The most popular programs for the Book TV Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=81 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 12:29:27 GMT Alexander Cockburn was interviewed about his life, his career, and his body of writing. He responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. Video was shown of Mr. Cockburn giving a tour of his rural home in Petrolia, California. He talked about his lifestyle and showed his old cars, artwork, outbuildings, and animals. Mr. Cockburn is a columnist for [The Nation] and co-editor of [CounterPunch], a political newsletter. His work has appeared in many publications, including the [Wall Street Journal], where he had a regular column from 1980 to 1990. Mr. Cockburn has authored or edited over a dozen books, including [Corruptions of Empire, The Golden Age Is In Us, Washington Babylon, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press, Imperial Crusades, The Politics of Anti-Semitism], and [A Dime's Worth of Difference]. His latest, written with [CounterPunch] co-editor Jeffrey St. Clair, is [End Times: The Death of the Fourth Estate]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196500-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196500-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT A debate was held on atheism with Christopher Hitchens, author of [God Is Not Great], and David Berlinski, author of [The Devil's Delusion]. Mr. Berlinski argued the positive of the resolution "Atheism poisons everything" and Mr. Hitchens argued the negative. After their exchanges the authors responded to questions submitted by members of the audience before their closing statements. This event was hosted by the Fixed Point Foundation at the Sheraton Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295467-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295467-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Author and radio talk show host Tammy Bruce was interviewed about her life, career, and writings. She discussed her self-identification as an openly gay, pro-choice, gun owning, pro-death penalty, voted-for-President Bush progressive feminist. She also responded to audience telephone calls and electronic mail. Video clips from August 19, 2006, were shown of her radio show. At the age of 27, Ms. Bruce was the youngest person ever elected president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) and served from 1990-1996. She also served two years on the national board of directors. With the "Tammy Bruce Show" (1993-1998) on KFI-AM 640, she was the first openly gay women in the country to host a show on mainstream talk radio. Her editorials and commentaries on social issues have been published nationally and internationally in a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and on television and radio programming. Ms. Bruce is also a Fox News Channel political analyst, and served on California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's transition team. Ms. Bruce is the author of [The New Thought Police: Inside the Left's Assault on Free Speech and Free Minds] (2001), [The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left's Assault on Our Culture and Values] (2003) and [The New American Revolution: Using the Power of the Individual to Save Our Nation from Extremists] (2005). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193300-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193300-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Foote conducted a tour of his home. Then, sitting at the desk where he does all his writing, talked about his entire body of work, described his writing process, and responded to audience telephone calls and electronic mail. Mr. Foote's first novel, [Tournament], was published in 1949, followed quickly by three other works of fiction: [Follow Me Down] (1950), [Love in a Dry Season] (1951), and [Shiloh] (1952). The success of [Shiloh] prompted Random House publisher Bennett Cerf to ask Mr. Foote to write a short history of the U.S. Civil War to be published for the hundredth anniversary of the conflict. He worked on this three-volume history of the war for twenty years, finally completing it in 1974. The trilogy includes [Fort Sumter to Perryville], published in 1958, [Fredericksburg to Meridian], published in 1963, and finally [Red River to Appomattox], published in 1974. In 1977 Mr. Foote published [September, September], a novel about events in the south in 1957. In 1998, Jay Tolson edited and published [The Correspondence of Shelby Foote and Walker Percy], documenting Foote's sixty-year friendship with southern novelist Walker Percy through the letters they exchanged. Also in 1998, Shelby Foote wrote a 10,000 word introduction to a new Modern Library edition of Stephen Crane's [Red Badge of Courage], the 19th-century classic Civil War novel. Mr. Foote has been a Guggenheim Fellow, and a lecturer at the University of Virginia and Memphis State. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165823-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165823-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Michio Kaku talked about his life, career, and his work. He responded to telephones calls and electronic communications. A video clip was shown of Professor Kaku in his office in Manhattan at City College of New York talking about the process of publishing a book. He also showed the planetarium as he talked about teaching astronomy to students. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist and co-founder of the string field theory, a branch of the string theory. He has taught at the City College of New York for 25 years and currently holds the school's Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1968 with a B.S. in Physics and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972. He is the host of two science radio shows and the Science Channel television series "Sci Fi Science." Michio Kaku is author of eight books, besides two text books: [Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe] (1995); [Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension] (1995); [Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century and Beyond] (1999); [Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time] (2005); [Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos] (2006); [Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel] (2008). His forthcoming book, [Physics of the Future: How Science Will Change Daily Life by 2100], is to be released in 2011. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295788-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295788-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges talked about his life and work and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. A foreign correspondent with a master's degree from Harvard Divinity School, he discussed topics such as terrorism, religion, and politics. Chris Hedges is the author of nine books: [War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning] (2002 -- National Book Critics Circle finalist); [What Every Person Should Know About War] (2003); [Losing Moses on the Freeway: The Ten Commandments in America] (2005); [American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America] (2007); [I Don't Believe in Atheists] (2008): [Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians] (2008); [Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle] (2009); [The Death of the Liberal Class] (2010); and [The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress] (2011). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303072-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303072-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Jack Cashill questions whether President Obama wrote his memoir, Dreams from My Father. Mr. Cashill argues that Barack Obama was assisted in the writing of his 1995 memoir by Bill Ayers and contends that the president's life story is different than the one presented in his biography. Jack Cashill presented his argument at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298382-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298382-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Bob Woodward, author of [Obama's Wars], talked about President Obama's direction of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq during his first 18 months in the White House. Topics included the president's deliberations over whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the issues faced by administration officials, and the conflicts between people in several key positions. Mr. Woodward also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Clips were shown of Mr. Woodward speaking October 7, 2010, on the "Charlie Rose Show," in 1994 about the working relationship between President Clinton and Vice President Gore, and in 2007 about President George W. Bush. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295890-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295890-5 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT B.R. Myers takes an in-depth look at North Korean society and the domestic propaganda to which its citizens are exposed. Myers argues that North Korea is a paranoid, military-dominated nationalist state with a government that is influenced heavily by Japanese fascism. He spoke at the World Affairs Council of Northern California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292562-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292562-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Author, autism advocate, and animal scientist Temple Grandin talked about her life, career, and body of work. Topics included autism, how she thinks in pictures, and her work with animals. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Temple Grandin is an animal science professor at Colorado State University and a consultant and designer of livestock handling facilities. She was diagnosed as autistic in 1950. A video clip was shown of her talking to people as she signed books at the Tucson Festival of Books on March 14, 2009. Temple Grandin is the author of over eight books, including [Emergence: Labeled Autistic] with Margaret Scariano (1986), [Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism] (1995), [Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals] (1997), [Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism] with Kate Duffy (2004), [Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior] with Catherine Johnson (2005), [The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's] (2008), [Humane Livestock Handling: Understanding Livestock Behavior and Building Facilities for Healthier Animals] with Mark Dessing (2008), [Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals] (2009). Includes program ID 284911-4 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289706-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289706-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT A panel discussion was held on the late Peter W. Rodman (1943-2008) and his posthumous book, [Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush] (Knopf; fifth edition January 6, 2009). Peter Rodman, former senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, served on the National Security Councils of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. In his book Mr. Rodman looked at the relationship between U.S. presidents and the diplomatic, military, and intelligence bureaucracies that they have to deal with and how that affects the success of their foreign policies. Among the topics the panelists addressed were presidential leadership styles, the role of the Cabinet and advisers, and reaction to events that have shaped U.S. foreign policy. They also commented on the prospects for the Obama administration. Carlos Pascual made introductory remarks and moderated the discussion. After the program, the featured speakers took audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286614-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286614-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Milton Friedman discussed F.A. Hayek's book, [The Road to Serfdom]. Professor Friedman, who wrote the introduction to the 50th anniversary edition of the book, described its effect on the ever-changing political and social climates of the twentieth century. He discussed the book's influence on the rise of socialism after World War II, the Reagan and Thatcher administrations in the 1980s, and the shift in Eastern Europe from communism to capitalism in the 1990s. Professor Friedman is author many books, including [Free to Choose] and [Capitalism and Freedom]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/61272-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/61272-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT A debate was held on conspiracy theories, specifically the truth behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The participants were Jonathan Kay, author of [Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground], and Webster Tarpley, self-described 9/11 Truth Scholar and one of the people featured in Mr. Kay's book. Mr. Tarpley's view of the September 2001 attacks appears in his book [9/11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA]. The debate was moderated David Frum, who was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002. Each author made a presentation, during which Mr. Taprley included video, and then they responded to questions from members of the audience. This International Spy Museum program was titled "9/11, False Flags, and Black Ops: An Evening of Debate with David Frum, Jonathan Kay, and Webster Tarpley." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305586-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305586-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University was interviewed about his life and work. He has written more than twenty books including [The Western Canon], [Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human], [How To Read and Why], [Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds], and his latest book, [Hamlet: Poem Unlimited]. A clip from Professor Bloom's appearance on [Booknotes] in 2000 was shown and an audio clip of critic Joseph Epstein. Professor Bloom responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176255-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176255-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Former constitutional rights lawyer Glenn Greenwald contends that the United States has a two-tiered judicial system, one for the "haves" and one for the "have-nots." Mr. Greenwald presents his argument by tracing the evolution of judicial inequality, from President Richard Nixon's pardon for the Watergate scandal to what the author deems were economic and political crimes committed during the George W. Bush administration. The author posits that both political parties and the media are culpable for creating an unequal judicial system. Glenn Greenwald presented his thoughts in conversation with political activist Noam Chomsky. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a special event of the Harvard Book Store, held at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304241-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304241-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Andrew McCarthy talked from New York City about his book, [The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America] (Encounter Books, 2010), and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. McCarthy believes the real threat to the U.S. is the forces of Islam. He argues that both the the U.S. government and the American left actively suppress awareness of the jihadist ideology that he claims dictates that they conquer America. He says the Islamist forces have collaborated with the American left to undermine U.S. national security and constitutional democracy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293910-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293910-6 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Robert Silvers moderated a panel discussion on the current global economic crisis. Topics included the problems with the euro such as the economy of Greece, the recession in the U.S., the future strength of the Chinese economy, and global climate change. They also responded to questions from members of the audience in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . "Global Economy: Crisis Without End -- From Europe to Beijing to Washington, Can the World's Economic System Cope?" was an event held by the [New York Review of Books], the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Fritt Ord Foundation of Oslo. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304872-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304872-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Neil deGrasse Tyson talked about the history and future of NASA and the U.S. space program. He argued that the exploration of space benefits Americans more than they may think. He responded to questions from members of the audience at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305092-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305092-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Christopher Hitchens was interviewed about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included his religious and political opinions. He responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. Video from August 28, 2007, was shown of Christopher Hitchens in his apartment in Washington, D.C., showing his neighborhood and his library. He also talked about his writing habits. Mr. Hitchens is a contributing editor to [Vanity Fair] magazine and a visiting professor of liberal studies at The New School. He is the author of over a dozen books including, [The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice; No One Left to Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family; Why Orwell Matters] and [God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198800-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198800-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Barry Lynn talked about his book [Cornered: The New Monopoly Capitalism and the Economics of Destruction] (Wiley; January 7, 2010). In his book he explores the industrial interdependence among nations and the growing fragility of complex industrial systems. He talked about the nation's founding as a fight against monopolies, such as evidenced by the Boston Tea Party. Mr. Lynn responded to questions from members of the audience. Mr. Lynn is also the author of [End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation] (Doubleday; August 16, 2005). "The Monopoly Menace" was the 2:45 p.m. program in Katharine Hall of the eighth annual Annapolis Book Festival held on the campus of The Key School. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293027-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293027-5 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Former Vice President Dick Cheney was interviewed by Stephen Hayes about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Mr. Cheney provided a detailed description of events on the day of the attack, saying he was able to keep his emotions in check during the days that followed. Other topics included George W. Bush administration surveillance and interrogation programs, and the Iraq War. Mr. Cheney also responded to questions from members of the audience. "A 9/11 Anniversary Conversation with Former Vice President Richard Cheney: Ten Years After: Lessons Learned, Lessons Unlearned" was a program of the American Enterprise Institute that celebrated the launch of the book former Vice President Cheney wrote with his daughter Liz, [In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301456-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301456-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Live coverage from the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books on the campus of UCLA was shown. Programming included event coverage, author interviews, and viewer call-in segments. This program includes the re-airing of the live coverage and the other pre-recorded programs shown between the panels. Individual programs can be viewed under the program ID numbers given. SUNDAY EVENT COVERAGE 1:00 PM ET 293145-2 Interview/Call-in with Tammy Bruce, author and talk show host 2:00 PM ET 293145-3 Panel: "Does the American Economy Have a Future?" Moderator: Mr. Jon Wiener Joyce Appleby, [The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism] Roger Farmer, [How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes, and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies] Steven Hill, [Europe's Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age] Matt Miller, [The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity] 3:00 PM ET 293145-4 Interview/Call-in with Reza Aslan, author of [Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization] 3:30 PM ET 293145-5 Panel: "What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us" Moderator: Ms. Marjorie Miller Erik Conway, [Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming] Naomi Oreskes, [Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming] Dean Kuipers, [Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado's War to Save American Wilderness] Heather Rogers, [Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution] 4:30 PM ET 293145-6 Interview/Call-in with Charles Bowden author of [Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields] 5:00 PM ET 293145-7 Panel: "The Middle East: Facing the Realities" Moderator: Mr. Bruce Wallace Reza Aslan, [Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Gloablization] Ilan Berman, [Winning the Long War: Retaking the Offensive Against Radical Islam] Roxana Saberi, [Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran] 6:00 PM ET 293145-8 Interview/Call-in with Roxana Saberi, [Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran] Previously taped programs from other events included: 292271-1 Regnery Publishing Interview 288724-11 [They Always Said I Would Marry A White Girl] Various instances of technical difficulties in the live airing were removed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293145-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293145-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Jonah Goldberg talked about his life, work, and career. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. A video clip was shown of Mr. Goldberg in his office at the American Enterprise Institute where he talked about his writing habits and showed his library. Jonah Goldberg is the author of [Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning] (2007) and editor of [Proud to be Right: Voices of the Next Conservative Generation] (2010). Jonah Goldberg is the editor at large of [National Review Online] and a Pulitzer Prize-nominated columnist for the [Los Angeles Times]. The American Enterprise Institute visiting fellow is also a syndicated columnist carried by newspapers nationwide, including [USA Today] and the [Chicago Tribune]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296418-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296418-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT The Libertarian commentator debated politics, history, and what he considers to be the unconstitutional behavior of both the Bush and Obama administrations, with consumer advocate and four-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293848-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293848-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Michelle Alexander talked about her new book [The New Jim Crow]. The book is about the incarceration of young black men and how difficult it is for them to rebuild their lives while on parole or probation. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The death of former Secretary of State Alexander Haig was announced at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292183-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292183-6 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Dinesh D'Souza presents his thoughts on what a second term for the Obama administration would look like. The author contends that the president's policies would greatly reduce America's global influence. Topics included the author's understanding of Barack Obama's life history, character, and political philosophy and his experiences producing his movie, [2016: Obama's America]. Dinesh D'Souza responded to questions from members of the audience at the Cooley Temple Conference Center in Lansing, Michigan. His speech was part of Americans for Prosperity's Conservative Leadership Summit. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307908-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307908-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Author and columnist Mark Steyn talked about topics such as American culture, free speech, terrorism, the economy, and the worldwide demographic shift to Muslims. He responded to telephone calls and electronic commmunications. Mark Steyn is a regular guest host of Rush Limbaugh's radio show, a visiting fellow in journalism at Hillsdale College, and the author of nine books: [Broadway Babies Say Goodnight: Musicals Then and Now] (1997); [The Face of the Tiger: And Other Tales from the New War] (2002); [From Head to Toe: An Anatomical Anthology] (2004); [America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It] (2006); [Mark Steyn's Passing Parade: Obituaries & Appreciations] (2006); [Mark Steyn's American Songbook] (2008); [A Song for the Season] (2008); [Lights Out: Islam, Free Speech and the Twilight of the West] (2009); A[fter America: Get Ready for Armageddon] (2011). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303634-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303634-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Former Army officer Paula Broadwell talked about David Petraeus' military career and his impact on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. General Petraeus gave her access to himself and his team for the book. She was joined by her co-author Vernon Loeb in responding to questions from members of the audience at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304301-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304301-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT At a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the publication in 1969 of his first political book, [American Power and the New Mandarins], Noam Chomsky spoke about current events around the world. He was introduced by Amy Goodman. Topics included the settlement of a lawsuit against the Shell oil company in Nigeria, the global economic crisis and other crises, social and political movements, military power, and U.S. political policies. Noam Chomsky, professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author of dozens of books, including [Hegemony or Survival; Failed States]; and the forthcoming [Hopes and Prospects]. This benefit event called "Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours" was held by the Brecht Forum at Riverside Church in New York City. Co-sponsors were The Education Ministry of The Riverside Church, Mission and Social Justice Commission of The Riverside Church, Theatre of the Oppressed at The Riverside Church, The Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory, and Bluestockings Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287108-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287108-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Jonah Goldberg, editor at large of National Review Online, presents a collection of writers who opine on the ideological affiliations of the upcoming generation of Americans. Mr. Goldberg and his contributors argue that the next generation will not be wholly liberal nor of a homogeneous conservative mind. Rather, according to the contributors, the future conservative movement will be diverse and interested in utilizing different mediums to promote their political thinking. Jonah Goldberg leads a panel discussion with Helen Rittelmeyer, associate editor, National Review; Ashley Thorne, director of communication, National Association for Scholars; and Todd Seavey, former editor at the American Council on Science and Health, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. There were some personal comments directed by Mr. Seavey against Ms. Rittelmeyer. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295932-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295932-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Pat Buchanan argues that America is disintegrating because of three factors: its loss of the Christian faith; moral and social collapse because of that loss; and the death of those who ran the nation for much of its heyday. He discussed his claims with Ralph Nader, consumer advocated and four-time presidential candidate. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302026-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302026-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Dean Baker talked about [Plunder and Blunder:The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy] (Polipoint Press; January 1, 2009). In his book he discusses the growth and "predictable" collapse of the housing and stock market bubbles and is critical of both the Reagan and Clinton administrations. He details the mistakes of Alan Greenspan and Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. He offers suggestions for preventing additional financial crises and advocates massive government spending to combat the recession. Following his remarks, he responded to questions from the audience. Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He is a frequent guest on National Public Radio, Marketplace, CNN, CNBC and other news programs. Mr. Baker has authored several books, including [The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer] and [The United States Since 1980]. He received his Ph.D in economics from the University of Michigan. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283705-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283705-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Christine O'Donnell, communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, led a discussion on the depiction of women in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The discussion focused on Bradley Birzer's book, [J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth], published by ISI Books. According to Birzer's analysis, the religious spirituality informing Tolkien's books was specifically Roman Catholic. In addition, he suggests that the female characters Galadriel and Elbereth were designed to exemplify traits of the Virgin Mary. Jenna Murry joined Ms. O'Donnell in deconstructing the symbolic roles of the women of Tolkien's Middle Earth. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/179705-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/179705-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT David Kupelian talked about his book [How Evil Works: Understanding and Overcoming the Destructive Forces That Are Transforming America] (Threshold Editions, 2010). In his book he examines the idea of evil and presents his thoughts on its historical and contemporary understanding. Mr. Kupelian looked at the concepts of corruption and seduction through the lens of the current news cycle, from political scandals to American celebrity culture. He spoke about conservative values, the role of government, and his criticisms of the Obama administration. He also responded to questions from members of the audience at the Seventeenth Annual Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit. The annual conference that brings together conservative speakers, authors and college students was held at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294588-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294588-7 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Ellen Schultz argued that many large employers have plundered employee pension plans over the past decades and detailed some of their tactics. She also talked about the crisis this loss has created. She responded to questions from the retiree association leaders in the audience. This talk was part of their orientation for the National Retiree Legislative Network's third annual Washington, D.C., Fly-In to advocate for retirement issues. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301767-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301767-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Mark Steyn argued that the United States is destined for financial collapse and a decline in its role as a world leader if current political and cultural norms continue. The author contended that American debt has placed the country in a precarious position and that regulation and lack of innovation have become hallmarks of the country's business climate. This was the first lecture in The NHIOP Bookmark Series at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301129-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301129-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Steven Pressfield and Sean Naylor talked about the history of war in Afghanistan and the conflict there since the U.S. invasion in 2002. They responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Steven Pressfield is the author of [The Afghan Campaign: A Novel], published by Doubleday. The book tells the story of Alexander the Great's war in Afghanistan 2,000 years ago, which he described as very similar to the U.S. war being fought there today. Sean Naylor is the author of [Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda], published by Berkley. He was an imbedded journalist with the 101st Airborne Division during this battle. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195354-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195354-2 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Political activist and filmmaker Michael Moore talked about his life and career. Video clips were shown from three of his films and his television show, "TV Nation." He also reacted to a video clip of his controversial March 23, 2003, Academy Award acceptance speech. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Michael Moore is the author of eight non-fiction books: [Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American] (1996); [Adventures in a TV Nation] (1998); [Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!] (2002); [Dude, Where's My Country?] (2003); [Will They Ever Trust Us Again?] (2004); [The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader] (2004); [Mike's Election Guide 2008]; [Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life] (2011). His films include the Academy Award-winning [Bowling for Columbine], [Roger and Me], [Fahrenheit 9/11], [Sicko], and [Capitalism: A Love Story]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301442-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301442-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Mr. de Botton, an atheist, argues that rather than mocking religion, atheists and agnostics should steal the best ideas from world religions, such asthe methods for building strong communities, overcoming envy, and forging a connection to the natural world. The philosopher essayist discussed his concepts with former seminarian and author Chris Hedges. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304544-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304544-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Caro discussed his book [The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent], published by Knopf. He described his research into the life of Lyndon Johnson and noted that he examined approximately 629,000 pages of documents from the Johnson Presidential Library. He spoke about his work, discussing his experience as a newspaper reporter as well as his early interest in writing biography. He talked about Lyndon Johnson's early life in Texas, his complicated relationship with Texas Congressman Sam Rayburn, Lady Bird Johnson's evolution as a public persona, and the attitudes of former Johnson intimates about the book. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/12086-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/12086-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Greenblatt talked about his book [Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare], published by W.W. Norton and Company. He described England during Shakespeare's time and discussed how the period's religious and social conflicts shaped Shakespeare's work. He discussed techniques for teaching Shakespeare, the importance of Shakespeare for students of English, and the evolving place Shakespeare occupies in the literary canon. He spoke about William Shakespeare's life and spoke about the circumstances that prompted him to write plays like [Hamlet] and [The Merchant of Venice]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183799-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183799-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Author and syndicated columnist Ann Coulter talked about her life and career. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included politics, the media, and the culture wars. A video clip was shown of Ms. Coulter talking to people as she signed books at a book launch party held by the Heritage Foundation. Ann Coulter is the legal correspondent for [Human Events] magazine is the author of eight books, including [Slander: Liberal Lies about the American Right; If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd be Republicans]; and her latest, [Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300573-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300573-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Jason Mattera talked about his new book, [Obama Zombies: How the Liberal Machine Brainwashed My Generation] (Threshold Editions; March 23, 2010). He also discussed his view on conservatism and the future of his generation in politics, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293054-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293054-6 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Brian Greene talked about the possibility of there being multiple universes and explained how this would change our understanding of reality. He was interviewed by author Amir Aczel and responded to questions from members of the audience. This March 2, 2011, event at the Museum of Science in Boston was part of the Lowell Series on Physics. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298642-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298642-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Larry Klayman talked by video uplink from New York City about his book [Whores: Why and How I Came to Fight the Establishment] (New Chapter Publisher; October 15, 2009). In his book he expresses his views on what he sees as corruption, abuse and lapsed ethics in the U.S. government, judiciary, and the media. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Included in program ID 289995-1. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289512-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289512-6 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Noam Chomsky, professor of Linguistics at MIT University in Cambridge, MA, talked about his life and career as a political activist and critic of U.S. foreign policy. Among the topics he addressed were efforts to combat terrorism, war with Iraq, and Bush administration economic and foreign policy. He also responded to questions from viewers on the telephone and submitted by fax and electronic mail. Mr. Chomsky's books included: [Language and Mind]. New York: Harcourt Brace & World, Inc., 1968. [American Power and the New Mandarins]. New York: Pantheon Books and London: Chatto & Windus, 1969. [At War with Asia]. New York: Pantheon Books, 1970. [Current Issues in Linguistic Theory]. Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1970. [For Reasons of State]. New York: Pantheon Books, 1970. [Chomsky: Selected Readings], edited by J. Allen and P. Van Buren. London: Oxford University Press, 1971. [Problems of Knowledge and Freedom]. New York: Pantheon, 1971. [Language and Responsibility]. New York: Pantheon, 1978. [Intellectuals and the State]. Baarn, Netherlands: Internationale, Het Wereldvenster, 1978. [The Political Economy of Human Rights, vol. 1, The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism and vol. 2, After the Cataclysm: Postwar Indochina and the Reconstruction of Imperial Ideology]. Boston: South End Press, 1979. [Rules and Representations]. New York: Columbia University Press and Oxford: Basil Blackwell Publisher, 1980. [The Fateful Triangle: Israel, the United States, and the Palestinians]. Boston: South End Press, 1983 and Montreal: Black Rose Books, 1984. [Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use]. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1986. [The Chomsky Reader], edited by J. Peck. New York: Pantheon Books, New York, 1987. [On Power and Ideology, The Managua Lectures]. Boston: South End Press and Montreal and New York: Black Rose Books, 1987. [Language and Problems of Knowledge. The Managua Lectures]. Cambridge, Mass. and London: The MIT Press, 1987. [Thought Control in Democratic Societies]. Boston: South End Press; London: Pluto Press; Montreal, Toronto, New York, London: CBC Enterprises, 1989. [Secrets, Lies and Democracy]. Berkeley, Calif.: Odonian Press, 1994. [East Timor: Genocide in Paradise]. Tucson, AZ: Odonian Press, 1995. [On Language: Chomsky's Classsic Works "Language and Responsibility" and "Reflections on Language" in One Volume]. New York: The New Press, 1998. [The New Military Humanism: Lessons from Kosovo]. Monroe, Maine: Common Courage Press, 1999. [New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind]. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2000. [9-11. An Open Media Book], edited by Greg Ruggerio. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2001. [ Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky], edited by Peter R. Mitchell and John Schoeffel. The New Press, 2002. [Pirates & Emperors, Old and New: International Terrorism in the Real World]. Cambridge, Mass.: South End Press, 2002. [Power and Terror: Post-9/11 Talks and Interviews]. Edited by John Junkerman and Takei Masakazu. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2003. [Chomsky on Democracy and Education]. Edited by Carlos P. Otero. New York and London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2003. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176809-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176809-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Former Governor Sarah Palin signed copies of her book, [Going Rogue: An American Life] (HarperCollins; November 17, 2009) at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati. She made brief opening remarks. Attendees waiting for the signing were interviewed by BookTV about why they were there and their feelings about the former Republican vice presidential candidate. The store's marketing and event coordinator was seen directing operations and was interviewed about the coordination and preparation for the event. Sarah Palin is a former Republican governor of Alaska, where she served from 2006 to 2009. She was the Republican candidate for vice president of the United States in 2008. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290183-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290183-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Mr. MacDonald talks about his book, [All Souls: A Family Story from Southie], published by Beacon Press. The book describes the author's upbringing in the Irish borough of South Boston. His family suffered the loss of four out of eight children due to violence in the housing projects of the ghetto. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/154106-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/154106-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Radio talk show host Tammy Bruce answered the question "What are you reading?" through twitter.com. She listed [Ayn Rand and the World She Made] by Anne C. Heller, [Florence of Arabia: A Novel] by Christopher Buckley, and [Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory] by Ben MacIntyre. The date of the tweet is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293770-22 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293770-22 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT The author discussed his book, [Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign], published by Random House. The book focuses on the role of "fate" in determining the defeat of General Robert E. Lee at the Civil War battle of Gettysburg. The book is a chapter excerpted from Mr. Foote's three-volume Civil War narrative. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/60099-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/60099-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT