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    American Midnight

    Historian Adam Hochschild discussed the domestic history of the United States during and immediately after World War One. He said that it was a time of racial lynchings, government censorshi…

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    American Disruptor

    Roland De Wolk talked about his book, American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford. Leland Stanford was a 19th century industrialist served as governor of California and later …

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    Harvey Milk

    Lillian Faderman recalled the life of the late San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in America. He was assassinated in 1977, after serving one …

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    Finding the Dragon Lady

    Monique Demery talked about her book, Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam’s Madame Nhu, in which she recounts the 1963 coup in South Vietnam that led to the execution of Presiden…

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    Facing the Wave

    Gretel Ehrlich talked about her book, Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami, in which she looks at the impact and aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Ma…

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    A Governor's Story

    Former Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) recounted her two terms in office from 2003 to January 1, 2011. The first female governor of Michigan, Ms. Granholm recalled her administration’s cha…

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    Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life

    Gerald Martin talked about the life and career of Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Mr. Marquez was a political activist and Nobel Prize winner who was the author of One Hundred Yea…

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    The Secret Way to War

    Mark Danner talked about his book The Secret Way to War: The Downing Street Memo and the Iraq War’s Buried History, published by New York Review Books. In his book he argued that President B…

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    All on Fire: William Lloyd Garrison

    Mr. Mayer read passages from and talked about his book, All On Fire: William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolition of Slavery, published by St. Martins Press. The book examines the life and work…

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    Another Day at the Front

    Mr. Reed talked about his collection of essays Another Day at the Front: Dispatches from the Race War, published by Basic Books. According to Mr. Reed, African Americans have been at war wi…

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    BookTV Preview

    An excerpt of Ishmael Reed speaking to his book, Another Day at the Front: Dispatches from the Race War.

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    The Good Women of China

    Xinran Xue discussed her book The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices, published by Pantheon Books. Through her daily radio program, Xinran invited women across China to call in and talk abou…

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    Book Collecting in the 21st Century

    David Gregor, book collector and owner of Gregor Books in Seattle, gave a slide presentation on the fundamental principles of book collecting in the 21st century.

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