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Mr. Ambrose talked about his book, The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany, and answered audience questions. This was part of the 2001 Miami Book Fair International.

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 thre…

Meghan McCain, the daughter of Republican Senator John McCain, talked about her memoir about the 2008 presidential campaign. She was interviewed by Gio Benitez, and also responded to questi…

Norman Podhoretz talked about his book Why Are Jews Liberals? (Doubleday; September 8, 2009). In his book the former editor-in-chief of Commentary magazine attempts to answer the question th…

Gwen Ifill talked about her book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (Doubleday; January 20, 2009). In her book she examines a new generation of African-American politici…

Former Vice President Al Gore talked about his book Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis (Rodale Books; November 3, 2009). The book picks up where his previous book, An Inconvenien…

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 Turbulen…

Ralph Nader talked about his novel "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!" (Seven Stories Press; September 22, 2009). In his book he speculates on what could happen if America’s wealthiest indivi…

Taylor Branch talked about his book The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President (Simon & Schuster; September 29, 2009). In his book Taylor Branch recalls his eight years of priva…

Authors in the “Legacy of the Holocaust” panel talked about their books about specific historical events of the Holocaust. After the presentations, they responded to questions from members o…

James Atlas moderated a panel of biographers who talked about their books and about writing biographies. After their presentations they answered questions from members of the audience. Ch…

Edmund White Rimbaud: The Double Life of a Rebel), Les Standiford, The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits)…

The panelists talked about the phenomenon of strategically directed terror in militarized conflicts. Dexter Filkins talked about Iraq and Afghanistan from 1998-2008 and focused on the daily …

Naomi Klein talked about her book and the current economic crisis and bail out. Jeremy Scahill then talked about his book and the situation in Iraq. They then responded to questions from mem…

Following remarks by administrators of the Miami Book Fair International, Salman Rushdie was interviewed by Nathan Englander. Mr. Rushdie talked about his book The Enchantress of Florance, f…

Authors read works by various American and international authors to highlight the danger surveillance poses to creative freedom. The programs of PEN International and the American Civil Libe…

Vernon Jordan spoke about his book Make it Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out (PublicAffairs; November 3, 2008). His book is about the history of the oral tradition of storytelling, preachi…

Scott McClellan talked about his time as press secretary in the President George W. Bush Administration. He focused on the policies leading up to the war in Iraq, the disclosure of Valerie P…

Ralph Nader talked about his book The Seventeen Traditions, published by HarperCollins. He described his childhood in Connecticut and the influence of his Lebanese immigrant parents. He disc…

Cal Thomas talked about the book he wrote with Bob Beckel, Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America, published by William Morrow. The book was inspired by their…