 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: American Media

11:00 Featured Program: Brian Anderson, South Park Conservatives: The Revolt against Liberal Media Bias

12:00 pm Robert Service, Stalin: A Biography

12:30 Nancy Pearl, WNBA Award Reception

1:00 Boaz Ganor, The Counter-Terrorism Puzzle

2:30 FEATURED PROGRAM: DAVID RAY GRIFFIN, tHE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT: OMISSIONS AND DISTORTIONS


4:00 Jerome Corsi, Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians

5:00 Sarah Vowell, Assassination Vacation

6:00 2005 Arkansas Literary Festival: Quang Pham "A Sense of Duty"

7:00 Encore Booknotes: Richard Rhodes, Farm: A Year in the Life of an American Farmer

8:00 History on Book TV: Stacy Schiff, A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America

8:45 Public Lives: Richard Parker with John Kenneth Galbraith, Robert Reich, and James Carroll, John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics

10:30 Featured Program: Brian Anderson, South Park Conservatives: The Revolt against Liberal Media Bias

11:15 2005 Arkansas Literary Festival: Quang Pham "A Sense of Duty"


Sunday, May 8

12:00 am After Words: Linda Greenhouse interviewed by Tim O'Brien

1:00 Todd Buchholz, Bringing the Jobs Home: How the Left Created the Outsourcing Crisis -- and How We Can Fix It

2:15 Chalmers Johnson, John Koopman, & Evan Wright, 2005 Palm Springs Book Fest: War in Iraq Panel

3:30 Andrew Bacevich, The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War

5:00 2005 Annapolis Book Festival: Bob Schieffer

6:00 R.W. Apple, Jr., Apple's America: The Discriminating Traveler's Guide to 40 Great Cities in the United States and Canada

7:00 Michael Downing, Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time

8:00 Boaz Ganor, The Counter-Terrorism Puzzle

9:30 General Assignment: Erik Saar, Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo

10:15 Ronald Drez, Remember D-Day: Both Sides Tell Their Stories

11:00 History on Book TV: Philip Caputo, 13 Seconds: A Look Back at the Kent State Shootings

12:00 pm Max Hastings, Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945

1:00 Sarah Vowell, Assassination Vacation

2:00 2005 Arkansas Literary Festival: Quang Pham "A Sense of Duty"

3:00 General Assignment: Erik Saar, Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo

3:45 Encore Booknotes: David Hackworth, About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior

5:00 History on Book TV: Philip Caputo, 13 Seconds: A Look Back at the Kent State Shootings

6:00 Featured Program: After Words: Byron York interviewed by Clarence Page

7:00 Scott Sandage, Born Losers: A History of Failure in America

8:00 Paul Lettow, Ronald Reagan and His Quest to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

9:00 Featured Program: After Words: Byron York interviewed by Clarence Page

10:00 History on Book TV: Philip Caputo, 13 Seconds: A Look Back at the Kent State Shootings

11:00 General Assignment: Erik Saar, Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo

11:45 Christina Hoff Sommers & Sally Satel, One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance


Monday, May 9

1:00 am 2005 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Civil Society

2:00 Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Ted Widmer, Jean Baker, Josiah Bunting III, Zachary Karabell, The Other U.S. Presidents

3:45 2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: First Ladies' Influence

5:00 Lindsay, Moran, Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy

5:45 Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Liberty for Latin America: How to Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression

6:45 Adam Hochschild, Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves

[wryter2000]

1. Thanks for the reminder about Griffith

There's some real bullshit in there, though. Corsi? A book about how Reagan tried to eliminate nuclear weapons? Did that guy know a different Reagan?

[Moderator]

2. For Your Information

If this becomes a discussion of the Griffith material, it will be deleted.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. Thanks Mod!

nipped it in the bud!
:-)

[Tactical Progressive]

13. Why is that?

I have no idea who this Griffith person is. What is it about him that gets him automatically deleted?

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3. After Words “The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy: The Untold Story"

After Words
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On Sunday, May 8 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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Byron York interviewed by Clarence Page

This week on After Words our guest is Byron York, White House correspondent for National Review. He discusses his new book on the 2004 Presidential election, titled “The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy: The Untold Story of How Democratic Operatives, Eccentric Billionaires, Liberal Activists, and Assorted Celebrities Tried to Bring Down a President-and Why They’ll Try Even Harder Next Time.” Mr. York argues that despite Sen. John Kerry’s defeat, Democrats are gaining in strength for a political comeback in 2008. He is interviewed by Clarence Page, a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist for the Chicago Tribune.

Byron York is the White House Correspondent for National Review, and contributes a regular column to The Hill Newspaper. Clarence Page is a syndicated columnist for the Chicago Tribune. He began writing the column in 1984, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1989. He is the author of “Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity.”

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4. 4:00 Jerome Corsi, Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb a

:puke: swift boat lyin' scumbag!!!!!

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6. more info...

Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians
Jerome Corsi


The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC hosted Jerome Corsi discussing his new crap, err book, "Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians." In it, Mr. Corsi claims that Iran is continuing to develop a nuclear weapons program and claims that Iran has successfully deceived the International Atomic Energy Agency and other international actors. He says that there are international lobbyists in the U.S. who make financial contributions to certain politicians who in turn work to normalize the relationship between America and Iran. Includes Q&A.

Bio: Jerome Corsi has spewed out numerous fabrications that he calls books; including "Unfit For Command: Swiftboat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry," which he co-authored with John O'Neill, and "Judicial Politics: An Introduction."

>>editorial license taken<<<

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7. 2005 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: American Media

On Saturday, May 7 at 10:00 am Est.

2005 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: American Media

Ken Auletta, Arianna Huffington, Hugh Hewitt, and Geoffrey Stone talk about media monopolies, new media such as blogging, and the complex relationship between media, the public, and politicians. Los Angeles Times columnist David Shaw moderates this discussion from the 10th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the campus of UCLA. Panelists are Arianna Huffington, author of "Fanatics & Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America"; Ken Auletta, author of "Backstory: Inside the Business of News"; Hugh Hewitt, author of "Blog: Understanding the Information Reformation That's Changing Your World"; and Geoffrey Stone, author of "Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism."

Author Bios:
Arianna Huffington is co-host of "Left, Right & Center" on KCRW Public Radio in Southern California.
Ken Auletta writes the "Annals of Communications" column for the New Yorker.
Geoffrey Stone is a law professor at the University of Chicago.
Hugh Hewitt is a law professor at Chapman University.

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8. Fall of Saigon - Author Quang Pham

On Saturday, May 7 at 6:00 pm and at 11:15 pm and Sunday, May 8 at 2:00 pm
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2005 Arkansas Literary Festival: Quang Pham "A Sense of Duty"

April 30th marked the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Only a couple of days before the fall, Quang Pham, his mother, and siblings were driven out of Saigon on a motor scooter by their father, a South Vietnamese pilot helping the American forces during the Vietnam War. Quang's father stayed behind, was captured by the Viet Cong, and placed in a prisoner-of-war camp for ten years while Quang and the rest of his family fled the country, stopping at the Fort Chaffee refugee camp in Little Rock before eventually settling in California. The author went on to study at UCLA, joined the U.S. Marines as a helicopter pilot and fought in the first Gulf War as well as in Somalia. Mr. Pham tells his story in "A Sense of Duty: My Father, My American Journey."

Bio: Quang Pham was born in Vietnam and came to America at the age of nine. He joined the United States Marine Corps where he served as a helicopter pilot and upon his discharge from the military, founded his own pharmaceutical technology sales firm. "A Sense of Duty" is Mr. Pham's first book.

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9. "Benjamin Franklin,..Birth of America "- Stacy Schiff

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

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On Saturday, May 7 at 8:00 pm
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A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
Stacy Schiff

Stacy Schiff talks about her biography of Benjamin Franklin, "A Great Improvisation," at the French Institute on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The author chronicles Mr. Franklin's seven-year trip to France to fulfill his mission of forming an alliance with the French government in order to secure American independence.

Bio: Stacy Schiff is the author of "Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov," winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize and "Saint-Exupery," a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer

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10. Why Outsourcing is our fault.....

Wow! I learn something new every day! :sarcasm: Apparently it's not the fault of Greedy Corporations after all!

On Sunday, May 8 at 1:00 am
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Bringing the Jobs Home: How the Left Created the Outsourcing Crisis -- and How We Can Fix It
Todd Buchholz

Author Todd Buchholz writes in his book "Bringing the Jobs Home: How the Left Created the Outsourcing Crisis -- and How We Can Fix It," that the political left in America is largely responsible for much of the country's outsourcing. In it, the author writes that American institutions such as public education, the tax system, and pro-union laws and lobbyists have all been defended by liberal democrats and so they are largely to blame for the inevitable job outsourcing. The book cites high school graduates in India as often times being better educated than high school graduates here and willing to work for less. Employers have to pay more for American workers and their social security than they would have to pay for workers abroad. Mr. Buchholz also talks about the way he believes that America can switch to a more independent employment system utilizing American workers.

Bio: Todd Buchholz has written serveral books including "New Ideas From Dead Economists" and served as an economic policy director in the George H.W. Bush White House. He has worked as an economic adviser to Goldman Sachs and the Soros Fund and has written for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

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11. Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo

On Sunday, May 8 at 9:30 am and at 3:00 pm and at 11:00 pm
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Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo
Erik Saar

Former Army Sgt. Erik Saar discusses his book "Inside the Wire," which chronicles his eyewitness account of prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay's Camp Delta. Mr. Saar talks about his decision to volunteer to go to Guantanamo Bay, the expectations he had upon arriving, and his eventual conclusion that the prison camp violated his understanding of American values. The talk was hosted by Olsson's bookstore in Washington, DC. Includes Q&A.

Bio: Erik Saar worked as a military intelligence linguist (Arabic) at Guantanamo Bay from December 2002 to June 2003. He had previously served as an analyst for both the National Security Agency and the FBI.



Erik Saar was also interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! May 4, 2005

link to video and transcript...
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/04/1342253&mode=thread&tid=25

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12. Kent State - 13 Seconds - Philip Caputo

On Sunday, May 8 at 11:00 am and at 5:00 pm and at 10:00 pm
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13 Seconds: A Look Back at the Kent State Shootings
Philip Caputo

Philip Caputo talks about the shootings at Kent State University in Ohio when National Guardsmen killed four anti-war protesters and wounded nine. Wednesday, May 4, 2005 marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of the shootings. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Philip Caputo was a 28yr-old Vietnam War veteran and reporter covering the events for the Chicago Tribune in 1970 and has revisited the event in his new book, "13 Seconds: A Look Back at the Kent State Shootings." The talk took place at a Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Woodmere, Ohio, near Kent State University.

Bio: Philip Caputo has authored numerous books including "A Rumor of War." While working for the Chicago Tribune in 1972 he won the Pulitzer Prize and later won the Overseas Press Club's Polk Award for his chronicling of his experiences as a journalist captured by Palestinian guerrillas.

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14. Chalmers Johnson is on at 8:00a.m.

Griffin had mentioned his book too.I think he was another person who wrote a book on 9/11 that was suspicious of BushCo.

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15. Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 - Max Hastings

On Sunday, May 8 at 12:00 pm

Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
Max Hastings

British historian Max Hastings discusses his book, "Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945." In it, he explains how the allied armies overtook Berlin in the final months of World War II. The author researched previously unreleased Russian archival documents as well as transcripts from interviews with Russian veterans. "Armageddon" also deals with how civilians were treated during this offensive, including their murders, numbered in the thousands, during the final eight months of World War II.

Bio: Max Hastings has written eighteen books including "The Korean War" and "Bomber Command." He has worked as a foreign correspondent and editor of Britain's Evening Standard and Daily Telegraph.

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16. Col. Hackworth expresses concern for declining standards in the U.S. Army

On Sunday, May 8 at 3:45 pm
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About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior
David Hackworth

Col. David Hackworth expresses his concern for the declining standards in the U.S. Army. The author sat down with Brian Lamb in 1989 to talk about his book, "About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior." Col. Hackworth discusses the controversial television interview he gave in 1971 where he criticized Army leadership and explains how it led to his early retirement from the Armed Forces.

Bio: Col. David Hackworth wrote the syndicated column, Defending America and co-authored the "Vietnam Primer," which was published by the Pentagon and used as a training manual during the Vietnam War. His other books include "Brave Men," "Hazardous Duty," "Steel My Soldiers’ Hearts" and the novel "The Price of Honor." Col. Hackworth died Wednesday, May 4th, in Tijuana, Mexico, where he was receiving treatment for bladder cancer.

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17. "What are the components of a civil society?"

On Monday, May 9 at 1:00 am
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2005 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Civil Society

Authors Tom Hayden, Tamar Jacoby, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Matthew Miller, and Kay Mills address the question "What are the components of a civil society?" with moderator Michael Kinsley. They discuss the roles of government, interest groups, individuals, and the media in creating a civil society, and they discuss a variety of social issues, including immigration, social security, corruption, minority & workers rights.

Bio: Tom Hayden is the author of "Street Wars: Gangs and the Future of Violence." He is a former California state senator. Tamar Jacoby is the editor of "Reinventing the Melting Pot: The New Immigrants and What It Means to Be American." She is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Kay Mills is the author of "Changing Channels: The Civil Rights Case That Transformed Television." Her other books include "A Place in the News: From the Women's Pages to the Front Page" and "This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer." Katrina Vanden Heuvel is the co-editor (with Robert Borosage) of "Taking Back America and Taking Down the Radical Right." Se is the editor of The Nation. Matthew Miller is the author of "The Two Percent Solution: Fixing America's Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love." Matthew Miller co-hosts "Left, Right & Center" on KCRW Public Radio in Southern California. Michael Kinsley is the author of "Big Babies: On Presidents, Politics, and National Crazes." He is the editorial and opintion editor at the Los Angeles Times and a former host of CNN's "Crossfire."

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18. Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy

On Monday, May 9 at 5:00 am
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Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy
Lindsay, Moran

Lindsay Moran worked as a CIA case officer from 1998 to 2003 and wrote about her experience in "Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy." Ms. Moran discusses how her life as a case officer was much different than what she had come to expect based on spy movies and novels. The author writes about her career as a series of bribes, lies, and manipulation during her time in Macedonia, Bulgaria, among other locations.

Bio: Lindsay Moran worked as a CIA case officer from 1998 to 2003. She has written articles that have appeared in USA Today, Washington Post, and the New York Times.

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19. the first mass movement to abolish slavery - Mother Jones

On Monday, May 9 at 6:45 am
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Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
Adam Hochschild

Adam Hochschild discusses his new book, "Bury the Chains," about the first mass movement to abolish slavery. Beginning his story in late 18th century England, Professor Hochschild tells the story of how and where the ideas to challenge the institution of slavery were developed and describes what inspired the men involved. He also talks about the slave revolts that occurred in Haiti and Jamaica during this time and how those actions played a role in ending slavery in the British Empire. Professor Hochschild's talk is accompanied by a visual presentation. He answers questions from the audience following his remarks. The talk was hosted by Eso Won Books in Los Angeles.

Adam Hochschild, co-founder of Mother Jones magazine, is the author of several books, including "Finding the Trapdoor: Essays, Portraits, Travels" and the more recent "King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa." He teaches writing at the Graduate School of Journalism at University of California at Berkeley.

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