Book TV Schedule: August 26th -28th

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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Book TV Alert
C-SPAN2's Book TV: August 26-28
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1st Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
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LIVE coverage from New Orleans
Sunday 5 PM and 10 PM ET

The Press Club of New Orleans hosts An Afternoon of Authors panel discussion with over a dozen authors and photographers who' have covered Hurricane Katrina including:

Douglas Brinkley, The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast; Jed Horne, Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City; Mark Schleifstein, co-author of Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms; and photographers and contributors to Katrina: The Ruin & Recovery of New Orleans (a publication of the Times-Picayune).
Other Hurricane Katrina related programs this weekend:

Ivor van Heerden, The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina -- The Inside Story from One Louisiana Scientist (Sunday 1:15 PM ET)

Michael Eric Dyson, Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster (Sunday 2:30 PM ET)

Pulitzer-Prize winning Dallas Morning News Photographers, Eyes of the Storm: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Photographic Story (Sunday 7:30 PM ET)


After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM ET, Sunday 9 PM ET
In their new book, Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security, co-authors Robert Block and Christopher Cooper provide new details on the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina.

One year after the event, Mr. Block discusses the book with James Lee Witt, former FEMA Director during the Clinton Administration.


Other Weekend Highlights
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Gordon Wood, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
The author describes the achievements of the country's Founding Fathers.
(Saturday 4 PM and 10 PM ET, Monday 7 AM ET)
John West and Casey Luskin, Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Decision
The authors argue that the theory of intelligent design is based on science not religion, and that proponents of intelligent design want to challenge the teaching of evolution on scientific grounds not religious ones.
(Saturday 7 PM, Sunday 6:30 AM, Sunday 12 midnight ET)


After Words on C-SPAN
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Special weeknight presentation of After Words on C-SPAN
Monday, August 21st - Friday, August 25th, 7 PM ET

Monday: Nicholas Basbanes, Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World
Tuesday: Co-author Frank Schaeffer, AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Uper Classes from Military Service and How It Hurts Our Country
Wednesday: James Yee , For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire
Thursday: Co-author Matthew Bogdanos, Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures
Friday: Professor Simon Schama, Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution


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BOOK TV Schedule

Note: Program start times are approximate and all times are Eastern.

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Saturday, August 26

8:00 am Kevin McKiernan, The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland

10:00 Public Lives: Bill Minutaglio, The President's Counselor: The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales

11:35 Ted Morgan, My Battle of Algiers: A Memoir

12:30 pm Public Lives: Michael Rosenthal, Nicholas Miraculous: The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler

1:45 Douglas Murray, Neoconservatism: Why We Need It

3:00 Charlayne Hunter-Gault, New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance

4:00 History on Book TV: Gordon Wood, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different

5:00 General Assignment: George Lakoff, Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Peter Maas, Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia

7:00 General Assignment: John West and Casey Luskin, Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Decision

9:00 After Words: After Words: Robert Block, co-author of "Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security" interviewed by James Lee Witt

10:00 History on Book TV: Gordon Wood, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different

11:00 General Assignment: Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky, The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office


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Sunday, August 27

12:30 am General Assignment: Douglas Murray, Neoconservatism: Why We Need It

1:45 Steven Freeman, Joel Bleifuss, Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?: Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count

3:00 Bill Minutaglio, The President's Counselor: The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales

4:35 Annie Cheney, Body Brokers

5:30 George Lakoff, Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea

6:30 John West and Casey Luskin, Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Decision

8:15 Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky, The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office

9:30 Douglas Murray, Neoconservatism: Why We Need It

11:00 After Words: Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, authors of "Without Precedent," interviewed by Marvin Kalb

12:00 pm Jed Horne, Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City

1:15 Ivor van Heerden, The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina -- The Inside Story from One Louisiana Scientist

2:30 Michael Eric Dyson, Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster

4:15 Douglas Brinkley, The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

5:00 General Assignment: 1st Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: live coverage from New Orleans

7:30 Dallas Morning News photographers panel, "Eyes of the Storm: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Photographic Story"

9:00 After Words: After Words: Robert Block, co-author of "Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security" interviewed by James Lee Witt

10:00 General Assignment: 1st Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: live coverage from New Orleans


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Monday, August 28

12:00 am John West and Casey Luskin, Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Decision

1:45 George Lakoff, Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea

2:45 2006 Roosevelt Reading Festival: Elliot A. Rosen

3:30 ISI National Leadership Conference: Mark Skousen "Why Did Milton Friedman Succeed While Other Free-Market Economists Failed?"

4:30 Brooke Masters, Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer

6:00 Charlayne Hunter-Gault, New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance

7:00 Gordon Wood, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different


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

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland

On Saturday, August 26 at 8:00 am
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The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland
Kevin McKiernan

Kevin McKiernan discusses the plight of the Kurds who live in Northern Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria. As part of his talk, Mr. McKiernan looks at the atrocities committed against the Iraqi Kurds by Saddam Hussein during the 1980s (with the support of the U.S. government), the abandonment of the Iraqi Kurds after the 1991 Gulf War, and the leading role that the Kurds are playing in Iraq today. He also talks about the repression faced by Kurds living in Turkey and the clashes between the Kurds of Turkey and the Kurds of Iraq. The talk was hosted by MIT's Center for International Studies. Includes a slide show and Q&A with the MIT audience.

Kevin McKiernan's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, and Time. He has been reporting on the Kurds since 1991 and most recently covered the Iraq War for ABC News. Mr. McKiernan is the writer/director of the PBS documentary "Good Kurds, Bad Kurds." For more information, visit his website at: kevinmckiernan.com.

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2. The President's Counselor: The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales

On Saturday, August 26 at 10:00 am and Sunday, August 27 at 3:00 am
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The President's Counselor: The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales
Bill Minutaglio

Bill Minutaglio discusses his book, "The President's Counselor: The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales." In this biography, Mr. Minutaglio chronicles the public and private life of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. He examines his childhood and describes how Mr. Gonzales became one of President George W. Bush's closest colleagues and friends. Mr. Minutaglio says Gonzales has been loyal to President Bush for many years, hushing up Bush's drunk driving conviction and backing him on Texas executions. More recently, says the author, Mr. Gonzales has written policies that defend and authorize the torture of suspected terrorists.

Bill Minutaglio is the author of "First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty." He has written for the San Antonio Express, the Houston Chronicle, the Daily Morning News and the New York Times. As a journalist, he has profiled Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Timothy Leary, John Belushi, and others. He has worked at the United Nations and the United States Department of Agriculture in Harlem.

[EFerrari]

31. I can't believe someone wrote this book.

Who do you have to be to write an appreciation of Torquemada?

:wow:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

32. I'm not sure about this one...

His publisher says he writes with "precision and fair-minded balance"

Most of the reviews I've read are like this one. No one says it's great, hard to get through but lots of detailed facts.

Family Man, November 16, 2000
Reviewer: R. Walker - See all my reviews
Bill Minutaglio tells the W. story mostly in the context of the Bush family, which strikes me as the right strategy. Bush himself likes to put forward a simple version of his life, but the truth is more interesting: Not just the West Texas childhood, but the adolescence shuttling back and forth from Houston to Andover, etc. First Son gives a sense of the privileges of a family like Bush clan, but also a sense of the expectations. Along the way Minutaglio provides a bit of a crash course on Texas politics, also useful in understanding Bush, his allies, and his enemies. The result is a story told in a fairly straightforward, nearly newspaperish style, and while it's slightly repetitive, the underlying material is good enough to make it a quick and engaging (if not very deep) read. Minutaglio seems fairly determined not to make any overt judgments about his subject, so the book ends up a sort of Rorschach test. It may reinforce whatever views on Bush you have, but I doubt it will change many minds. It's not a classic, and I doubt this will be the last word on Bush, but First Son is a good distillation of the W. story so far.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0609808672/002-1121818-3913653?v=glance&n=283155

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

33. After watching for a while, he mentioned he was under contract

to write this. And he didn't look very happy about having to spend all that time with Torquemada (mentally, I mean).

How many jobs would you rather do, Viva? I'd rather grade math papers. :)

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34. it would be facinating if I could stand to be in the same room with evil

but I can't.

I'd rather smut corn.

[Kurovski]

42. Somehow, and to my ears,

that sounds like it might be fun. :evilgrin:

What does it mean, really?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

46. 'smut' in this case... is a fungus

that grows on corn. Black, powdery, stinky stuff. If the cows eat it, they get sick. So you walk through the field, and hand pick the bad ears before letting the cows in to feed.

Not nearly as fun as what was going through your head! :evilgrin:

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51. on now kick!

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3. My Battle of Algiers: A Memoir

On Saturday, August 26 at 11:35 am
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My Battle of Algiers: A Memoir
Ted Morgan
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0406/btv040106_2.ram

Pulitzer-prize winner Ted Morgan discusses his memoir, "My Battle of Algiers," at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Mr. Morgan, who fought on the side of the French during the French-Algerian War in the late 1950s, spends much of his talk explaining why, in the preface to his book, he refers to the war in Iraq as "unwinnable." He compares what the Iraqis are going through today with what the Algerians went through when fighting the French. Mr. Morgan also addresses the use of torture and its effectiveness in both Algeria and Iraq. Includes Q&A.

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ted Morgan has written biographies of Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and William S. Burroughs. He is the author of "Reds: McCarthyism in Twentieth-Century America." Mr. Morgan served in the French Army from 1956 to 1957.

[EFerrari]

37. This man is an incredibly good speaker. He's the first person

I've ever heard talk about combat in such a clear way. Without softening or without avoiding. He talked about using torture to interrogate a detainee and he spoke with unblinking honesty. I want to read his book.

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4. Nicholas Miraculous: The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nicholas...

On Saturday, August 26 at 12:30 pm
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Nicholas Miraculous: The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler
Michael Rosenthal

Michael Rosenthal discusses his book,"Nicholas Miraculous," about Columbia University's former president, Nicholas Murray Butler. Professor Rosenthal talks about Butler's influence in America during the early part of the 20th century, Butler's continuous efforts at self-promotion, and the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Butler in 1931. He also reads from a portion of the book. The talk was hosted by Columbia University. Includes Q&A.

Michael Rosenthal is a professor of the humanities at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including "The Character Factory: Baden-Powell and the Origins of the Boy Scout Movement" and "Virginia Woolf."

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5. Neoconservatism: Why We Need It

On Saturday, August 26 at 1:45 pm and Sunday, August 27 at 12:30 am and at 9:30 am
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Neoconservatism: Why We Need It
Douglas Murray

In a discussion about his book, "Neoconservatism: Why We Need It," BBC commentator Douglas Murray examines the historical rise of neoconservatism, discusses it in the context of today's political environment, and shows how the conservative revolution is continuing - on both sides of the Atlantic. Mr. Murray describes the neoconservative rational behind the Bush administration's response to September 11, the Iraq War, and the current conflict in Lebanon and Israel.

Douglas Murray is the author of "Bosie: A Biography of Lord Alfred Douglas," which was published while Murray was still an undergraduate at Oxford. Mr. Murray lectures throughout Europe and the United States on the War on Terror, Islam and Europe, interventionism and the ongoing culture wars. Mr. Murray also appears on BBC as a commentator.

Publisher: ENCOUNTER BOOKS 900 Broadway, Suite 400 New York, NY 10003

[Kurovski]

43. This is some kind of a sick joke, right?

Just say "yes".

[EFerrari]

63. Yes.

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6. New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance

On Saturday, August 26 at 3:00 pm and Monday, August 28 at 6:00 am
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New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance
Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Center for American Progress senior fellow Gayle Smith talks to Charlayne Hunter-Gault about Ms. Hunter-Gault's book, "New News Out of Africa." Ms. Hunter-Gault argues that there is more to Africa than bad news of disease, disaster and despair. She examines the continent's social and economic conditions and assesses South Africa's progress since the end of apartheid.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault was the Johannesburg, South Africa bureau chief for CNN from 1999 to 2005 and prior to that worked for PBS and NPR. In 1961 she attended the University of Georgia, where she was one of the first African-American students, and the next year became the first African-American woman to graduate from that university. She has won two Peabody Awards and two Emmy Awards and has written for The New York Times, Saturday Review, Essence and Vogue. Ms. Huner-Gault is the author of "In My Place," a memoir about her experiences at the University of Virginia.

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7. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different

On Saturday, August 26 at 4:00 pm and at 10:00 pm and Monday, August 28 at 7:00 am
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Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
Gordon Wood

Pulitzer-prize winner Gordon Wood speaks about his book, "Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different." Mr. Gordon describes achievements of the country's Founding Fathers. As a historian, he examines the Founding Fathers roles, ideals and values expressed in the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The talk was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Gordon Wood is currently a professor of history at Brown University. He has been awarded numerous prizes for his writings including the Pulitzer Prize and Bancroft Prize.

Publisher: PENGUIN PRESS 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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8. Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea

On Saturday, August 26 at 5:00 pm and Sunday, August 27 at 5:30 am and Monday, August 28 at 1:45 am
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Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea
George Lakoff

In a talk at the Commonwealth Club, George Lakoff says the United States is divided by two dramatically different worldviews on the notion of freedom. As he explains in his book, "Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea," progressives and conservatives have different value systems that expand the notion of freedom in opposite directions. According to Mr. Lakoff, progressives encourage social security, the minimum wage, universal health care, and college for all -- ways to guarantee freedom from want. Comparatively, he argues that conservatives believe giving people things they haven’t earned creates dependency and robs people of their freedom. Includes Q&A.

George Lakoff is a linguistics professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a senior fellow at the Rockridge Institute, a progressive think tank. His research includes many areas of conceptual analysis within cognitive linguistics as it applies to politics, literature, philosophy and mathematics. He was an adviser to Howard Dean during Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. George Lakoff's books include "Metaphors We Live By" and "Moral Politics."

Publisher: FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX 19 Union Square West New York, NY 10003

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9. Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia

On Saturday, August 26 at 6:00 pm
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Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia
Peter Maas

In this Booknotes interview from 1997, author Peter Maas discussed his book "Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano’s Story of Life in the Mafia." Mr. Maas reveals that Sammy Gravano is underboss or second in command of the Gambino crime family. Mr. Maas met with Sammy while he was in the Federal witness protection program for testifying against John Gotti, head of the Gambino family. According to Mr. Maas, the Gambino family was considered to be the most powerful of the five New York crime families.

Peter Maas authored several books, including "Serpico," "The Valachi Papers," "King of the Gypsies" and "In a Child’s Name: The Legacy of a Mother’s Murder." He wrote for The New York Herald Tribune, Collier’s magazine, Look magazine, the Saturday Evening Post, New York Magazine, and The New York Times Magazine. He had been a contributing editor to Parade magazine since 1983. He died in August of 2001 at the age of 72.

[ThomWV]

10. I Can't Thank You Enough For Posting This Each Friday

I tend to forget to go look at the schedule but your posting reminds me of showings I don't want to miss. This weekend has some real treats, particularly saturday night and sunday morning.

Thanks again.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. My pleasure!

jusk kick it when you see something good, that's all I ask. :)

[Robbien]

38. I second that sentiment. And a kick and recommend

Thanks VivaLaRevolution.

:yourock:

[EFerrari]

52. I love this thread, too. It would be helpful if we remember to vote it up

:)

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11. Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and Kitzmiller vs. Dover

On Saturday, August 26 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, August 27 at 6:30 am and Monday, August 28 at 12:00 am
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Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Decision
John West and Casey Luskin

John West and Casey Luskin respond to Judge John Jones's written decision in the case Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District. The case was a challenge to the Dover, Pennsylvania school board's decision to make students aware of the theory of intelligent design. Judge Jones ruled that the board's policy violated the Constitution because intelligent design amounts to little more than a religious theory. Mr. West and Mr. Casey review the case and argue that the theory of intelligent design is based on science not religion, and that proponents of intelligent design want to challenge the teaching of evolution on scientific grounds not religious ones. This event was hosted by the Discovery Institute in Washington, DC.

John West, senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, is associate director of the Institute's Center for Science & Culture and associate professor of political science at Seattle Pacific University. His books include "The Politics of Revelation & Reason: Religion and Civic Life in the New Nation" and "Celebrating Middle Earth: The Lord of the Rings as a Defense of Western Civilization." Casey Luskin, currently an attorney, was a researcher at the Scripps Institution for Oceanography from 1997 to 2002. He is is co-founder of the Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center (ideacenter.org).

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12. After Words: Robert Block interviewed by James Lee Witt

On Saturday, August 26 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, August 27 at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Robert Block, co-author of "Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security" interviewed by James Lee Witt

In their new book, "Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security," co-authors Robert Block and Christopher Cooper provide new details on the federal government’s response to the greatest natural disaster in US history. One year after the event, Mr. Block discusses the book with James Lee Witt, former FEMA Director during the Clinton Administration.

Robert Block covers the Department of Homeland Security for the Wall Street Journal. James Lee Witt is Chairman and CEO of James Lee Witt Associates, LLC. He served as Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from 1993 to 2001.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

44. kick!

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13. The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing GWB from Office

On Saturday, August 26 at 11:00 pm and Sunday, August 27 at 8:15 am
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The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office
Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky

Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky are co-authors of "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office. At a symposium held at Robin's Bookstore in Philadelphia, the authors argue that President Bush's administration threatens basic freedoms and the American system of checks and balances. The co-authors review several of what they consider impeachable actions by President Bush, including lying to Congress about the need to invade Iraq for possession of weapons of mass destruction, refusing to cooperate with the congressional 9/11 Commission probes, and obstructing justice in protecting the person responsible for revealing that former Ambassodor Joseph Wilson’s wife, Valerie Plame, was an undercover CIA operative. The authors suggest that impeachment should be a key issue this election year and impeachment legislation should be submitted to the next House Judiciary Committee.

Dave Lindorff is a journalist who has written for numerous publications, including BusinessWeek, Salon, and the Nation. He's also the author of three books, "This Can't Be Happening!" "Killing Time," and "Marketplace Medicine." Barbara Olshansky is an attorney for The Center for Constitutional Rights. She is currently managing habeas litigation on behalf of 300 detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. She is the author of "Secret Trials and Executions: Military Tribunals and the Threat to Democracy."

Publisher: THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010

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45. KICKIN!!

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49. discussion thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1990432

Catch the repeat if you can!

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14. Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?: Exit Polls, Election Fraud...

On Sunday, August 27 at 1:45 am
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Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?: Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count
Steven Freeman, Joel Bleifuss, Rep. John Conyers, Jr.

In "Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?" Steven Freeman and Joel Bleifuss analyze the discrepancy between the Election Day exit polls and the official vote count. The co-authors cite vote suppression and fraud as reasons for the eight million vote difference between exit poll data and the final outcome. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose in Washington DC. The authors are joined by Rep. John Conyers, Jr. of Michigan.

Steve Freeman is a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Organizational Dynamics. Joel Bleifuss is the editor of "In These Times" and has had numerous articles cited as Top Censored Stories of the Year by Project Censored.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

50. discussion thread, hopefully

if anyone else is still awake/sober enough to type. :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1990978&mesg_id=1990978

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15. Body Brokers

On Sunday, August 27 at 4:35 am
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Body Brokers
Annie Cheney

In "Body Brokers" Annie Cheney concludes that funeral homes, crematoriums and medical school personnel treat human bodies as commodities. The author details how people profit from buying and selling human remains. This event was hosted by Coliseum Books in New York City.

Annie Cheney is a journalist whose work has appeared in My Generation magazine and Harper's. She has contributed stories to several public radio shows, including National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."

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16. After Words: Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton interviewed by Marvin Kalb

On Sunday, August 27 at 11:00 am
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After Words: Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, authors of "Without Precedent," interviewed by Marvin Kalb
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/General/ram/AfterWords/0806/arc_btv081906_4.ram

In the new book, "Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission", co-authors and commission co-chairs, Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, reveal new details of the commission’s investigation of the events leading up to the 9/11 attacks. They assess what went right and what went wrong along the way to issuing the commission’s report. They discuss their book with veteran journalist, Marvin Kalb, a senior fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a former host of Meet the Press.

Thomas Kean was the Republican Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990 and was president of Drew University from 1990 to 2005. Lee Hamilton is president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He served as a Democratic member of Congress from Indiana from 1965 to 1999.

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17. Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great....

On Sunday, August 27 at 12:00 pm
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Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
Jed Horne

In "Breach of Faith" Jed Horne, metro editor of New Orleans' Times-Picayune, chronicles each phase of Hurricane Katrina. During his discussion Mr. Horne describes how he thinks President Bush and the Department of Homeland Security mishandled the natural disaster and discusses current efforts to rebuild the affected areas. This event was hosted by Octavia Books in New Orleans.

Jed Horne was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his part in the Times-Picayune's coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He is a metro editor at the Times-Picayune. He is the author of "Desire Street: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

54. 12 hours of Katrina programming

discussion thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1992175

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18. The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina -- The ...

On Sunday, August 27 at 1:15 pm
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The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina -- The Inside Story from One Louisiana Scientist
Ivor van Heerden

Ivor van Heerden talks about his and his colleagues' efforts to protect New Orleans against hurricanes prior to 2005 and their investigation into the cause of the flooding in the city after Hurricane Katrina hit in September 2005. Mr. van Heerden argues that state and federal officials largely ignored plans that would have protected the city and then tried to jam up scientific investigations into the cause, forcing him and other scientists to go directly to the media. He says that the condition of the levies in New Orleans are still poor, leaving New Orleans vulnerable as the next hurricane season approaches. The talk was hosted by Octavia Books in New Orleans.

Ivor van Heerden, who teaches civil and environmental engineering at Louisiana State University, is cofounder and deputy director of the LSU Hurricane Center (www.hurricane.lsu.edu) and director of the Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes.

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19. Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster

On Sunday, August 27 at 2:30 pm
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Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
Michael Eric Dyson

In "Come Hell or High Water" author Michael Eric Dyson criticizes the U.S. Government's response to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The author argues that the Bush administration and FEMA's failure to provide aid in a timely manner is another reminder of the deep class and racial divide in America. He analyzed the problems displaced survivors of Hurricane Katrina are facing today, and debated if the storm was caused by God. This event was hosted by Eso Won, an African American bookstore in Los Angeles, California.

Michael Eric Dyson is the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His books include "Is Bill Cosby Right?," "The Michael Eric Dyson Reader," "Open Mike," "Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur," "Why I Love Black Women," "I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.," "Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line," "Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X" and "Reflecting Black."

Publisher: Basic Books 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016

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57. I can't believe there weren't comments about this program --EXCELLENT!

Dyson is terrific, and this was no exception. This is a scathing review of poverty in this country, and as Dems, I can't believe this was of no interest.

Please, someone, take the opportunity to at least watch the recorded verson on the website, and comment, eh?

:hi:

[EFerrari]

59. I LOVED this segment. It was astonishing. There was a real

discussion about inclusiveness that broke out when a lady in the audience said she didn't want to have to think about gays in NOLA. And Dyson handled it like a CHAMP. I swear, I'm going to buy his book just because he did not back down and he was not hostile. He was simply strong, clear and consistent.

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68. Inclusiveness??? What's that?? ^_^

I'm definitely going to have to watch that part again--thanks for mentioning it!

Yes, I admire his style. It's obvious he has a great deal of self-confidence, and I .. well, I envy that. It's so much harder to deal with attacks when one doesn't have that kind of self-confidence. It isn't that easy to come by in this society.

I'm trying to get through "The Gentle Art Of Verbal Self-Defense", but so far it doesn't address the things I normally am faced with.

Hmmm, wonder if Dyson would give lessons on that... ~~chortle~~

OK, I'm not really chortling... I think there's a huge need to help people learn how to handle those situations!

Verbal non-violence... what a concept! :hi:

:hug:

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20. The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf

On Sunday, August 27 at 4:15 pm
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The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Douglas Brinkley
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0606/btv061706_4.ram

In "The Great Deluge," author Douglas Brinkley recounts the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Throughout the book and during his presentation, Mr. Brinkley introduces several New Orleans residents who used their own resources to assist in the disaster relief efforts. This event was hosted by Octavia Books in New Orleans.

Douglas Brinkley is a history professor and director of the Roosevelt Center at Tulane University. He is the author of "Tour of Duty," "The Boys of Pointe du Hoc" and "Parish Priest."

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21. 1st Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: live coverage from New Orleans

On Sunday, August 27 at 5:00 pm and at 10:00 pm
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1st Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: live coverage from New Orleans

The Press Club of New Orleans commemorates the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with two back-to-back panel discussions on the hurricane and its aftermath. The panels feature more than a dozen writers and photographers who published books on the topic. The first panel discussion, airing live at 5pm ET (and reairing at 10pm ET), features Jed Horne, author of "Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City;" Chris Rose, author of "1 Dead in Attic;" Richard Campanella, author of "Geographies of New Orleans: Urban Fabrics Before the Storm;" Robert Smallwood, author of "The Five People You Meet in Hell: Surviving Katrina;" Mary Beth Romig, co-author of "Missing New Orleans;" and Sarah Inman, contributor to "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?"The second panel discussion, airing live at 6pm ET, features Douglas Brinkley, author of "The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast;" Mark Schleifstein, co-author of "Path of Destruction;" Tony Dunbar, author of "Tubby Meets Katrina: A Tubby Dubonnet Novel;" Ken Foster, author of "The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind;" and photographers who contributed to "Katrina: The Ruin and Recovery of New Orleans," a publication of the Times-Picayune.

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55. LIVE

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22. "Eyes of the Storm: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Photographic Story"

On Sunday, August 27 at 7:30 pm
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"Eyes of the Storm: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Photographic Story"
Dallas Morning News photographers panel

Dallas Morning News photographers Michael Ainsworth, Melanie Burford, Barbara Davidson, Tom Fox, and Irwin Thompson participated in this panel discussion of their work documenting hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. During this illustrated program, the photographers use examples of images from the book to describe the difficulty of working in a disaster area. The photojournalists discuss people they met and photographed while on assignment, and how this experience compares to other major events they have photographed.

This book was produced by the Dallas Morning News newspaper. Nineteen staff photographers contributed over 250 images to this book.

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60. A rerun but so wonderful. Katrina through the eyes of

photographers working at the Dallas Morning News. They talk about what it was like to be working in NOLA and tell stories to accompany their images. Must see.

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23. 2006 Roosevelt Reading Festival: Elliot A. Rosen

On Monday, August 28 at 2:45 am
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2006 Roosevelt Reading Festival: Elliot A. Rosen

Elliot Rosen’s book, "Roosevelt, the Great Depression, and the Economics of Recovery" is a chronicle and an examination of the New Deal economic policies. At a symposium at the Roosevelt Reading Festival, historian and author Elliot Rosen explores the causes of the Great Depression and the consequences of President Roosevelt's economic policies. This event was held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and home of FDR National Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY.

Elliot Rosen is a history professor at Rutgers University and the author of "Hoover, Roosevelt, and the Brains Trust: From Depression to New Deal." He received his Ph.D. from New York University.

Publisher: The University of Virginia Press Box 400318 Charlottesville, VA 22904

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67. This was Interesting, Complicated--A Different Theory

A little while ago, after all of C-SPAN's endless parade of Lincoln festivals, and Lincoln forums, etc., I started wondering, Why the hell don't you people ever give us a Roosevelt forum or appreciation?; give us something on Franklin or Eleanor Roosevelt, from those who know about and love them. Just recently, there was, finally, an announcement that C-SPAN/BookTV was going to cover the 2006 Roosevelt Reading Festival: the program was on a book about the Republicans, during the 1940 campaign. Fuck you too, assholes. This one is a little better; it is a study of the Great Depression and New Deal policies--by a Republican. Further, it was shown during the middle of the night, 2:45-3:30 AM Eastern time, followed by a gush-fest over that phony disaster Milton Friedman. Fuck you too, assholes.

Regardless, this was a very interesting talk, complicated, and gave some new opinions about the cause of the Depression, some possible cures for future ones (such as the one we are having now), etc. The author, although a History Professor, not an economist, has a personal background with at least one of the Roosevelt Admin. people, Raymond Moley, and seems to have some understanding of things, although tainted with an admitted Republican filter. First off, the author does not believe that the Depression was caused by the stock market crash of 1929, which may be unique, but gave a very good explanation of other causes. They are hauntingly similar to situations and conditions today. Elliot Rosen believes the direct cause of the Depression was Britain's devaluing the Pound Sterling, which was the official world-standard currency then, not the dollar, to try to protect Britain's economy. (Note that Bush today is over and over again, devaluing the dollar, to allow for unregulated, unfettered capitalist investment around the world from the U.S. I live in Michigan, and notice the dollar as opposed to the Canadian dollar: when Clinton was President, the Canadian dollar was worht about 63 cents; now it is like 90.) Other causes given were over-extension by corporations with bad investments, rising corporate profits at the same time as stagnant purchasing power and wages, and the failure of the economy to change and adapt from an old, heavy-industry, textile and agricultural/farm economy, to the then-new service and technologies economy--just like the more-current, wrenching change from manufacturing of the modern type to, now, service and "information technologies," banking and investment, etc.; a Depression brought on by failure to keep up itself. The devaluation of the Pound was given as the main, actual cause, however; it was interesting.

It was annoying, though, to listen to a typical Republican failure to give credit to the Roosevelt Administration for ending the Depression, winning World War II and causing no post-war economic depression, which had never before happened, although this one was better than most, and the book actually seemed interesting, especially today, when "Hoover II" is bringing on the same thing, all over again, with a nightmarish return to the days of "Government Will Not Help You." One thing was wrong, though--the recession of 1938-39 was described here as caused by incrasingly "anti-business New Deal policies," whatever that means. To quote from a really good book on the topic, "The Thirties: America and the Great Depression," by Fon Boardman, Jr., (p. 111), "It is more likely the recession came about because certain New Deal policies had been abandoned. In June Roosevelt, who still in the back of his mind was just as traditionally addicted to the virtues of a balanced budget as Hoover had been, had cut relief spending. Federal Reserve System policies at the same time tended to restrict credit, while social security taxes were beginning to take spending money out of paychecks." It continues that when new public works programs were then instituted, the recession ended and recovery continued. The author did, however, mention the suspicion that many have always had--then as now--that corporations deliberately tried to make the New Deal fail by refusing to invest and create jobs, when they might have. This is why Roosevelt famously held the opinion that bankers, and investors on Wall Street, are "crooks"--because, this is what they are.

The programs and Federal departments of the Roosevelt New Deal saved this country from Depression, has until now protected us from any further economic collapse, and built this country up as the greatest, richest and most equitably distributed, with the most powerful and influencial middle class, insuring a government emphasis on help and fairness, infrastructure building and maintenance, and a stable standard of living, with corporate activity regulated under law, to stop, or punish, corporate crime and exploitation. The author, although I did not totally agree, as presented during this C-SPAN talk, made an interesting case on this very complicated--and suddenly now again pressing, urgent issue--and I think I will read through the book, and maybe buy. We suddenly need these answers again, as they needed answers during the '30s, and we will never get them from this treasonous group of neo-con/capitalist Republicans, ripping everything all to hell, for their own profit. There is a great thread currently on DU General, called "Experts warn U.S. is coming apart at the seams" & bush ignores the issue." This BookTV discussion is of the same type. God help us; we need a New Deal.

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24. ISI National Leadership Conference: Mark Skousen "Why Did Milton ...

On Monday, August 28 at 3:30 am
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ISI National Leadership Conference: Mark Skousen "Why Did Milton Friedman Succeed While Other Free-Market Economists Failed?"

From the 2006 Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Spring Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, a symposium on economist Milton Friedman. In a lecture entitled "Why Did Milton Friedman Succeed While Other Free-Market Economists Failed?," Mark Skousen outlines Milton Friedman's career and discusses why he is one of the best known economist of modern times.

Mark Skousen is a professional economist, financial advisor, university professor and author. His books include "The Power of Economic Thinking" and "The Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin."

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25. Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer

On Monday, August 28 at 4:30 am
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Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer
Brooke Masters

In "Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer," Washington Post staff writer Brooke Masters examines New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the impact of his aggressive prosecutions of white collar crime and corporate fraud. In the book, Ms. Masters draws on her behind-the-scenes access to Mr. Spitzer’s operation and staff, as well as numerous interviews with officials, executives, and attorneys. In a discussion at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, AEI scholar Michael Greve and Brooke Masters discuss her book and Mr. Spitzer’s redefinition of the role of attorney general and his run to be the next governor of New York.

Brooke Masters is a Washington Post staff writer who covers Wall Street, the securities industry and white-collar crime. Her assignments have included covering the Martha Stewart trial, the Frank Quattrone trial and various of Eliot Spitzer's investigations. She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1989 and earned her master's in economic history from the London School of Economics.

Publisher: TIMES BOOKS 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010

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27. kick!

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28. kick

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39. hurts so good!

:P

:hi:

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29. Count me grateful!

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35. hi!

Thanks for dropping in. :hi:

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30. Recommended! And I recommend that y'all recommend

this fine post, too.:-)

Hey Vivala!:hi:

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36. Hey Sweets!

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41. Something smoochy back at ya!

How is the new job going?

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65. new project doesn't start for a few weeks...

temp work until then. :(

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40. kick---heads up for Lakoff

30 minutes

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47. Kick for my favorite thread on DU

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48. Thank you for posting this.....n/t

:kick:


peace~

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53. Sunday morning kick.

They are right now discussing the 9/11 Commission.

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56. Thanks so very much, Viva! I always look for your BookTV posts!

What a service you provide --mucho megalo mahalo! :hi:

I'm surprised that nobody mentioned that terrific program with Michael Eric Dyson, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER! It was *excellent*, and should be seen by everyone!

Thanks again! :toast:

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58. kick!

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61. last kick!

a new work week begins...

Thanks everyone, for all the interest. :)

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62. Thank you, Viva!

:loveya:

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64. no applause, please!

the monastic deeds should go unrecognized!

(sorry, reading Morris Bergman just now. I highly recommend "Dark Ages America")

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66. That book made more sense to me than many I've read insofar

as it gives you a way to think about what this culture is doing, why and how.

My son gave it to me for Mother's Day. lol