2009 National Press Club Author Interviews

November 17, 2009

33 Programs

Ariel Glucklichtalked about his book Dying for Heaven: Holy Pleasure and Suicide Bombers--Why the Best Qualities of Religion Are Also Its Most Dangerous (HarperOne; November 3, 2009). In his .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Terrorism, Religious Issues
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Length: 00:02:12

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Leslie Sanchez talked about her book You've Come A Long Way, Maybe: Sarah, Michelle, Hillary and the Shaping of the New American Woman (Palgrave Macmillan; October 13, 2009). She spent much .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Women Candidates, Women in Politics
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Length: 00:04:20

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Steven Roberts talked about his book From Every End of This Earth: 13 Families and the New Lives They Made in America (Harper; October 6, 2009). In his book Steven Roberts follows the stories .. Read More
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5 minutes

Tags: Festival, Immigration
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Length: 00:05:05

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  • Roberts, Steven

    Professor George Washington University->School of Media and Public Affairs
Ilaria Dagnini Brey talked about her book The Venus Fixers: The Remarkable Story of the Allied Soldiers Who Saved Italy's Art During World War II (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; August 4, 2009). .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, World War II, Arts & Literature, Culture
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Length: 00:03:40

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Christina Asquith talked about her book Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq (Random House; September 29, 2009). In her book she tells the story of two Iraqi .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Gender Issues, Iraq Occupation/Reconstruction (05/02/03-08/31/10)
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Length: 00:04:13

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Military historian Patrick K. O'Donnell talked about his book They Dared Return: The True Story of Jewish Spies Behind the Lines in Nazi Germany (Da Capo Press; October 13, 2009). He used .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, World War II, Intelligence
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Length: 00:03:47

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Pamela Newkirk talked about the book she edited, Letters from Black America (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; February 3, 2009). It is a history of African-American men and women through their personal .. Read More
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4 minutes

Tags: Festival, African American History
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Length: 00:04:02

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Gwen Ifill is the author of The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (Doubleday; January 20, 2009). In her book she examines a new generation of African-American politicians. .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, African Americans
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Length: 00:01:28

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Robert McKinnontalked about the book he edited, Actions Speak Loudest: Keeping Our Promise for a Better World (The Lyons Press; October 8, 2009).This collection of photographs and essays is a .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Social Policy
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Length: 00:02:18

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John Maxwell Hamilton talked about his book Journalism's Roving Eye: A History of American Foreign Reporting (Louisiana State University Press; September 14, 2009).In his book veteran former .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Journalism
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Length: 00:03:44

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  • Hamilton, John

    Dean Louisiana State University->Manship School of Mass Communication
Quinn Bradlee talked about his book A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures (PublicAffairs; March 30, 2009). Topics included hisdevelopmental and learning .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Diseases, Disabled Persons
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Length: 00:03:39

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Jason Killian Meath talked about his book Hollywood on the Potomac (Arcadia Publishing (August 24, 2009).In his book he talks about the relationship between presidents and celebrities. .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Executive Branch
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Length: 00:07:00

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Richard Wolffe talked about his book Renegade: The Making of a President (Crown; June 2, 2009). In his book he covers Barack Obama's growth from a political newcomer into the world's most .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Obama
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Length: 00:05:31

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Vali Nasr talked about his book Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World (Free Press; September 15, 2009). In his book he discusses the .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Business & Commerce, Middle East
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Length: 00:05:03

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  • Nasr, Vali

    Professor Tufts University->Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Steve LeVine talked about his book Putin's Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia (Random House, June 24, 2008; Trade Paperbacks; April 21, 2009). In his book he .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Russian Federation
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Length: 00:03:32

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Garrett Peck talked about his book The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult Cabernet (Rutgers University Press; August 5, 2009). In his book he explores the .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Culture, Social Policy
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Length: 00:05:58

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James Reston talked about his book Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536 (Penguin Press; May 14, 2009). In his book he relates the .. Read More
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3 minutes

Tags: Festival, World History, Middle East, Religious Issues
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Length: 00:03:03

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Anthony Pitch talked about his book ["They Have Killed Papa Dead!": The Road to Ford's Theatre, Abraham Lincoln's Murder, and the Rage for Vengeance (Steerforth; December 30, 2008), released in .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Lincoln, Abraham
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Length: 00:02:43

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Neil Sheehan talked about his book, A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon (Random House; September 22, 2009). The book tells the story of the nuclear arms .. Read More
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5 minutes

Tags: Festival, Cold War, Nuclear
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Length: 00:05:34

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Guilty

Interview

Ann Coulter talked about the policies of the Obama administration, including health care and energy. She also talked about her book Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Obama, Barack
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Length: 00:03:33

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Brian Ross talked about his book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth (Hyperion; September 29, 2009). As chief investigative correspondent for ABC News, Brian .. Read More
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3 minutes

Tags: Festival, Stocks & Bonds, Crime
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Length: 00:03:29

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  • Ross, Brian

    Chief Correspondent ABC News->Investigative Unit
R. Dwayne Bettstalked about his book A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison (Avery; August 6, 2009). In this memoir he tells how he came of age in .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Crime Prevention, Young People
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Length: 00:03:14

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Joan Biskupic talked about her book American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; November 10, 2009). She talked about the .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Scalia, Antonin
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Length: 00:02:14

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Frank Aukofer talked about his book Never a Slow Day: Adventures of a 20th Century Newspaper Reporter (Marquette University Press; First edition (June 1, 2009).This is his account of 40 years .. Read More
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Tags: Festival, Newspapers
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Length: 00:02:55

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  • Aukofer, Frank

    Bureau Chief Milwaukee Journal Sentinel->Washington Bureau
Bryan Garner talked about the book he co-wrote with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (Thomson West; April 28, 2008). He .. Read More
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2 minutes

Tags: Festival, Judicial Process
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Length: 00:02:31

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Erin Arvedlund talked about her book, Too Good to Be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff (Portfolio Hardcover; August 11, 2009).

She was interviewed at the 32nd Annual .. Read More
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2 minutes

Tags: Festival, Banking & Financial Markets
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Length: 00:02:22

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Kiss the Sky

Interview

Farai Chideya talked about her book Kiss the Sky: A Novel (Atria; May 12, 2009).

She was interviewed at the 32nd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a .. Read More
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3 minutes

Tags: Festival
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Length: 00:03:45

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Oh, Johnny

Interview

Jim Lehrer talked about his book Oh, Johnny: A Novel (Random House; March 24, 2009).

He was interviewed at the 32nd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a .. Read More
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Tags: Festival
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Length: 00:03:43

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T.R. Reid talked about his book, The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care (The Penguin Press; August 20, 2009).

He was interviewed at the .. Read More
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2 minutes

Tags: Festival, Health Care
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Length: 00:02:28

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Jim Lehrer talked about his reading habits.

He was interviewed at the 32nd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism .. Read More
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Tags: Festival
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Length: 00:01:08

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Carol Beck talked about the SEED School of Maryland, a statewide college-preparatory public boarding school for students from under-served communities. She was at the National Press Club Book Fair .. Read More
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9 minutes

Tags: Festival, Schools
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Length: 00:09:00

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Patricia Sullivan talked about her book Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement (New Press; August 1, 2009).


She was interviewed at the 32nd .. Read More
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Tags: Minorities, African Americans
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Length: 00:02:35

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  • Sullivan, Patricia

    Associate Professor University of South Carolina->History and African American Studies
Sir Harold Evans talked about the books he was reading, his selection of five great books about newspaper reporting for the Wall Street Journal, and the book party given at the British .. Read More
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Tags: Festival
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Length: 00:02:40

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