The most popular programs for the Festival Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=86 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:28 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 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 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 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gore Vidal discussed his writing life with Jay Parini. Among the topics they discussed were his book on Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Americans' unfamiliarity with their past. Mr. Vidal responded to questions from audience members. Gore Vidal is the author of more than twenty books, including [Lincoln], [Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace], and [Palimpsest: A Memoir]. He has also written five plays, numerous screenplays, and two hundred essays. He won the 1993 National Book Award for [United States: Essays, 1952 - 1992]. [Gore Vidal: Writer Against The Grain] was edited by Jay Parini. "Writer Against the Grain" was a session of the 2009 Key West Literary Seminar, held at the San Carlos Institute. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-8 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Former President George W. Bush discussed his memoir about the defining moments of his life. He was interviewed by Michael Barone at Miami-Dade College. This was the inaugural event of the 27th annual Miami Book Fair International. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296496-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296496-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Paul Halliday talked about his book [Habeas Corpus: From England to Empire] (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010). He was interviewed on the University of Virginia campus while at the Virginia Festival of the Book, which was held March 16-20, 2011, in Charlottesville, Virginia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298560-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298560-5 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sam Harris talked about his book [The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values]. He argues that most people are mistaken about the relationship between morality and the rest of human knowledge and seeks to tear down the wall between scientific facts and human values. He demonstrates that enough is known about the human brain and its relationship to events in the world to say that there are right and wrong answers to the most pressing questions of human life. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This program of the Texas Book Festival was held in the C-SPAN/Book TV Tent. The program opens and closes with scenes from the festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295992-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295992-6 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT From the 2010 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia, Matthew Crawford discussed his book, Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292685-11 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292685-11 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT From the 2010 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia, Rebecca Skloot discussed her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292685-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292685-7 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Malika Oufkir talked about her book [Freedom: The Story of My Second Life], published by Miramax. She was interviewed on the BookTV Bus at the 2006 Texas Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195258-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195258-3 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Dave Cullen talked about his book [Columbine] (Twelve; April 6, 2009). In his book, on the 10th anniversary of the mass murders, he presents a comprehensive account of the shootings on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine near Littleton, Colorado. He talked about the psychology of the shooters, how they evolved into killers, and the stories of the victims and survivors. Other topics included the media coverage of the event and his process of writing the book. Dave Cullen, the recipient of several journalism awards, is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has written extensively about the shootings at Columbine. Book TV interviewed Dave Cullen on April 26, 2009, while at the [Los Angles Times] Festival of Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285490-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285490-6 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Authors talked about their books on politics and culture. They responded to questions from members of the audience. George Packer is the author of [Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade] (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; November 10, 2009). Chris Hedges is the author of [Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle] (Nation Books; July 13, 2009). Sam Tanenhaus is the author of [The Death of Conservatism] (Random House, 2009). "Political History/Cultural Analysis," an event of the 26th Miami Book Fair International, took place Sunday, November 15, 2009, 12:00 p.m., in the Chapman Conference Center of Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus. Included in program ID 289996-1. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289996-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289996-4 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Catherine Acholonu, author of [They Lived Before Adam: Prehistoric Origins of the Igbo, The Never-Been-Ruled] (Catherine Acholonu Research Foundation, 2009). The book details her research on the Ikom Monoliths of Cross River State, Nigeria. She argues that these stones inscriptions were made by the common ancestors of what she refers to as the Niger-Benue sub-family of Nigerian tribes and that they reveal the lost civilizations of ancient Nigeria. This was the 11:30 a.m. EDT program of the 11th annual Harlem Book Fair from the Langston Hughes Auditorium in the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Included in program ID 287796-1. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287796-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287796-2 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Eric Deggans talked about his book, [Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation], and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed while at the 2013 [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books, held on the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312116-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312116-3 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Eugene Robinson talked about his book [Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America]. In his book he argues that, through decades of desegregation, affirmative action, and immigration, the concept of Black America as a single entity with unified interests and needs has shattered into four distinct groups: a "Mainstream" middle-class majority; a large "Abandoned" minority mired in poverty; a small "Transcendent" elite of wealth and power; and newly "Emergent" groups of mixed-race individuals and recent black immigrants who question what "black" even means. Using historical research, reporting, census data, and polling, he shows how these groups have become so distinct that they view each other with mistrust and apprehension. He discusses debates about affirmative action, the importance of race versus social class, and the questions of whether and in what form racism and the black community endure. Mr. Robinson responded to questions from members of the audience. This program of the Texas Book Festival was held in the C-SPAN/Book TV Tent. Scenes of the festival were shown before and after the speech. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295989-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295989-3 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Charles Kesler, editor of [The Claremont Review of Books], was interviewed. He talked about the review and the type of conservative positions it espouses. He also talked about conservative books. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed outside the C-SPAN Civics Bus near Haines Hall at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the UCLA campus on Saturday, April 24, 2010. The program ended with street scenes of the festival and program announcements. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293144-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293144-8 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sam Gwynne talked about this book, [Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History]. He was interviewed by Brian Sweany and responded to questions from members of the audience. This program of the Texas Book Festival was held in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church in Austin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296792-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296792-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Tammy Bruce, author and talk show host, talked about her career and political philosophy. Topics included her transition from liberal to conservative. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Tammy Bruce is the author of: [The New Thought Police: Inside the Left's Assault on Free Speech and Free Minds] (Three Rivers Press; January 28, 2003); [The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left's Assault on Our Culture and Values] (Three Rivers Press; June 22, 2004); and [The New American Revolution: Using the Power of the Individual to Save Our Nation from Extremists] (William Morrow; November 1, 2005). She was interviewed outside the C-SPAN Civics Bus near Haines Hall at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the UCLA campus on Sunday, April 25, 2010. The program opened with street scenes of the festival and program announcements. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293145-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293145-2 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Alan Maass, author of [The Case for Socialism] (Haymarket Books; 3rd edition, 2010), talked about his book. He was interviewed in the Digitally Lit Room II of the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294033-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294033-9 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT A retransmission of live coverage by Book TV from the 2010 Texas Book Festival on Saturday, October 16th (11am-6pm ET). The schedule was: 11:00am - Noon ET Back to Life: Humanizing Medical Mysteries Molly Caldwell Crosby, [Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries] Rebecca Skloot, [The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks[ 12:15 - 1:00pm ET Eugene Robinson Eugene Robinson, [Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America] 1:15-2:15pm ET Age of Titans Panel H.W. Brands, [American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900] T.J. Stiles, [The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt] James McGrath Morris, ]Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power] 2:30 - 3:30pm ET ¡Poder!: Mexican American Civil Rights Struggles in Texas David Montejano, [Quixote's Soldiers: A Local History of the Chicano Movement, 1966-1981] Cynthia Orozco, [No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement] Emilio Zamora, [Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas] 3:45 - 4:45pm ET Michele Norris in Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson Michele Norris, [The Grace of Silence: A Memoir] Isabel Wilkerson, [The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration] 5:00 - 6:00pm ET Witness to an Execution: Capital Punishment in America Thomas Cahill, [A Saint on Death Row: How a Forgotten Child Became a Man and Changed a World] David R. Dow, [The Autobiography of an Execution] Robert K. Elder, [Last Words of the Executed] Various taped programs were shown during intermissions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295989-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295989-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ron Chernow talked about his biography, [Washington: A Life], published in October 2010 by Penguin Press. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This event of the 27th Miami Book Fair International was held in the Chapman Conference Center at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296688-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296688-4 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Eric Posner talked about his life, work, and career. He is the Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail as well as questions from members of the studio audience in the University Center's River Room at the 2011 [Chicago Tribune] Printers Row Lit Fest. Eric Posner is the author of [Law and Social Norms] (2000) and [The Perils of Global Legalism] (2009). He is also the co-author of [The Limits of International Law] (2005); [New Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis] (2006); [Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty and the Courts] (2007); [Climate Change Justice] (2010); and [The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic] (2010). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299443-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299443-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Saturday Book and Author Luncheon featured some of the nation's top media commentators on one panel discussing their upcoming works. The discussion became heated at times. Ms. Schroeder moderated the panel featuring media commentators giving presentations on their latest books. The luncheon panel included: Ms. Ivins, author of [Bushwacked: Life in George W. Bush's America], from Random House; Mr. O'Reilly, author of [Who's Looking Out For You?], from Doubleday Broadway; and Mr. Franken, author of [Lies, and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right], from Dutton Books. Mr. O'Reilly became angry after Mr. Franken went over his time limit while explaining why Mr. O'Reilly's picture was on the proposed cover of Mr. Franken's forthcoming book. The controversy was over an occasion when Mr. O'Reilly had said that his television show had won Peabody awards when in fact it had won Polk awards. Mr. Franken said that Mr. O'Reilly has not sufficiently acknowledged the mistake. After discussions among themselves the panelists answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176827-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176827-4 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sherman Alexie talked about his young adult novel [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian], published by Little, Brown Young Readers. It is a semi-autobiographical chronicle of growing up on a Washington State Indian reservation and transfering from the reservation school to the rich, white school. In a frequently humorous presentation he talked about his life and the differences from the book. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. This program of the Texas Book Festival was held in The Sanctuary on Lavaca Street. Mr. Alexie was since then awarded the National Book Award for Young People's Literature for this book. He is the author of many other books, including [Indian Killer, Smoke Signals], and [Reservation Blues]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202083-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202083-3 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Peter Schiff talked about the crisis in the U.S. economy. He focused on spending that he argued was the real cause of the economic problems and that the stimulus programs could not solve it. He also talked about his exploratory committee for a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat from Connecticut currently held by Senator Chris Dodd. He announced a fundraiser in his hotel room after his presentation. Peter Schiff is the author of [Crash-Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse], and the second edition, [Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit From the Economic Collapse], both published by Wiley, as well as [The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets: How to Keep Your Portfolio Up When the Market Is Down] (Wiley; October 6, 2008). "The Collapse of the U.S. Bubble Economy and What It Means for Investors" was an 10:30 a.m. PT Friday general session of FreedomFest 2009, which was held July 9-11, 2009, at Bally's Events Center in Las Vegas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287860-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287860-4 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward talked about his book, [The Price of Politics]. It is an examination of how President Obama and the Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress attempted to restore the American economy and improve the federal government's fiscal condition over a three-and-a-half year period. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the festival and scheduling information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-13 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-13 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Nomi Prins talked about her book [It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street] (Wiley; September 22, 2009). Nomi Prins, former managing director at Goldman Sachs and current senior fellow at Demos, talked about the 2008 financial crisis and its ongoing aftermath. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. She was interviewed outside the C-SPAN Civics Bus near Haines Hall at the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books on the UCLA campus on Saturday, April 24, 2010. The program opened with street scenes of the festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293144-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293144-3 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Steven Johnson maps out the patterns behind genuine innovation. Mr. Johnson says that while technology changes over time, the process that leads to innovative ideas has remained relatively unchanged. This event at McMenamins Bagdad Theater in Portland, Oregon, was co-sponsored by Powell's Books and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), and was part of the Wordstock festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296072-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296072-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Robert Caro talked about his book, [The Passage of Power]. The fourth book of his series, "The Years of Lyndon Johnson," it covers the years from 1958 to 1964, during which Senate Majority Leader Johnson traded that powerful position for the vice presidency, but then in an unexpected way achieved the presidency. Mr. Caro responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-4 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Spiritual leaders and theologians talked about overcoming the religious issues that divide people. Bishop Carlton Pearson talked about his book [God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu...God Dwells with Us, in Us, Around Us, as Us] (Atria), which was then the focus of the discussion. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. The authors were: Malaika Adero (moderator), [Up South: Stories, Studies, and Letters of This Century's African American Migrations], (The New Press); Obery Hendricks, [The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted] (Doubleday); and Marta Moreno Vega, [The Altar of My Soul: The Living Traditions of Santeria]. "God Is Not A Christian: Can We All Get Along in A World of Holy Wars and Religious Chauvinism?" was a panel of the 12th annual Harlem Book Fair from the Langston Hughes Auditorium in the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294543-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294543-3 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Charles Bowden talked about his book [Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields] (Nation Books; March 1, 2010). He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed outside the C-SPAN Civics Bus near Haines Hall at the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books on the UCLA campus on Sunday, April 25, 2010. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293145-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293145-6 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Christopher Hitchens talked about his book [Thomas Jefferson: Author of America], published by HarperCollins in its Eminent Lives series. He described both the public and private lives of Thomas Jefferson, including Jefferson's positions on the Enlightenment, nation building, and slavery. He emphasized Jefferson's tremendous influence on the U.S. Revolution and the future United States, such as the Louisiana Purchase. After his presentation Mr. Hitchens answered audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192370-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192370-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT David Levering Lewis moderated a conversation between Michael Meeropol, the eldest son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg and his daughter, Ivy Meeropol, the director and producer of [Heir to an Execution], which focuses on the legacy of her grandparents. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were American communists who tried beginning March 6, 1951, for conspiracy to commit espionage. They were executed June 19, 1953, for passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. The Meeropols also responded to questions from members of the audience. Michael Meeropol is the author of several books, including [Surrender, How the Clinton Administration Completed the Reagan Revolution.] Mr. Meeropol has been a regular commentator on politics and economy for the Albany NPR station, WAMC-FM and is currently Chair of the Department of Economics at Western New England College. Mr. Meeropol is the eldest son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and is co-author of [We Are Your Sons, The Legacy of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.] Ivy Meeropol is a producer and director of documentary films, which include [Heir to an Execution] that focuses on her grandparents Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. David Levering Lewis is the author of several books, including two biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois, [W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race] and [W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963] that have each been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-7 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Tim O'Brien read from and discussed his novel [The Things They Carried], published by Random House. In his book he combined part novel and part personal memoir to relate his experiences during the Vietnam War. During his discussion, Mr. O'Brien explained that while many of the events he chronicles in the book never really happened, the book truthfully reflects his attitudes towards the war and gives an accurate picture of what life was like for him and other soldiers in Vietnam. Following his presentation, he responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/188938-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/188938-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Doris Kearns Goodwin talked about her book [Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln], published by Simon and Schuster. She described President Lincoln's relationships with three men he selected for his cabinet, all of whom had been his opponents for the Republican nomination in 1860. They were William Seward, Salmon Chase, and Edward Bates. After her presentation Ms. Goodwin responded to audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195399-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195399-5 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT 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 van Riemsdijk moderated. The participating authors were: Barbara Clark Smith, author of [The Freedoms We Lost: Consent and Resistance in Revolutionary America]; John Fea, author of [Was America Founded As a Christian Nation?]; and John Ragosta, author of [Wellspring of Liberty: How Virginia's Religious Dissenters Helped Win the American Revolution and Secured Religious Liberty]. "Founding Fathers and Religion" was a panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia, held in the City Council Chambers on Friday, March 18, 2011. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298562-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298562-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ted Fishman talked about his book [China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World], published by Scribner. He was interviewed by video remote from Washington, DC. Some live scenes of the book fair were also shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187135-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187135-3 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Book TV aired live coverage of the 12th annual Harlem Book Fair in New York City from the Langston Hughes Auditorium in the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This program includes the re-air of the live coverage of seven panels and the other pre-recorded programs shown between the panels. Individual programs can be viewed under the program ID numbers given. 11:00 a.m ET - Phillis Wheatley Book Awards presented to BookTV and Howard Dodson, chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Program ID 294543-8. Also shown were program IDs 165632-1 and 293770-20. 11:40 a.m. ET - Religion Panel. Program ID 294543-3. Also shown were program IDs 292907-1 and 293875-4. 1:05 p.m. ET - Panel: Barack Obama and Human Rights. Program ID 294543-4. Also shown were program IDs 293770-7 and 294222-1. 2:30 p.m. ET - Biography and Memoir Panel. Program ID 294543-2. Also shown were program IDs 293875-1 and 293770-10. 3:55 p.m. ET - Panel: Diversity in Children's and Young Adult Publishing. Program ID 294543-5. Also shown were program IDs 293770-13, 293875-5, and 293770-101. 5:15 p.m. ET - African-American History Panel. Program ID 294543-6. Also shown were program IDs 293875-2 and 292685-9. 6:45 PM ET - Panel: Reading in the Digital Age. Program ID 294543-7. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294543-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294543-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Authors talked about the late Columbia University Black Studies scholar Manning Marable's biography, [Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention]. Professor Williams moderated. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. "Manning Marable's [Malcom X]: Living Black History in the 21st Century" was a panel of the 14th annual Harlem Book Fair from the Langston Hughes Auditorium in the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300568-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300568-4 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT David McCullough talked about his book, [The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris]. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program concluded with schedule information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301663-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301663-8 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Charles Peters talked about his book [Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World], published by PublicAffairs. He described the fight for the Republican presidential nomination at the Republican convention in June 1940, giving a detailed overview of candidates Tom Dewey, Robert Taft, Arthur Vandenberg and Wendell Willkie. He described the floor rallies, rousing speeches, backroom deals, and terrifying international news that led to dark-horse candidate Wendell Willkie's nomination at the convention. Mr. Peters described the Republican convention events as significant to Franklin Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie's bipartisan alliance which helped the U.S. on the eve of World War II. After his presentation the author responded to audience members' questions. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum hosted the Roosevelt Reading Festival III in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the FDR National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York. Authors of recently published works that drew upon the Roosevelt Library archives presented author talks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193154-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193154-3 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT A panel discussion was held about the U.S. Constitution and changes in its wording, interpretation, and implementation over the years. Topics included changes in the courts and the implications they have. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. Jim Newton, the moderator, is the author of [Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made]. John Dean is the author of a trilogy concluding with [Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches]. Erwin Chemerinky is the author of [The Conservative Assault on the Constitution]. Henry Weinstein, a founding faculty member of the University of California-Irvine School of Law, is a long-time legal affairs reporter for the [Los Angeles Times]. "The Living Constitution" was a Taper Hall panel from the 2011 [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books from the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California. The program opened with scenes of the festival and programming information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299193-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299193-6 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT David McCullough talked about his book, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications as well as to questions from members of the audience in the History and Biography Pavilion. He was interviewed following his presentation at the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301663-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301663-9 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The panelists, moderated by Thane Rosenbaum, debated the topic, "Religion and Culture: Do They Mix?" They also talked about their books on opposing sides of the religion and culture question. After their presentations the panelists responded to audience members' questions. Christopher Hitchens is the author of [God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything], published by Twelve. Zachary Karabell is the author of [Peace Be upon You: The Story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Coexistence], published by Knopf. Jonathan Kirsch is the author of [A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization], published by HarperSanFrancisco. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Carol Berkin talked about her book [Civil War Wives: The Lives and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant] (Knopf; September 8, 2009). In the book, she profiles the wives of three prominent figures of the Civil War era: abolitionist leader Theodore Weld, confederate president Jefferson Davis, and Union Army general Ulysses S. Grant. Professor Berkin shows how even privileged women struggled to break free of the era's restrictions on married women. She responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289189-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289189-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Authors talked about their books that take a critical look at the U.S.'s role and actions around the world. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Moderator John W. Whitehead is the author of [The Freedom Wars]. David Swanson is the author of [War Is A Lie]. Bruce Fein is the author of [American Empire Before the Fall]. "The Imperial Presidency" was a panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia. Held in the City Council Chambers on Thursday, March 17, 2011, it was hosted by the Rutherford Institute. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298560-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298560-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Cornel West, author of [Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom] (Hay House, November 1, 2008), and Tavis Smiley author of the forthcoming book [Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise] (Atria, February 17, 2009), spoke at the Miami Book Fair International. Mr. Smiley spoke on his concerns about the U.S. as well as the election of President-Elect Barack Obama. Cornel West talked about the hope offered by the election of Barack Obama, but reiterated that leaders are only as strong as the people they lead. Both participants answered questions from members of the audience following their remarks. This was the opening evening presentation of the 2008 Miami Book Fair International. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282356-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282356-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Garry Wills talked about his book, [Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition], in which he questions whether Christianity would be stronger without the priesthood, as it was at its outset. He also responded to questions from the audience in the Trinity United Methodist Church at the 2013 Savannah Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310934-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310934-6 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Nell Irvin Painter talked about her book [The History of White People] (W. W. Norton & Company, 2010). She responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 10th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. Ms. Painter was then interviewed about her book and responded to telephone calls. Included in program ID 295631-1. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295631-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295631-9 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach talked about their book [One Nation Under Sex: How the Private Lives of Presidents, First Ladies and Their Lovers Changed the Course of American History] (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They were interviewed at the 2011 [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books from the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California. The program opened with scenes of the festival and programming information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299192-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299192-6 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Howard Wasdin talked about his book, [SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper]. He used slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience. This event of the Fall for the Book Festival was held at Sherwood Center in Fairfax, Virginia. It was sponsored by the Friends of the Naval Order of the United States. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308463-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308463-1 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT