BOOK TV Schedule - December 2nd - 4th

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: December 2-4
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In Depth
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A monthly LIVE author interview, featuring your calls
Sunday 12 PM ET, re-airs Sunday at midnight ET
Join us for a conversation with Former President Jimmy Carter. Mr. Carter is the author of a new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and more than twenty others, including Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, Keeping Faith: Memories of a President, and The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East. The program will air live from President Carter's home in Plains, Georgia.

You can join this three-hour conversation with Mr. Carter by e-mailing your question to [e-mail] or by calling in during the program: East/Central: 202-737-0001 or Mountain/Pacific: 202-737-0002.


After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
With her book, Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell, author Karen DeYoung provides the first full biography of Mr. Powell. The book begins with Powell’s childhood in the Bronx, follows his rise through the military ranks and ends with his role as Secretary of State in the Bush administration.

Young discusses the book with Brigadier General Charles Brower, Dean of Faculty for the Virginia Military Institute.



Weekend Highlights
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Doro Bush Koch, My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the
Life of George H. W. Bush
In her memoir, Ms. Bush Koch recounts childhood memories of her dad and reveals how he dealt with crises and challenges as both a father and a president. The event took place at the Annenburg Presidential Conference Center and the author is joined on stage by her parents, Barbara Bush and President George H.W. Bush.
(Saturday 3:30 PM, Sunday 10:30 AM)

Anthony Shadid, Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War
Shadid, a Washington Post reporter, won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2004 for his coverage of the Iraq War. The book chronicles his experience in Iraq from just prior to the American invasion to the January 2005 Iraqi elections. Mr. Shadid also discusses events in Lebanon. (Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 7 PM)

Jen Marlowe, Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro, Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival
Independent filmmakers Marlowe, Shapiro, and Bain discuss their book and documentary about people living in the war-torn Darfur region of the Sudan.
(Saturday 4:45 PM, 11 PM)

Ted Widmer, ed., American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton
Editor Ted Widmer compiled notable speeches in American history into this two-volume work, including Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Address to the Woman's Rights Convention. Widmer is joined by several presenters to read selections from the book. (Saturday 7 PM)


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BOOK TV Schedule

Note: Program start times are approximate and all times are Eastern.

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Saturday, December 2

8:00 am Elizabeth Grossman, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health

8:50 2006 AUSA - Philip Blood "Hitler's Bandit Hunters: The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe

9:00 Max Boot, War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today

10:10 Geoffrey Robertson, The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man Who Sent Charles I to the Scaffold

11:30 Martin Tolchin and Susan Tolchin, A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe

12:30 pm History on Book TV: Niall Ferguson, The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West

2:00 Mary Matsuda Gruenewald, Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese-American Internment Camps

3:00 2006 AUSA - Al Mauroni "Where Are the WMDs?: The Reality of Chem-Bio Threats on the Home Front And the Battlefront"

3:30 Public Lives: Doro Bush Koch, My Father My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush

4:45 General Assignment: Jen Marlowe, Aisha Bain, Adam Shapiro, Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Thomas Fleming, The New Dealers' War: F.D.R. and the War Within World War II

7:00 American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton

8:15 John Edwards, ed., Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives

10:00 General Assignment: Anthony Shadid, Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War

11:00 General Assignment: Jen Marlowe, Aisha Bain, Adam Shapiro, Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival


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Sunday, December 3

12:15 am 2006 AUSA - Kevin Hymel "Patton's Photographs: War as He Saw It"

12:30 Thomas Hager, The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug

1:30 Henry Louis Gates, Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience

2:45 2006 AUSA - Al Mauroni "Where Are the WMDs?: The Reality of Chem-Bio Threats on the Home Front And the Battlefront"

3:15 2006 Texas Book Festival: Clark Kent Ervin "Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack"

3:30 Marthe Cohn, Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany

5:00 William Polk, The Birth of America: From Before Columbus to the Revolution

6:30 Emilie Raymond, From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics

7:15 Tom Nagorski, Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack

8:00 Martin Tolchin and Susan Tolchin, A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe

9:00 Rodric Braithwaite, Moscow 1941: A City and its People at War

10:30 Public Lives: Doro Bush Koch, My Father My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush

11:40 2006 AUSA - John Tierney, Jr. "Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History"

12:00 pm In Depth: In Depth: Jimmy Carter

3:30 Robert Spencer, The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion

4:30 Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time

6:00 After Words: After Words: Karen DeYoung, author of "Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell" interviewed by Brigadier General Charles "Casey" Brower

7:00 Anthony Shadid, Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War

8:00 Ilario Pantano, Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy

9:00 After Words: After Words: Karen DeYoung, author of "Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell" interviewed by Brigadier General Charles "Casey" Brower

10:00 William Daugherty, Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency

11:20 2006 Texas Book Festival: John Moe "Conservatize Me"

11:40 2006 Fall Books Preview-Harold Holzer-New Lincoln Books


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Monday, December 4

12:00 am In Depth: In Depth: Jimmy Carter

3:30 Marvin Kalb, Allan Adler, Paul Aiken, Jonathan Band, Andrew Glass, David Robbins, Sidney Verba, The Google Print Project and the Future of the Written Word

5:10 2006 Fall Books Preview-Max Rodriguez, QBR: The Black Book Review, Editor-in-Chief

5:30 Margaret Wagner, The American Civil War: 365 Days

6:25 2006 AUSA - Kimberly Olson "Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win Peace"

6:40 Helen Caldicott, Nuclear Power is Not the Answer


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1. High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health

On Saturday, December 2 at 8:00 am
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High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health
Elizabeth Grossman

Elizabeth Grossman discusses the health hazards of electronic waste and examines how chemicals used to make electronics are showing up as toxics in food and in the human body. She argues for changes in electronic manufacturing and disposal. Book People in Austin, Texas, hosted this event.

Elizabeth Grossman is the author of "Watershed: The Undamming of America" and "Adventuring Along the Lewis and Clark Trail." Her work has appeared in the Nation, Orion, the Seattle Times, and the Washington Post.

Publisher: ISLAND PRESS 1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20009

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2. Philip Blood "Hitler's Bandit Hunters: The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe

On Saturday, December 2 at 8:50 am
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2006 AUSA - Philip Blood "Hitler's Bandit Hunters: The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe

From the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, Philip Blood examines the history of Nazi Germany and its attempts to dominate Europe during World War II. The author discusses Nazi security policy and explains state-sponsored manhunts during the Nazi occupation of Europe in 1942.

Phillip Blood has a Ph.D. in history from the Royal College of Military in England.

Publisher: Potomac Books

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3. War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today

On Saturday, December 2 at 9:00 am
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War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today
Max Boot

From the City Club of San Diego, historian and journalist Max Boot discusses technological warfare from the French invasion of Italy in 1494 to the current War on Terrorism. The book chronicles the transformations and innovations in weaponry and warfare tactics over the past 500 years.

Historian Max Boot is a Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. He is also a weekly foreign-affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times, a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard, and a regular contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post and Foreign Affairs. Mr. Boot is also the author of "The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power" and "Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption, and Incompetence on the Bench."

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4. The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man Who Sent Charles I to the Scaffold

On Saturday, December 2 at 10:10 am
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The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man Who Sent Charles I to the Scaffold
Geoffrey Robertson

In "The Tyrannicide Brief" Geoffrey Robertson recounts the 1649 trial of King Charles I. Mr. Robertson explains that the king waged several civil wars throughout England and Parliament selected Puritan lawyer John Cooke to bring him to justice. The author details the trial at an event hosted by the International Peace Operation Association.

Geoffrey Robertson is a human rights lawyer and a UN war-crimes judge. He was involved in the cases against General Pinochet and Hastings Banda and in the training of judges for the trial of Saddam Hussein. He is also the author of "Crimes Against Humanity."

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5. A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe

On Saturday, December 2 at 11:30 am and Sunday, December 3 at 8:00 am
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A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe
Martin Tolchin and Susan Tolchin

From Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, veteran journalists Martin Tolchin and Susan Tolchin look at why hatred and violence has increased in the world in the last decade. The authors argue that modern advancements in communications and increased access to weapons have made the expression of hatred easier to spread and the reation more deadly. Includes Q&A.

Martin Tolchin is a former congressional correspondent at the New York Times and is the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of The Hill newspaper. He is the author of "Selling Our Security" and "Buying Into America." Susan Tolchin is a public policy professor at George Mason University and is the author of "The American: How Voter Rage is Changing the Nation."

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6. The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West

On Saturday, December 2 at 12:30 pm
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The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
Niall Ferguson

Historian Niall Ferguson examines the conflicts of the First World War to the Cold War and how they influenced the twentieth century. He argues that globalization, wealth, and technological breakthroughs led to much of the violence, genocide and fanaticism of the twentieth century. The talk was hosted by the World Affairs Council in Washington, DC. Includes Q&A.

Niall Ferguson is the author of several books including "Paper and Iron," "The Cash Nexus," and "The Pity of War." He currently is a history professor at Harvard University, Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and a contributor to the Financial Times and the New York Times.

Publisher: The Penguin Press

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7. Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese-American Internment Camps

On Saturday, December 2 at 2:00 pm
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Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese-American Internment Camps
Mary Matsuda Gruenewald

Author Mary Matsuda Gruenewald talks about her experience in a Japanese-American Internment Camp during World War II in her memoir, "Looking like the Enemy." Throughout her discussion, she describes the day-to-day activities in the internment camp and reads various excerpts from her book. The author displays a poster announcing the removal of Japanese Americans as well as the tag she was issued upon arrival at the first camp. Ms. Gruenewald compares the government's handling of civil liberties since September 11, 2001 and the way she and other Japanese Americans were treated in the 1940’s. This event was hosted by the Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, Washington.

Mary Matsuda Gruenewald was sent to an internment camp for Japanese-Americans when she was seventeen. She worked as a registered nurse for more than twenty-five years and established the Consulting Nurse Service within the Group Health Cooperative in 1971. Ms. Gruenewald received an Asian American Living Pioneer Award in 2003. "Looking Like the Enemy" is her first book.

Publisher: NEW SAGE PRESS P.O. Box 607 Troutdale, OR 97060

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8. Al Mauroni -Where Are the WMDs?: The Reality of Chem-Bio Threats on the Home Front & the Battlefront

On Saturday, December 2 at 3:00 pm and Sunday, December 3 at 2:45 am
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2006 AUSA - Al Mauroni "Where Are the WMDs?: The Reality of Chem-Bio Threats on the Home Front And the Battlefront"

From the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, DC, Al Mauroni examines the U.S. government's efforts to protect the country against a WMD attack. Mr. Mauroni also talks about the search for WMD's in Iraq and recommends ways to improve homeland security.

Al Mauroni is a former Army officer and a senior policy analyst for Northrop Grumman. He is the author of "Chemical-Biological Defense: U.S. Military Policies and Decisions in the Gulf War" and "America's Struggle with Chemical-Biological Warfare."

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9. My Father My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush

On Saturday, December 2 at 3:30 pm and Sunday, December 3 at 10:30 am
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My Father My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush
Doro Bush Koch

Doro Bush Koch talks about the life of her father, President George H.W. Bush at Annenburg Presidential Conference Center in Texas. In the memoir, she recounts childhood memories of her dad and reveals how he dealt with crises and challenges as both a father and a president. She discusses how the 41st President felt when two of his sons entered politics and talks about his friendship with former rival Bill Clinton. The author is joined on stage by her parents, Barbara Bush and President George H.W. Bush. This event was sponsored by the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation in College Station, Texas.

Dorothy Bush Koch, known as Doro, is the daughter of President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush. She is a former aide to House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt. Currently she is a lobbyist, president of the Wine Institute of California, and serves on the board for the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC.

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10. Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival

On Saturday, December 2 at 4:45 pm and at 11:00 pm
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Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival
Jen Marlowe, Aisha Bain, Adam Shapiro

From the Pomegrante Gallery in Soho, New York, independent filmmakers Jen Marlowe, Adam Shapiro, and Aisha Bain discuss their book and documentary about stories of survival in Darfur. This event was co-sponsored by Nation Books and Amnesty International.

Aisha Bain is a program associate at Global Rights: Partners for Justice, where she works on women’s rights in India and environmental rights in Mongolia. Jen Marlowe is a founding member of the "Rachel's Words" initiative (www.rachelswords.org). and is currently facilitating a youth peace-building project in Mostar, Bosnia-Hercegovina. Adam Shapiro most recently served as Country Director in Afghanistan for the international human rights organization Global Rights and is a co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement.

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44. Kick!

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11. The New Dealers' War: F.D.R. and the War Within World War II

On Saturday, December 2 at 6:00 pm
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The New Dealers' War: F.D.R. and the War Within World War II
Thomas Fleming

Historian and author Thomas Fleming discuses his book on the WWII policies of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in an interview from 2001. "The New Dealer’s War" examines FDR's leadership as the nation entered and fought World War II. Mr. Fleming contends that FDR's insistence on Germany's unconditional surrender prolonged the war for at least a year, at the cost of thousands of lives.

Thomas Fleming is a historian and the author of several books, including "Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America" and "The American Revolution." He is contributing editor of the Quarterly Journal of Military History and writes often for American Hertiage Magazine.

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43. Fleming is a right-wing revisionist historian

He basically said that FDR was a communist who asked Japan to attack us. C-SPAN certainly gives a voice to the fringe loonies.

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46. This was a Total Piece of Crap, Told by an Asshole

This was absolutely disgusting, and very hard to listen to. It was like listening to one of these hysterics during the anti-Clinton '90s, all slant, all claim, no evidence, nothing the Democrat ever did was right, etc., etc. This was C-SPAN at its "exposed" worst--nothing was challenged, no proof asked for, and when this pricky author gave these highly inflammatory attacks, with no background or explanation, Brian Lamb just sat there like an operative and said nothing. It is hard to describe the kind of language this writer used--all of it just the most asinine, pejorative, anti-Roosevelt, slanderous, no compassion for anything, and no evidence for one outrageous claim after another, that, by the way, no other author has ever even claimed. If Roosevelt did everything "wrong," as this asshole claims, how did we win? I am still angry about this filth. There are good books about Roosevelt, and C-SPAN had featured a few, but this shit is not one of them.

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12. American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Lincoln to Clinton

On Saturday, December 2 at 7:00 pm
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American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton

From St. Peter's Church in New York City, the Library of America and the Toward International Peace through the Arts (TIPA) Project present "Election Eve Oratory" to celebrate the publication of "American Speeches." Editor Ted Widmer is joined by several presenters to read some of the most notable speeches in American history, which are published together in the the two-volume compilation. "American Speeches" includes Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Address to the Woman's Rights Convention.

Ted Widmer is the Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University and the author of "Martin Van Buren" and "Young America: The Flowering of Democracy in New York City." He was director of speechwriting at the National Security Council and a senior advisor to President Clinton from 1997 to 2001.

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13. John Edwards - Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives

On Saturday, December 2 at 8:15 pm
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Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives
John Edwards, ed.
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/1106/btv112606_4.ram

"Home" is a collection of stories about the childhood homes of everyday Americans. Former Senator John Edwards, who wrote the introduction, reads a portion of the book and discusses the challenges facing the next President of the United States. The early homes of Bob Dole, Danny Glover, Rick Warren, Nancy Griffith, Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Franks are all featured in the book.

John Edwards was the Democrat's 2004 nominee for Vice President and served one term as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. After the 2004 election, Mr. Edwards formed the One America Committee and was appointed director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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14. Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War

On Saturday, December 2 at 10:00 pm and Sunday, December 3 at 7:00 pm
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Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War
Anthony Shadid

Washington Post reporter Anthony Shadid won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2004 for his coverage of the Iraq War. His book, "Night Draws Near," chronicles his experience in Iraq from just prior to the American invasion to the January 2005 Iraqi elections. During this talk, hosted by Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Mr. Shadid talks about his coverage of the recent Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Anthony Shadid has reported for the Associated Press and the Boston Globe and is a foreign correspondent for The Washington Post.

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15. some good ones, Carter and Edwards and the reporter guy too n/t

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37. ESPECIALLY Carter!

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16. Kevin Hymel "Patton's Photographs: War as He Saw It"

On Sunday, December 3 at 12:15 am
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2006 AUSA - Kevin Hymel "Patton's Photographs: War as He Saw It"

From the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, DC, Kevin Hymel reveals newfound photos taken by Gen. George S. Patton during World War II. During the presentation, the author shows and discusses several of Patton's photos.

Kevin Hymel is an associate editor for Army magazine and the research director for WWII History and Military Heritage magazines.

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17. The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search

On Sunday, December 3 at 12:30 am
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The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug
Thomas Hager
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/1006/btv102806_1.ram

In a discussion in Eugene, Oregon, Thomas Hager examines bacterial diseases and wartime medical care in the 1930's. The author chronicles experiments, medicinal discoveries, and drug patents during World War II and details the challenges in creating antibiotics for bacterial threats of the 21st century. This event was hosted by the University of Oregon.

Thomas Hager is a correspondent for the Journal of the American Medical Association and the former director of the University of Oregon Press. He is the author of "Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling," and "Aging Well."

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45. U of O Kick!

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18. Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience

On Sunday, December 3 at 1:30 am
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Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
Henry Louis Gates
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/1106/btv112306_1.ram

To celebrate the 175th anniversary of Auburn Cemetery and its African American history, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates talks about Africa and the African Diaspora. During the discussion, he describes the creation of the one-volume edition of the 5-volume "Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience," a guide to African American cultural, religious and political movements. Henry Louis Gates also reflects on the influences of W.E.B. Du Bois, Rosa Parks and Wole Soyinka on his life.

Henry Louis Gates is the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of Humanities and Humanities Chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of "Colored People, " coeditor with Kwame Anthony Appiah of "Encarta Africana," and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker. He has received many honors, including a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the National Humanities Medal.

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47. Kick!

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19. Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany

On Sunday, December 3 at 3:30 am
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Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany
Marthe Cohn
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/1006/btv100706_1.ram

Marthe Cohn was a member of the French First Army intelligence service during WWII and made many covert trips inside Nazi Germany. During the presentation, she recounts her missions as a French Jewish spy and describes how she disguised herself as a young nurse searching for her fiancé in order to find information about German troop movements. After the presentation, the author answers questions from members of the audience. This event was hosted by the Washington DC Jewish Community Center.

Marthe Cohn lives in Palo Verdes, California. In 2005, she was awarded the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur.

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20. The Birth of America: From Before Columbus to the Revolution

On Sunday, December 3 at 5:00 am
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The Birth of America: From Before Columbus to the Revolution
William Polk

In "The Birth of America," William Polk explores the history of Colonial America. He describes significant events during this period and the British influence on European, Spanish, & Dutch colonies. In addition, Mr. Polk examines colonial societies' advancements and their influence on America 's current war in Iraq. Mr. Polk compares America's early wars to our present war in Iraq. He addresses how U.S. can get out of our present war in Iraq using examples of Colonial Revolution and Vietnam. National Arts Club in New York hosted this event.

William Polk is also the author of "Understanding Iraq, the United States and the Arab World and the Elusive Peace."He graduated from Harvard and Oxford universities. He taught at Harvard University from 1955 to 1961, when President Kennedy appointed him a member of the Policy and Planning Council of the United States. A descendent of Pres. Polk, William Polk is the senior director of the W.P. Carey Foundation. He specializes in researching and writing on foreign policy and American history.

Publisher: HARPER COLLINS 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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21. From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics

On Sunday, December 3 at 6:30 am
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From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics
Emilie Raymond
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1006/btv102106_2.ram

Historian Emilie Raymond discusses Charlton Heston's movie career and his decades of political activism. The author chronicles Mr. Heston's efforts on behalf of both Democratic and Republican candidates, his advocacy for civil rights, and his presidency of the National Rifle Association. She shows how Heston's beliefs parallel those of neoconservatives and how he assisted the neoconservative movement by popularizing its ideas. Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia hosted the event.

Emilie Raymond is an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. She specializes in twentieth-century U.S. history, political and cultural history, women's history and neoconservatism.

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22. Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack

On Sunday, December 3 at 7:15 am
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Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack
Tom Nagorski

Tom Nagorski chronicles the stories of survivors of the 1940 U-Boat attack in which a German submarine torpedoed a British passenger liner. He recounts the stories of the survivors, most of whom were children who were venturing to other countries for a better life during wartime.

Tom Nagorski is an award winning producer for ABC World News Tonight. Mr. Nargorski has won six Emmys, an Overseas Press Club award and a duPont Award for excellence in international coverage. Mr. Nagorski lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Publisher: HYPERION BOOKS 77 W. 66th Street New York, NY 10023

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23. Moscow 1941: A City and its People at War

On Sunday, December 3 at 9:00 am
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Moscow 1941: A City and its People at War
Rodric Braithwaite
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/1006/btv102106_1.ram

"Moscow 1941" is Rodric Braithwaite's social history of Germany's 1941 attack on Russia. The author, a former British ambassador in Moscow, describes the attack as the turning point of World War II and uses interviews and diaries to describe the personal reactions of several people affected by the invasion. Almost one million Russians died by the end of the year. This event was hosted by the Harriman Institute on the campus of Columbia University in New York City.

Rodric Braithwaite was British ambassador to Moscow from 1988 to 1992. He is also the author of "Across the Moscow River: The World Turned Upside Down."

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24. John Tierney, Jr. "Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History"

On Sunday, December 3 at 11:40 am
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2006 AUSA - John Tierney, Jr. "Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History"

In his new book, "Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare In American History," John Tierney Jr. chronicles American military history going back to the Revolutionary War. During the presentation, he talks about conventional and unconventional warfare used during the Revolutionary War, American Civil War, World War II and the Cold War. He suggests ways that military leaders and policy makers can incorporate past warfare tactics into current military strategies. This presentation was part of the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, DC.

John Tierney is the faculty chairman of the Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC. He is the author of "The Politics of Peace: What's Behind the Anti-War Movement? "

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25. In Depth: Jimmy Carter - Live Call-in show! 3 hours!

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On Sunday, December 3 at 12:00 pm and Monday, December 4 at 12:00 am
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In Depth: Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter is the guest on Book TV's December In Depth. Mr. Carter is the author of a new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," and more than twenty others, including "Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis," "Keeping Faith: Memories of a President," "The Virtues of Aging," "An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood," and "The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East." He co-authored "Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life" with his wife, Rosalynn Carter. In Depth will air live from President Carter's home in Plains, Georgia. Call in during the show to ask questions of President Carter or e-mail your questions to [e-mail].

A 1946 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Jimmy Carter served in the navy until his father's death in 1953, when he took over the family farm in Plains, Georgia. He was a Georgia State Senator and Georgia's Governor, prior to running for President. Jimmy Carter was elected President of the United States in 1976 and served from 1977 to 1981. In 1982 he founded the Carter Center in Atlanta. The Carter Center's mission is to resolve conflict, promote democracy, protect human rights, and prevent disease around the world. President Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

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26. The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion

On Sunday, December 3 at 3:30 pm
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The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
Robert Spencer

In "The Truth about Muhammad" author Robert Spencer argues that the example of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, justifies jihad and terrorism. At the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, Mr. Spencer describes Muhammad's life and teachings as violent and urges Americans to understand the true nature of Islam in order to effectively prosecute the War on Terror.

Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and author of "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)," "Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions about the World's Fastest Growing Faith" and "Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West."

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27. Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time

On Sunday, December 3 at 4:30 pm
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Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time
Karen Armstrong

In Karen Armstrong's biography of the Prophet of Islam she describes Muhammad as a respectful man who lived a decent life. Ms. Armstrong argues that while the Islamic religion is often represented as cruel, inherently violent and intolerant, Muhammad taught tolerance toward Jews and Christians to all of his followers. This event was hosted by the Mosaic Foundation as part of their new lecture series "Re Discovering the Arab World."

Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous books, including "The Great Transformation," "A History of God" and "The Spiral Staircase."

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28. After Words: Karen DeYoung interviewed by Brigadier General Charles "Casey" Brower

On Sunday, December 3 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Karen DeYoung, author of "Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell" interviewed by Brigadier General Charles "Casey" Brower

With her book, "Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell," author Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post, provides the first full biography of Mr. Powell. The book begins with Powell’s childhood in the Bronx and follows his rise through the military ranks, finally ending with his role as Secretary of State in the Bush administration. While not an authorized biography, Mr. Powell participated in six on the record interviews and also provided Ms. DeYoung with unrestricted access to his personal and professional military papers. Ms. DeYoung discusses the book with the Dean of Faculty for the Virginia Military Institute, Brigadier General Charles "Casey" Brower. General Brower served as an Army Aide to President Ronald Reagan. General Brower serves as a guest interviewer and is not an employee of C-SPAN.

Karen DeYoung is an associate editor at The Washington Post where she has served in a number of senior editing positions. She has also served as a foreign policy reporter in Washington and abroad. She was part of the team at the Post that received a 2002 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the "war on terror."

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29. Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy

On Sunday, December 3 at 8:00 pm
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Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
Ilario Pantano

Ilario Pantano argues that the U.S., as a society, has moved away from embracing offensive warfare. He says that in Iraq and Afghanistan, because of moral and political considerations, the U.S. military has restrained itself from completely destroying the enemy and winning the war. Mr. Pantano also argues that the volume of media coverage of the war on terror has overwhelmed the American public's ability to process what is happening. As a result, he says, an increasing number of people are tuning out the war. This talk was hosted by the John Locke Foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Ilario Pantano served with the Marines during the 1991 Gulf War. He rejoined the Marines after 9/11 and went to Iraq in 2004 after acquiring the rank of second lieutenant. "Warlord" is Mr. Pantano's first book.

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30. Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency

On Sunday, December 3 at 10:00 pm
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Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency
William Daugherty

Since 2004, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute has presented the Henry Paolucci/Walter Bagehot Book Award to authors in recognition of their scholarly achievements. This year’s winner was William Daugherty, author of "Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency." Mr. Daugherty received a $5,000 cash award and was given an opportunity to lecture about his book, which looks at the use of covert actions by U.S. presidents since 1947. Mark Bowden, who wrote the forward to the book, makes opening remarks. This event was hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute based in Wilmington, Delaware.

William Daugherty is a professor of criminal justice and political science at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. Before joining the AASU faculty, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was an officer with the Central Intelligence Agency at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran. He was one of fifty-two Americans held hostage for 444 days in Iran between 1979 and 1980 and is the author of "In the Shadow of the Ayatollah: A CIA Hostage in Iran." Mark Bowden is a journalist and adjunct professor at Loyola College in Maryland. He is the author of "Black Hawk Down," "Killing Pablo," and "Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam."

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50. kick!

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31. 2006 Fall Books Preview-Harold Holzer-New Lincoln Books

On Sunday, December 3 at 11:40 pm
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2006 Fall Books Preview-Harold Holzer-New Lincoln Books

From his office at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer recommends new book titles relating to Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Holzer argues that we are in a sort of "golden age" of Lincoln books now as there are so many works of high quality being published.

Harold Holzer has written and edited over 20 books on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. His 2004 work "Lincoln at the Cooper Union" won the lincoln prize. You can learn more about Mr. Holzer at his website: www.haroldholzer.com

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32. The Google Print Project and the Future of the Written Word

On Monday, December 4 at 3:30 am
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The Google Print Project and the Future of the Written Word
Marvin Kalb, Allan Adler, Paul Aiken, Jonathan Band, Andrew Glass, David Robbins, Sidney Verba

From the National Press Club in Washington, DC, a discussion of Google's Print program, which was annouced by the company in December of 2004 and whose legality is currently being challenged in court. Google is scanning the books of several major libraries (including the New York Public Library and the libraries of Harvard, Standford, and Oxford universities) into the Google database in an effort to make these books searchable on the web, even if the books are currently under copyright protection. Many authors and publishers say that this amounts to theft. The panelists look at the issues surrounding the program and talk about what this might mean for the future of publishing.

Marvin Kalb is a senior fellow at Harvard University's Shorenstein Center. Allan Adler is the Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs at the Assoc. of American Publishers. Paul Aiken is the executive director of the Authors Guild. Andrew Glass is the senior editor of the Capitol Leader. David Robbins is a novelist and author of "Souls to Keep." Sidney Verba is a professor at Harvard University. Jonathan Band is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

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33. 2006 Fall Books Preview-Max Rodriguez, QBR: The Black Book Review, Editor-in-Chief

On Monday, December 4 at 5:10 am
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2006 Fall Books Preview-Max Rodriguez, QBR: The Black Book Review, Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief of QBR: The Black Book Review, Max Rodriguez selected a number of new and up-coming books to recommend to the Book TV audience. Mr. Rodriguez also discussed trends in reading and publishing of African American books.

QBR: The Black Book Review produces the annual Harlem Book Fair in New York City. You can learn more about the magazine at the website: www.qbr.com

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34. The American Civil War: 365 Days

On Monday, December 4 at 5:30 am
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The American Civil War: 365 Days
Margaret Wagner

Library of Congress senior writer Margaret Wagner discusses her new book, "The American Civil War," with University of Virginia Professor Gary Gallagher, who wrote the introduction. The book includes photographs, lithographs, battlefield drawings, music covers and political cartoons that the author says heavily influenced public opinion of the war. This event was hosted by the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Margaret Wagner is a senior writer/editor in the Publishing Office of the Library of Congress. She is the coauthor and coeditor of "The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference" and the author and compiler of the library's annual Civil War calendars.

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35. 2006 AUSA - Kimberly Olson "Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win Peace"

On Monday, December 4 at 6:25 am
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2006 AUSA - Kimberly Olson "Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win Peace"

From the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, DC, retired Air Force colonel Kimberly Olson recounts her experiences while serving in post-war Iraq. As a mother and a pilot, she gives a first-hand account of women's roles in the military, the human toll of war, and the reconstruction in Iraq.

Col. Kimberly Olson (Ret.) was part of the first generation of female pilots serving with the United States Air Force. She was Lt. Gen. Jay Garner's executive officer at the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq.

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36. Nuclear Power is Not the Answer

On Monday, December 4 at 6:40 am
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Nuclear Power is Not the Answer
Helen Caldicott

Antinuclear activist Helen Caldicott contends that nuclear power is not the solution to global warming. The author examines the costs, toxic effects, and terrorism risks of nuclear energy, and suggests alternatives for renewable energy. This event is hosted by Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Helen Caldicott is the founder and president of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute. For more than thirty-five years, Dr. Caldicott has lobbied on the hazards of nuclear weapons and nuclear war. The organization she co-founded in 1978, Physicians for Social Responsibility, was co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985. A documentary based on a lecture she gave in 1981, on the topic of nuclear war, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (short) in 1982.

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38. Totally looking forward to President Carter!

Thank you Viva, as always!:yourock:

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40. you're welcome!

:hi:

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39. Thank you.

Thank you thank you.

:yourock:

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41. kick!

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42. I'm off to work, and the DU Party after.... please help keep this kicked

if you would be so kind. :)

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48. Kick to front page...listening to C-Span 2 now,..thanks as usual,

Viva_La_Revolution! :kick:

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49. kick

[EFerrari]

51. I'm sorry, called to work and my punishment was having to search

for this thread.

And, omigod, Brian Lamb is now on, interviewing Negroponte. :puke:

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52. Turn it back to span2 - Carter is replaying.

:hi:

It's a great interview. :)

[EFerrari]

53. Yes! It was great! My mom and my kid called me to make sure

I caught it!

:hi: