2011 Virginia Festival of the Book

March 18, 2011

10 Programs

Authors talked about their books on the American Revolution and role played by religion in the founding of the United States. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Tatiana .. Read More
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1 hour, 6 minutes

Tags: Festival, Early American History (1600-1850), Religious Issues
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Length: 01:06:19

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Tomiko Brown-Nagin talked about her book, Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford University Press USA, 2011).

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14 minutes

Tags: Festival, African American History, Minorities
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Length: 00:14:46

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Peter Slen introduced Book TV's telecast of "Americans in China: John Service and Homer Lea," a panel at the 17th annual Virginia Festival of the Book, which was held March 16-20, 2011, in .. Read More
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0 minutes

Tags: Festival
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Length: 00:00:36

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Authors talked about their books on the experiences of two Americans in China during the mid-20th Century. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Rose Nan-Ping Chen .. Read More
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59 minutes

Tags: Festival, China
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Length: 00:59:50

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  • Chen, Rose

    Founder and President Rose Group for Cross-Cultural Understanding
  • Joiner, Lynne

    Media Consultant Shanghai International Television
  • Kaplan, Lawrence

    Chief Historian Department of Defense->Missile Defense Agency

Moneymakers

Interview

Ben Tarnoff talked about his book Moneymakers: The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Notorious Counterfeiters (Penguin Press, 2011).

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9 minutes

Tags: Festival, Early American History (1600-1850), Department of the Treasury
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Length: 00:09:27

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Peter Slen introduced the day's schedule for Book TV's telecasts of the 17th annual Virginia Festival of the Book, which was held March 16-20, 2011, in Charlottesville, Virginia. He spoke from the .. Read More
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0 minutes

Tags: Festival
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Length: 00:00:44

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Authors used graphics as they talked about their books on the Vietnam War as seen from both sides of the conflict. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. .. Read More
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1 hour, 0 minutes

Tags: Festival, Vietnam War
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Length: 01:00:13

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Peter Slen introduced Book TV's telecast of "Founding Fathers and Religion," a panel at the 17th annual Virginia Festival of the Book, which was held March 16-20, 2011, in Charlottesville, Virginia. .. Read More
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0 minutes

Tags: Festival
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Length: 00:00:27

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Kate Buford talked about her book Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe (Knopf, 2010).

She was interviewed on the University of Virginia campus while at .. Read More
599 views
18 minutes

Tags: Festival, Native Americans, Sports/Athletes
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Length: 00:18:21

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Siva Vaidhyanathan talked about his book The Googlization of Everything: (And Why We Should Worry) (University of California Press, 2011).


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34 minutes

Tags: Festival, Online Technology
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Length: 00:34:45

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