BOOK TV Schedule October 21-23

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BOOK TV Schedule

Times are Eastern


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Saturday, October 22

8:00 am Fred Jerome & Rodger Taylor, Einstein on Race and Racism

9:30 Robert Kaplan, Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground

10:40 Tara Ross, Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College

11:30 Ira Katznelson, When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America - History Panel

1:00 pm Ira Katznelson, When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America - Public Policy Panel

3:00 Book Club: Prince George's County Memorial Library Discussion of Erik Larson's "Devil in the White City"

4:00 Public Lives: Suzanne Finstad, Warren Beatty: A Private Man
4:45 Khaled Abou El Fadl, The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists

6:00 Jennifer Harbury, Truth, Torture, and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture

7:00 Encore Booknotes: Abigail Thernstrom, No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning

8:00 After Words: After Words: Mary Frances Berry interviewed by Juan Williams

9:00 Public Lives: Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), Herding Cats: A Life in Politics

10:00 Public Lives: Louis Freeh, My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror

11:00 History on Book TV: John Coski, The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem


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Sunday, October 23

12:00 am Larry Kramer, The Tragedy of Today's Gays

1:30 2005 National Book Festival: Joseph Ellis, 2005 National Book Festival: Joseph Ellis

2:00 Jim Powell, Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin & World War II

3:00 Book Club: Prince George's County Memorial Library Discussion of Erik Larson's "Devil in the White City"

4:00 Nicholas Ostler, Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

5:30 Yaroslav Trofimov, Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu

7:00 Azadeh Moaveni, Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran

8:00 Tracy Kidder, My Detachment: A Memoir

9:00 Louis Freeh, My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror

10:00 Public Lives: Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), Herding Cats: A Life in Politics

11:00 General Assignment: Justice Stephen Breyer, Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

1:00 pm Public Lives: Joan Biskupic, Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Becamse Its Most Influential Justice

2:00 Public Lives: Tinsley Yarbrough, David Hackett Souter: Traditional Republican on the Rehnquist Court

3:30 After Words: Bing West interviewed by Mark Mazzetti

4:30 Scott Ritter and Seymour Hersh, Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the UN and Overthrow Saddam Hussein

6:00 After Words: Mary Frances Berry interviewed by Juan Williams
7:00 Public Lives: Joan Biskupic, Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Becamse Its Most Influential Justice

8:00 Betsy Hart, It Takes a Parent: How the Culture of Pushover Parenting is Hurting Our Kids

9:00 After Words: After Words: Mary Frances Berry interviewed by Juan Williams

10:00 Scott Ritter and Seymour Hersh, Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the UN and Overthrow Saddam Hussein

11:30 Tinsley Yarbrough, David Hackett Souter: Traditional Republican on the Rehnquist Court


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Monday, October 24

12:45 am Justice Stephen Breyer, Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

3:00 General Assignment: Charles Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

4:00 Alistair Horne, La Belle France: A Short History

5:00 David Dalin, The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis

6:00 Stephanie Gutmann, The Other War: Israelis, Palestinians and the Struggle for Media Supremacy

7:00 Jennifer Harbury, Truth, Torture, and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture


complete schedule here - http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

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1. Einstein on Race and Racism

History on Book TV

On Saturday, October 22 at 8:00 am
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Einstein on Race and Racism
Fred Jerome & Rodger Taylor

Journalist Fred Jerome and author Rodger Taylor, in their book “Einstein on Race and Racism,” bring together a compilation of documents, interviews, and narrative that show the scientist’s efforts toward ending racism both in the United States and the world. The book uses Einstein’s letters and personal exchanges with such figures as W.E. B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson as evidence for his commitment to racial equality and the anti-lynching campaign. “Einstein on Race and Racism” includes interviews with African-American members of the community in New Jersey where Albert Einstein lived.


Fred Jerome is the author of "The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover's Secret War Against the World's Most Famous Scientist." He has written articles for Newsweek and the New York Times among other publications. Rodger Taylor has been a part of the National Steering Committee on the African Burial Ground Project. He is a member of the St. Augustine's Slave Gallery Committee and is a Supervising Branch Librarian with the New York Public Library.

Publisher: Rutgers University Press 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue Piscataway, NJ 08854

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2. Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground

On Saturday, October 22 at 9:30 am
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Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground
Robert Kaplan
Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1005/btv101505_4b.ram

Journalist and author Robert Kaplan spent time with the U.S. Armed Forces in several countries aorund the world to explore the ways in which U.S. foreign policy was being conducted on the ground. In "Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground," the author writes that the men and women of the American Armed Forces stationed abroad make up the front line for American foreign policy. Their duties often include training local police and military and helping to establish democratic governments. Mr. Kaplan examines the differences between those shaping foreign policy at home and those enacting those policies abroad. Includes Q&A.

Robert D. Kaplan is the author of ten books on foreign affairs and travel, including "Balkan Ghosts," "Warrior Politics," and "The Ends of the Earth." Mr. Kaplan is currently a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly.

Publisher: Random House 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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3. Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College

On Saturday, October 22 at 10:40 am
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Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College
Tara Ross

Tara Ross makes the case that the American electoral college protects our established republic and isn't an outdated and ineffective system as its critics have said. From the annual Freedom Fest convention in Las Vegas, Ms. Ross talks about her book, "Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College." In it, the author makes the case for why the electoral college is a critical element of the American voting process and how without it, our country's election process would be altered dramatically.

Tara Ross has contributed articles to the Washington Times, USA Today, and National Law Journal. She's currently a lawyer and a columnist for American Enterprise Online.

Publisher: World Ahead Publishing 879 W. 190th Street, Suite 400 Gardena, CA 90248

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4. Thanks for that.

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On Sunday, October 23 at 4:30 pm and at 10:00 pm

Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the UN and Overthrow Saddam Hussein
Scott Ritter and Seymour Hersh

Description: Scott Ritter talks about his new book, "Iraq Confidential," in which he argues that the Clinton administration, working through the CIA, thwarted the efforts of UN weapons inspectors in Iraq during the 1990s. Mr. Ritter, an inspector between 1991 and 1998, argues that President Clinton's real interest in Iraq was not the elimination of weapons of mass destruction but rather regime change. Mr. Ritter discusses these and more recent developments in Iraq with New Yorker reporter Seymour Hersh, author of "Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib." Both men answered audience questions following their discussion.

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28. I agree!

It really does need its own thread.... hint, hint ;)

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5. When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History ...

History on Book TV

On Saturday, October 22 at 11:30 am
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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America - History Panel
Ira Katznelson

Modern racial inequality in America grew from government policies enacted during the 1930s and 1940s intended to impede the socioeconomic progression of African-Americans. So writes author and Columbia University political science professor Ira Katznelson in his new book, "When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America." The book was the subject of a panel discussion featuring University of Pennsylvania professor Thomas Sugrue, author of "W.E.B. DuBois, Race, and the City: The Philadelphia Negro and Its Legacy"; Columbia University professor Manning Marable, author of "The Great Wells of Democracy: The Meaning of Race in American Life"; and Columbia University professor Sudhir Venkatesh, author of "American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto." The panelists discuss how veterans benefits and New Deal programs benefitted whites more than African-Americans. Mr. Katznelson writes that the disparity which began during this era is a justification for the Affirmative Action policies of the modern era. Columbia University professor Marcellus Blount moderates the discussion.

Ira Katznelson is the author of several books including "City Trenches" and "Desolation and Enlightenment." He is a political science and history professor at Columbia University.

Publisher: W.W. Norton 500 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10110

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6. The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists

On Saturday, October 22 at 4:45 pm
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The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists
Khaled Abou El Fadl

Khaled Abou El Fadl argues that it is possible to interpret the Quran, or any other major religious text, in many different ways, and that problem is with the interpreters and not the religion. He says that Islamic fundamentalists cannot possibly know what Muhammad's views on contemporary issues would be and that it is possible for an Islamic state to be democratic. Following his remarks, Prof. Abou El Fadl takes questions from the audience.

Khaled Abou El Fadl is a professor of law at UCLA, where he teaches classes on Islamic law. He is the author of "Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam," "Speaking in God's Name: Islamic Law, Authority and Women," and "And God Knows the Soldiers: The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourse."

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco 353 Sacramento St, Ste. 500 San Francisco, CA 94111

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7. Truth, Torture, and the American Way: The History and Consequences ...

On Saturday, October 22 at 6:00 pm and Monday, October 24 at 7:00 am
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Truth, Torture, and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture
Jennifer Harbury

In “Truth, Torture, and the American Way” author Jennifer Harbury charts the history and consequences of American involvement in torture. The author draws on testimonials from torture victims in Latin America, Vietnam, and Iraq. She also tells the story of her husband, working with the Mayan resistance in Guatemala, who disappeared in 1992 and was subsequently murdered. The book also delves into the cases of detainees abused in Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq and Gauntanamo Bay, Cuba. The author is critical of the government’s response to terror as well as the history of the CIA’s conduct towards prisoners of war.

Jennifer Harbury is the author of "Searching for Everardo" and "Bridge of Courage." She is also a member of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's Campaign to Stop Torture Permanently (S.T.O.P.).

Publisher: Beacon Press 25 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108

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8. No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning

Encore Booknotes
Highlights from C-SPAN's Sunday author interview series
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On Saturday, October 22 at 7:00 pm
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No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning
Abigail Thernstrom

Abigail Thernstrom discusses the book "No Excuses: Closing of the Racial Gap in Real Learning" in an interview from 2003. In the book that she co-authored with her husband Stephan Thernstrom, she sheds light upon the academic underachievement of Blacks and Hispanics. The Thernstroms visited several inner city schools that are coined "bread the mold schools" in which the education and test scores are exceptionally high, and they link this to an absence of bureaucracy.

Abigail Thernstrom has co-authored several books with her husband, Stephan Thernstrom, including "America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible." Ms. Thernstrom's 1987 work, "Whose Votes Count? Affirmative Action and Minority Voting Rights" won four awards, including the Benchmark Book Award from the Center for Judicial Studies, and the Anisfield-Wolf prize for the best book on race and ethnicity. She serves as a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute in New York, a member of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, and a vice-chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue Of The Americas New York, NY 10020

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9. After Words: Mary Frances Berry interviewed by Juan Williams

After Words

On Saturday, October 22 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, October 23 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Mary Frances Berry interviewed by Juan Williams

This week on After Words former Commissioner and later Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights discusses her biography of Callie House, a postbellum Tennessee seamstress turned activist who formed the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief Bounty and Pension Association. The organization was created to petition Congress to pass a bill providing ex-slaves with pensions. Ms. Berry is interviewed on her book, "My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations" by Juan Williams, senior Correspondent for National Public Radio.

Mary Frances Berry is currently professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She has served as Commissioner and Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Between 1977 and 1980, Ms. Berry served as the Assistant Secretary for Education in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). Juan Williams is a senior correspondent for NPR and a contributor to Fox News Channel. His books include, "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965," "This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience," and My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience."

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10. My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton...

blah, blah, blah :puke:

On Saturday, October 22 at 10:00 pm and Sunday, October 23 at 9:00 am
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My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror
Louis Freeh

Former FBI director Louis Freeh discusses his career at the FBI as well as his life as a prosecutor and judge. He gives an account of the American intelligence community's capabilities in the years preceding the attacks of September 11th, 2001. Mr. Freeh says that the terrorist attacks on the Khobar Towers in Saudia Arabia in 1998 and the USS Cole in a Yemeni port in 2000, stemmed from an intelligence failure established by a political environment unaware of the severity of global terrorist threats. Mr. Freeh takes questions from the audience and comments on his relationship with former President Clinton, his time spent as a field agent working on organized crime cases, and his activities since leaving the FBI.

Louis Freeh served as an FBI field agent assigned to organized crime, as a federal prosecutor and judge, as FBI Director from 1993 to 2001, and is currently vice chairman and general counsel at MBNA credit card corporation.

Publisher: St. Martin's Press 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010

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16. Let me join you.

:puke: :puke:

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11. The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem

History on Book TV

On Saturday, October 22 at 11:00 pm
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The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem
John Coski

The Confederate flag is a divisive symbol representing different things to different groups. So writes historian John Coski in his new book, "The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem." In it, the author chronicles the history of the flag and how it was misused during the rise of the Dixiecrats and the emergence of the anti-civil rights movement to become a symbol of racism to some.

John M. Coski is the author of several books including "Capital Navy: The Men, Ships, and Operations of the James River Squadron." Mr. Coski currently serves as chief historian and library director at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va.

Publisher: Belknap Press 79 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138

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12. The Tragedy of Today's Gays

Sunday 12AM

Larry Kramer, The Tragedy of Today's Gays

Book Description
With equal parts eloquence and urgency, common sense and patriotism, Kramer writes a concise history of AIDS and despairs that gays have become a tragic people: A lack of civic and political involvement even when faced with an increasingly powerful and hateful opposition. A sexual abandon so reckless that "we are murdering each other." A growing addiction to crystal-meth that defies logic. But Kramer offers gays a survival plan: "So many of Larry Kramer's messages to the younger generation are humanist messages, so old-fashioned in a callow age that we need Kramer to make them again," writes Naomi Wolf in her foreword. "Honor your dead. Take responsibility for yourselves. Grow up. Your lives have meaning-don't fuck and drug them away."

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1585424277/002-6814585-0184832?v=glance&n=283155&v=glance

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13. 2005 National Book Festival: Joseph Ellis

On Sunday, October 23 at 1:30 am
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2005 National Book Festival: Joseph Ellis

From the 2005 National Book Festival in Washington, DC, Joseph Ellis talks about his biography of George Washington, "His Excellency." The author explains Washington's position on several issues, including expansion and slavery.

Joseph Ellis is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Founding Brothers," and a National Book Award winner for "American Sphinx," in addition to having written seven other books.

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35. Notes...

Last 10 years have seen a surge of interest in the founding fathers.

He was asked once “Why do we have to choose between Gore and Bush, and 200 years ago they got to choose between Jefferson and Adams? He quoted Adams – “if you look at the history of the American presidency, you have to believe that Darwin got it exactly backwards.”

Washington didn’t have wooden teeth, had several different pairs of dentures (Ivory usually)
French doctor specializing in ‘implants.’ teeth were taken from slaves.
When elected President, Washington had slave teeth in his mouth.

There was a conspiracy afoot to make Washington King or Emperor – he gets wind and he refuses the crown. He says he is not George the III, he is George Washington.

Q&A

Was Washington Religious?
He was a mason, but only lukewarm

religion and politics –
there’s no doubt that some presumption of Christianity is at the basis of US founding government., but when Hamilton was asked “Why there is no mention of God in the constitution?” He answered, “the subject of God never came up.”

Basic rule was… There cannot and must not be any form of national religion

Washington’s first term is focused on the issue of Indian displacement, keeping promises made to the Indians, giving them land and proper respect.

He once said Indians are the best fighters, and if he was in their place, he would be fighting us too.

Mrs. Loring in New York distracts Howe from pursuing Washington during the winter of 1777…
You don’t fight wars in the winter, and he wanted to spend the winter with her
“we should erect a monument to Mrs. Loring” She may have saved us from defeat.”

from - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h667.html
Howe's conduct in Philadelphia has been the subject of considerable scrutiny. He had brought his mistress from Boston, Mrs. Elizabeth Loring, the attractive wife of Loyalist Joshua Loring Jr., a commissary of prisoners. Mr. Loring seemed comfortable with the arrangement as long as he kept his lucrative appointment. Howe was roundly criticized for continuing of enjoy the pleasures of Philadelphia rather than press on with the hostilities.
Howe was not an incompetent military leader. He did, however, cling longer than others to an outmoded conception of warfare, preferring the older European approach. War in his view was an enterprise conducted by gentlemen who should not be expected to bestir themselves during inclement weather.
Howe's decision to move on Philadelphia rather than join General Burgoyne in 1777 may have been the decisive decision of the war. He was removed from his command in 1778 in favor of Sir Henry Clinton.


Washington, Lincoln and FDR are considered the greatest presidents according to historians.

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

History on Book TV
On Sunday, October 23 at 2:00 am

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Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin & World War II
Jim Powell
Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0605/btv062605_1.ram

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.

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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15. Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

History on Book TV

On Sunday, October 23 at 4:00 am
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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
Nicholas Ostler
Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0805/btv081405_1.ram

Nicholas Ostler, author of "Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World," talks about his new book at the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC. In it, Mr. Ostler details his investigation into the historical development of languages and culture around the world. During the event Mr. Ostler discusses why some languages more popular then others and discusses the growth rates of lesser-known languages. This event was hosted by the Smithsonian Associates.

Nicholas Ostler is the chairman of the Foundation for Endangered Languages, a charity that supports the languages of small communities worldwide. He is an expert on the Chibcha language of South America, a predecessor to the Spanish language of the area.

Publisher: HarperCollins 10 E 53rd St, 12th floor New York, NY 10022

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20. Now, this sounds really interesting.

Maybe he'll talk about how long leftovers have to be left in the 'frig before they develop language and simple tools.

I'd love to see it but I'd have to start watching it at 1 a.m ;(

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29. It's a repeat... and there is a direct video link...

you can watch it anytime.

:hi:

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17. Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to...

On Sunday, October 23 at 5:30 am
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Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu
Yaroslav Trofimov

Yaroslav Trofimov sits down with Michelle Wucker to discuss the Muslim world after September 11, 2001. In his new book, "Faith at War," Mr. Trofimov examines the effects of American involvement in Muslim countries and the relationship between America and the Islamic World. This event was co-hosted by the World Policy Institute and the New School for Social Research in New York City.

Yaroslav Trofimov is a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and reported from the Middle East during the 1990s.

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company 115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011

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18. Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and ...

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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On Sunday, October 23 at 7:00 am
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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran
Azadeh Moaveni

Azadeh Moaveni talks about her book, "Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran." Born in suburban California to Iranian exiles, Moaveni returned to her parent’s homeland in 2000 as a reporter for Time magazine covering the Middle East. Motivated by a personal desire to explore her heritage, she delivers a comprehensive account of life in the evolving political, cultural, and religious climate of modern day Iran.

Azadeh Moaveni worked as a reporter covering the Middle East for Time Magazine for three years before joining the Los Angeles Times where she covers the current war in Iraq. "Lipstick Jihad" is her first book.

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

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19. My Detachment: A Memoir

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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On Sunday, October 23 at 8:00 am
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My Detachment: A Memoir
Tracy Kidder
Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1005/btv100205_2.ram

Author Tracy Kidder chronicles his experience as an intelligence officer in Vietnam in his new book, "My Detachment: A Memoir." In it, he writes about how as a recent college graduate, he was assigned to the intelligence division and deployed soon thereafter to Vietnam where he led eight other young men in his command. The book deals with life in battle as well as the downtimes in between the fighting.

Tracy Kidder has been the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and Robert F. Kennedy Award and is the author of "Mountains Beyond M0untains" and "The Soul of a New Machine" among others.

Publisher: Random House 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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21. Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution (Breyer)

On Sunday, October 23 at 11:00 am and Monday, October 24 at 12:45 am
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Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
Justice Stephen Breyer

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talks about his book, "Active Liberty," at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. In the book, Justice Breyer explains that the decisions he makes in cases are guided by his philosophy that the Constitution aims to promote public participation in our democracy. Justice Breyer is interviewed by National Journal senior writer Stuart Taylor and takes audience questions.

Stephen Breyer has served on the Supreme Court since 1994. He is the author of "Breaking the Vicious Circle" and "Regulation and Its Reform."

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

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22. Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story... (Ritter and Hersh!!)

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On Sunday, October 23 at 4:30 pm and at 10:00 pm
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Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the UN and Overthrow Saddam Hussein
Scott Ritter and Seymour Hersh

Scott Ritter talks about his new book, "Iraq Confidential," in which he argues that the Clinton administration, working through the CIA, thwarted the efforts of UN weapons inspectors in Iraq during the 1990s. Mr. Ritter, an inspector between 1991 and 1998, argues that President Clinton's real interest in Iraq was not the elimination of weapons of mass destruction but rather regime change. Mr. Ritter discusses these and more recent developments in Iraq with New Yorker reporter Seymour Hersh, author of "Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib." Both men answered audience questions following their discussion.

Scott Ritter, former chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq, is the author of "Endgame: Solving the Iraq Crisis," "Frontier Justice: Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Bushwhacking of America," and, with William Rivers Pitt, of "War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know." Seymour Hersh, who won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1970 for his coverage of the My Lai Massacre, is the author of "The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House" and "The Dark Side of Camelot."

Publisher: Nation Books 245 West 17th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10011

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43. Maybe I'm naive but

I really enjoyed Ritter and Hersh, talking with something like candor, about this war.

Did anyone else catch it?

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23. It Takes a Parent: How the Culture of Pushover Parenting ...

On Sunday, October 23 at 8:00 pm
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It Takes a Parent: How the Culture of Pushover Parenting is Hurting Our Kids
Betsy Hart

Betsy Hart argues that today's "parenting culture" is harmful to children. In her book, "It Takes a Parent," she explains that by listening to the advice of family experts, parents have stopped disciplining unacceptable behavior and have passed the responsibility of decision-making off to their children. Ms. Hart, a single mother of four children, asserts that this type of parenting encourages children to be selfish and prohibits them from growing into healthy adults. This event was hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute and took place in Washington, DC.

Betsy Hart is the nationally syndicated columnist of "From the Hart," which is distributed by the Scripps Howard News Service. "It Takes a Parent" is her first book.

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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24. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

On Monday, October 24 at 3:00 am
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles Mann

In the year before Christopher Columbus landed in 1492, there were more people in the Americas than in Europe. This is the conclusion reached by Charles Mann in his new book, "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus." In it, the author describes the cultures of the Aztec and Native American peoples of the Americas as well as the technological innovations of their respective cultures. He refutes the commonly taught version of the Americas before Columbus, saying it wasn't a sparsely populated wilderness but a cultivated land populated by advanced peoples.

Charles Mann is a correspondent for Science, Wired, and the Atlantic Monthly. He is the co-author of "The Aspirin Wars" and "Noah's Choice: The Future of Endangered Species" among others.

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

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25. La Belle France: A Short History

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

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On Monday, October 24 at 4:00 am
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La Belle France: A Short History
Alistair Horne

In his book "La Belle France," author Alistair Horne traces the country’s over 2000-year war history including the Hundred Years’ War and the French Revolution. Mr. Horne also examines the nature of politics and discusses France’s contributions to the world in fashion, talent, and language. This event was hosted by Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Alistair Horne is a fellow at St. Anthony's College, Oxford. He is the author of eighteen books, including "A Savage of Peace: Algeria 1954-1932," "The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916," and "Harold Macmillan: 1957-1986." In 2003 he received a knighthood for his work on French history.

Publisher: A.A. Knopf 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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26. The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis

History on Book TV

On Monday, October 24 at 5:00 am
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The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis
David Dalin
Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0805/btv082005_1.ram

Rabbi David Dalin argues that Pope Pius XII was not complicit with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party, as some historians contend. In his new book, "The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis," Rabbi Dalin examines the actions of Pope Pius XII and also traces the actions of the Catholic Church during the late 1930s and through World War II. The author writes that Pope Pius XII was not an anti-Semite and that the Catholic Church did more than any other religion to save the lives of European Jews during the Holocaust.

Rabbi David Dalin is the author or co-author of numerous books, including "Religion and State in the American Jewish Experience." He is a professor of history and political science at Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida.

Publisher: Regnery Publishing One Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001

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27. The Other War: Israelis, Palestinians and the Struggle for Media Supremacy

On Monday, October 24 at 6:00 am
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The Other War: Israelis, Palestinians and the Struggle for Media Supremacy
Stephanie Gutmann

In "The Other War: Israelis, Palestinians and the Struggle for Media Supremacy," author Stephanie Gutmann writes that the events in the Middle East are often manipulated and misrepresented by western media outlets. The author also makes the argument that in this media war, she believes Israel has been consistently beaten by what she deems to be the more press-savvy Palestinians. For her research, Ms. Gutmann traveled extensively throughout the region interviewing Israeli government officials and experiencing the media battle being waged first hand.

Stephanie Gutmann has written for the New York Times and New York Post. She is also the author of "The Kinder, Gentler Military."

Publisher: Encounter Books 665 Third Street, Ste 330 San Francisco, CA 94107

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30. Morning Kick!

:donut:

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31. Kick!

:P

[Kurovski]

32. I hope I can catch the Ritter & Hersh segment.

I'm visiting friends in Seattle and it doesn't look too likely.

Viva, do you know if Cspan puts these up for online viewing during the week?

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33. Depends on the show...

I'll keep my eyes open for it, and let you know.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if some brilliant DU'er records it and posts it online.

:)

[Kurovski]

39. I'm betting that one would be a keeper.

Thanks, Viva. :hi:

[EFerrari]

41. Watching it now. Omigod. Finally, truth.

I know we could stream this but watching it on the big screen is just so powerful.

Cheers, my friends, we WILL get the word out.

:toast:

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34. Kick!

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36. Kick! Coming up - Justice Stephen Breyer

Justice Stephen Breyer, Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

Born: August 15, 1938
Party: Democrat
Time served: 11 years, 2 months, 20 days
Position: associate Justice
Nominated by: Clinton
Commissioned: August 2, 1994
Sworn in: August 3, 1994

Biography

President Clinton's second nomination to the Supreme Court is a man of difficult descriptions. Contradictory in many ways, Stephen Gerald Breyer defied simple classification, as a man and as a judge. The first son of a middle-class San Francisco Jewish family, Breyer eventually married into a well-established family of the British aristocracy. Though he possessed enormous wealth, he nonetheless lived a relatively simple life, riding the bus to work and mowing his own lawn. His peculiarities did not end with his personal life, but extended to his bench practice as well. As an appeals court judge, Breyer upheld parental notification for teenage abortions and rejected federal guidelines that prevented health officials at public clinics from advising abortion. A strong proponent of cutting government regulation, Breyer often justified his position, not as beneficial for business, but as being in the interest of the people. This sentimentalism could be viewed cynically. But in Breyer's case, however, these sentiments are genuine and reflect a pragmatic view with many mismatched results.


more here - http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/legal_entity/108/

[MelissaB]

37. Don't forget this one tonight.

10:00 Scott Ritter and Seymour Hersh, Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the UN and Overthrow Saddam Hussein


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38. also on at 4:30 this afternoon!

I'll be watching it, twice. ;)

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40. Kick!

:evilgrin:

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42. Final Kick!

I wish I could manage to stay up for the Charles Mann presentation, but 4am comes early :(