Book TV Schedule: February 3rd - 5th

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: February 3-5
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In Depth
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A monthly LIVE author interview, featuring your calls
Sunday 12 PM-3 PM ET, re-airs Sunday at midnight ET
Join us for a conversation with author Dinesh D'Souza. Mr. D'Souza's new book is The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11. He is the Rishwain Research Scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and his previous books include Letters to a Young Conservative, What's So Great About America, The Virtue of Prosperity, Ronald Reagan, The End of Racism, and Illiberal Education.

You can join this three-hour conversation by e-mailing your question to
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Weekend Highlights
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Barry Lando, Web of Deceit: The History of Western Complicity in Iraq, from Churchill to Kennedy to George W. Bush
Barry Lando believes that the current situation in Iraq is a result of decades of duplicitous international entanglements in the region. Beginning with World War I and extending to the present, Lando cites actions that he claims have caused massive death and long-term psychological trauma to the country's people.
(Saturday 8 AM ET)
John Berlau, Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism is Hazardous to Your Health
In his new book, journalist John Berlau argues that environmentalists - and the environmental movement in general - harm people more than help them. He claims that people's faith in the idea that "nature knows best" blinds them to the reality of environmental phenomena such as global warming, pollution, and pesticides.
(Saturday 9 AM and 7PM, Sunday 4 AM ET)

Molly Ivins, You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years
Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins died of breast cancer this week at the age of 62. In 1998 she sat down for an interview to discuss her book You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years. The book is a collection of Ms. Ivins' columns and discusses several topics, including the financial corruption of the American political system and what it means to be a Texan.
(Saturday 1:15 PM, Sunday 9:30 AM ET)

Sam Harris and Reza Aslan, Debate on Reason and Religion
Does the Bible provide timeless prescriptions for our daily lives? Or does its inclusion of practices such as slavery preclude its ability to act as such a guide? Are Osama bin Laden's grievances with the United States purely theological, or also social and political? Reza Aslan, author of No god but God, and Sam Harris, author of Letter to a Christian Nation, take up these questions in this debate at the Los Angeles Public Library.
(Sunday 12:30 AM, 4 and 10 PM ET)

Elliot Lewis, Fade: My Journeys in Multiracial America
In his memoir, the author explains that while he was raised with two parents of mixed racial heritage who identified themselves as black, he eventually evolved into a biracial self-identity. The book also examines transracial adoption, interracial dating and immigration through the eyes of several multiracial people.
(Sunday 7 PM ET)



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BOOK TV Schedule

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


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Saturday, February 3

8:00 am Barry Lando, Web of Deceit: The History of Western Complicity in Iraq, from Churchill to Kennedy to George W. Bush

9:00 General Assignment: John Berlau, Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism is Hazardous to Your Health

9:50 2006 NPC: John Gresham "Defcon-2"

10:15 Micheline Maynard, The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market

11:15 Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus

12:10 pm 2006 NPC: Ray Suarez "Holy Vote"

1:05 2006 NPC: Llewellyn King "Washington and the World"

1:15 Encore Booknotes: Molly Ivins, You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years

2:15 Mark Moyar, Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965

3:15 Randall Woods, LBJ: Architect of American Ambition

4:30 Walter Benn Michaels, The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality

5:50 2006 NPC: W. Joseph Campbell "The Year that Defined American Journalism"

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Susan Faludi, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

7:00 John Berlau, Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism is Hazardous to Your Health

7:50 BTV Bus: James Moore "One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America"

8:00 Public Lives: Peter Kramer, Sigmund Freud: Inventor of the Modern Mind

9:00 After Words: After Words: Eric Klinenberg, author of "Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media" interviewed by Ben Scott

10:00 Stephen Shames, photographer, The Black Panthers



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Sunday, February 4

12:20 am BTV Bus: Ken Hechler "Working With Truman"

12:30 General Assignment: Debate on Religion and Reason with Sam Harris, "Letter to a Christian Nation," and Reza Aslan, "No god but God"

2:00 General Assignment: Chris Hedges, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America

2:55 2006 NPC: Carole Coleman "Alleluia America"

3:00 Elizabeth Kantor, The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature

3:55 2006 NPC: Derek Leebaert "To Dare and to Conquer"

4:00 General Assignment: John Berlau, Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism is Hazardous to Your Health

4:50 2006 NPC: John Gresham "Defcon-2"

5:00 Edward Luce, In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India

6:00 Terry McAuliffe, What a Party! My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals

7:00 James Hornfischer, Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of her Survivors

7:55 2006 NPC: Michael Isikoff and David Corn "Hubris"

8:00 Niall Ferguson, The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West

9:10 2006 Miami Book Fair: Donna Gehrke-White "The Face Behind the Veil"

9:30 Encore Booknotes: Molly Ivins, You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years

10:30 After Words: Frank Luntz, author of "Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear" interviewed by John McCaslin

11:30 Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Positively American: Winning Back The Middle Class Majority One Family At A Time

12:00 pm In Depth: In Depth: Dinesh D'Souza

3:00 General Assignment: Debate on Religion and Reason with Sam Harris, "Letter to a Christian Nation," and Reza Aslan, "No god but God"

4:30 Howard Zinn, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

5:35 2006 Miami Book Fair: Lawrence Wright "The Looming Tower"

6:00 After Words: After Words: Eric Klinenberg, author of "Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media" interviewed by Ben Scott

7:00 Elliott Lewis, Fade: My Journeys in Multiracial America

8:00 Herman Badillo, One Nation, One Standard: An Ex-Liberal on How Hispanics Can Succeed Just Like Other Immigrant Groups

8:55 2006 NPC: Hal Vaughan "FDR's 12 Apostles"

9:00 After Words: After Words: Eric Klinenberg, author of "Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media" interviewed by Ben Scott

10:00 General Assignment: Debate on Religion and Reason with Sam Harris, "Letter to a Christian Nation," and Reza Aslan, "No god but God"

11:30 2006 Texas Book Festival: Joan Cheever "Back from the Dead: One Man's Search for the Men Who Walked Off America's Death Row"

11:55 2006 NPC: Glenn Schweitzer and Carole Schweitzer "America on Notice"



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Monday, February 5

12:00 am In Depth: In Depth: Dinesh D'Souza

3:00 Elizabeth Edwards, Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers

3:35 BTV Bus: James Moore "One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America"

3:45 History on Book TV: Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic-and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

4:45 Daniel Golden, The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges - and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates

5:25 2006 NPC: John Shaw "The Ambassador"

5:30 Jimmy Carter, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid

6:45 Palestine Peace Not Apartheid: Alan Dershowitz Response


http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. Web of Deceit: The History of Western Complicity in Iraq, from Churchill to Kennedy to G.W. Bus

On Saturday, February 3 at 8:00 am
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Web of Deceit: The History of Western Complicity in Iraq, from Churchill to Kennedy to George W. Bush
Barry Lando

In "Web of Deceit," Barry Lando argues that the current situation in Iraq is a result of decades of duplicitous international entanglements in the region. Beginning with World War I and extending to the present, Lando cites actions that he claims have caused massive death and long-term psychological trauma to the country's people - including the 1963 CIA-backed coup that brought the Baath Party to power, and America's role in the failed 1991 Iraqi revolt against Saddam Hussein.

Barry Lando spent 25 years as an investigative producer for the CBS program "60 Minutes," and is a former Time-Life South American correspondent. In 2004, he created the documentary "The Trial of Saddam Hussein, the Trial You'll Never See" with French Reporter Michel Despratx. He currently lives in Paris.

[MountainLaurel]

5. I think I'm going to record that one

Thanks, as always, Viva, for posting this every week.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism is Hazardous to Your Health

On Saturday, February 3 at 9:00 am and at 7:00 pm and Sunday, February 4 at 4:00 am
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Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism is Hazardous to Your Health
John Berlau

In his new book, "Eco-Freaks," journalist John Berlau argues that environmentalists - and the environmental movement in general - harm people more than help them. In this talk from the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., he claims that people's faith in the idea that "nature knows best" blinds them to the reality of environmental phenomena such as global warming, pollution, and pesticides. In addition, he challenges approaches to environmental issues that have gained attention in the media, including former Vice President Al Gore's take on global warming and assessments linking Hurricane Katrina to human activity.

John Berlau is Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Competitive Enterprise in Washington, D.C. Prior to his current position, he was a Washington correspondent for Investor's Business Daily and an investigative writer for Insight Magazine. He was awarded the National Press Club's 2002 Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market

On Saturday, February 3 at 10:15 am
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The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market
Micheline Maynard

Micheline Maynard talks about the declining success of the Big Three Detroit auto companies (Chrysler, Ford, and GM). Ms. Maynard points to several factors for this decline, including the Big Three's focus on making SUVs instead of cars, efforts by foreign companies to learn about the American market, and a significant decline in the "buy American" attitude when it came to cars. The talk was held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Ms. Maynard answers questions following her talk.

Micheline Maynard is a reporter for the New York Times and is the author of "Collision Course: Inside the Battle for General Motors." She has written for USA Today, Fortune, and Newsday.

Publisher: Currency Books 280 Park Avenue, 11th floor New York, NY 10017

[Bozita]

42. Just posted this in the Michigan Forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=159x9879

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. Caesar: Life of a Colossus

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On Saturday, February 3 at 11:15 am
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Caesar: Life of a Colossus
Adrian Goldsworthy
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1206/btv121606_2.ram

In Adrian Goldsworthy's biography of Julius Caesar he chronicles the Ancient Rome ruler's life from birth to assassination. At an event hosted by the University of Virginia Bookstore in Charlottesville, the author details Caear's successes and failures as a politician and discusses his involvement with the wives of his two main political rivals.

Adrian Goldsworthy is the author of "The Roman Army at War" and "The Punic Wars."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. 2006 NPC: Ray Suarez "Holy Vote"

No program has been scheduled for this category at this time. :shrug:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

46. Ray Suarez

In his new book, The Holy Vote, veteran journalist Ray Suarez explores the politics of faith in America. The book touches on a variety of issues in American political life that are suffused with religion, typically at the urging of conservative Christians. Suarez writes about arguments over gay marriage, intelligent design, the Ten Commandments, abortion and other aspects of a fault line in American life that often divides religious people from other religious people.

Suarez is senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS and formerly host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5743149

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Molly Ivins - You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years

On Saturday, February 3 at 1:15 pm and Sunday, February 4 at 9:30 am
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You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years
Molly Ivins

Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins died of breast cancer this week at the age of 62. In 1998 she sat down for an interview to discuss her book "You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years." The book is a collection of Ms. Ivins columns and discuss several topics, including the financial corruption of the American political system and what it means to be a Texan.

Molly Ivins was a newspaper columnist and political commentator. Her books include "Who Let the Dogs In? Incredible Political Animals I Have Known," "Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America," "Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush" and "Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?"

[Bozita]

44. That's a 1999 book (pre-Bush). CSPAN has nothing more current?

What about "Shrub" and "Bushwhacked"?

That's a piss poor tribute to Molly.

The time is coming for pitchforks and torches, pots and pans.

[Kurovski]

48. ************ON NOW **************

[checks-n-balances]

52. Saw it this afternoon - a must-watch & even tape this one if you can!!

It's classic Ms. Ivins & one of the highlights is her recounting of covering Elvis' funeral in Memphis for the NYTimes!

What a treasure we've lost :(

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965

On Saturday, February 3 at 2:15 pm
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Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965
Mark Moyar

Mark Moyar talks about why he thinks it was important for the U.S. to go to war in Vietnam and looks at the build-up to our full-scale involvement in the mid-1960s. He argues that South Vietnam President Diem, who was overthrown in 1963, has been wrongfully characterized in the U.S. as being an incompetent tyrant. He also criticizes the coverage of the Vietnam War by David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan and says that Ho Chi Mihn was not a nationalist leader as is commonly believed. Includes Q&A.

Mark Moyar is an associate professor at the U.S. Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia. He is the author of "Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: The CIA's Secret Campaign to Destroy the Viet Cong." For more information on Prof. Moyar and his work, visit www.triumphforsaken.com.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: www.cambridge.org

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. LBJ: Architect of American Ambition

On Saturday, February 3 at 3:15 pm
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LBJ: Architect of American Ambition
Randall Woods

Randall Woods describes former President Lyndon B. Johnson as a flawed but deeply sympathetic character in his new biography, "LBJ: Architect of American Ambition." The author explains that while many presidential historians focus on Johnson's role in the Vietnam War, it is also important to remember President Johnson's commitment to civil rights and antipoverty reforms. This event was hosted by the Jimmy Carter Library & Museum in Atlanta.

Randall Woods is John A. Cooper Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

10. The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality

On Saturday, February 3 at 4:30 pm
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The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality
Walter Benn Michaels

Walter Benn Michaels argues that America's love of diversity is widening the gap between rich and poor. In "The Trouble with Diversity" the author argues that diversity offers a false vision of social justice and that affirmative action, diversity training and new corporate codes of conduct contribute to the neglect of America's growing economic divide. This event was hosted by the Cambridge Forum in Massachusetts.

Walter Benn Michaels is an English professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of "Our America" and "The Shape of the Signifier." Mr. Michaels has contributed to The New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

11. Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

On Saturday, February 3 at 6:00 pm
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Susan Faludi

Susan Faludi argues that American women have a long way to go in the fight for gender equality. In "Backlash" she accuses conservative research organizations of spreading the anti-feminist propaganda that a woman's chances of marrying diminish greatly if she doesn't marry young and that women should leave the workforce and return home.

Susan Faludi won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for explanatory journalism and has reported for the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Nation, Newsweek, and the New York Times. She is the author of "Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man."

[Hidden Stillness]

56. A Great Book, a Landmark Work

Wow, this great program brought back a lot of memories. I bought this book when it first came out, 1991, and it was riveting, very well-written and well-researched. It was published at just a certain moment during history, after the feminist gains of the '70s, when feminism itself had been explained, and largely accepted--by women. Then the horrible '80s happened, and the conservative takeover, the corporate consolidation of power, and the anti-feminist backlash, with all of its threats to undo everything that had been achieved. The book's great strength, reminded by this program and listening to Susan Faludi talk there, was its razor-sharp understanding of what was really going on with several trends popular at the time, such as "psychologizing" women who had been feminists but who still found little career advancement, etc. There suddenly started to appear, during the 1980s, articles by "experts," claiming such "trends" as, that women were turning their backs on feminism, (they actually called it "the post-feminist era," ever-hopeful), that women were giving up their high-paying jobs so they could return home and have kids, that, as one famous and outrageous "Newsweek" cover story claimed, "a career woman had more of a chance of being killed by s terrorist than of getting married," and many other attack articles masking as "analyses of trends" that suddenly began flooding out during the 80s. Faludi, with her journalistic background, (Pulizer Prize-winning, at the Wall Street Journal), blew the lid off it.

There were chapters profiling many of the "family values" anti-feminists of the time, the "masculinist" anti-feminists, and others pretending to be other public acts of this type, and exposing what they really were, their real backgrounds, and real motives. Their were chapters exposing the fraud of the propaganda current at that time, that women were "leaving feminism behind," etc., and showed true statistics on popularity of feminist thought, and why women were really not advancing in the workplace--they were actually dicriminated against. There were chapters against the fashion industry and its abuse of women's self-attitudes, and exploitation of them. It was a total, muckraking book, going over many topics of the time, and exposing it for the anti-feminism-dressed-up-as-something-else that it all was. It was exhilarating to read at the time, and I remembered feeling that a great injustice was being corrected, and that we were back on track...

The timing of the book was also on the crest of a wave, unfortunately just a little too soon for one hugely important event. This was the time of the persecution and railroading of Anita Hill by the all-male Judiciary Committee of 1991, I guess it also was, where Arlen Specter twisted up everything she tried to say about the harrassment she and others had suffered, Orrin Hatch attacked her as "crazy," and even read from the book "The Exorcist," claiming she had made up the story from it! The only decent one on the panel was the great Sen. Paul Simon, late and still missed, who believed and championed her cause. Instead, we got Clarence Thomas foisted on us. This was the era of not using the FBI to go after abortion clinic bombers, (Reagan and 1st Bush), and just before the election of Clinton, when things seemed very threatening to all of women's rights. This was a great, landmark book, and I read it over and over for a period of a few years. I think I'm going to dig it up again, and be reminded of the truth.

[Kurovski]

57. Witnessing the orchestrated railroading of Anita Hill marks the time I began

following politics in depth.

Thank you for sharing your love for this book. And "Hidden Stillness" is a beautiful name to have chosen. :hi:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

12. Sigmund Freud: Inventor of the Modern Mind

On Saturday, February 3 at 8:00 pm
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Sigmund Freud: Inventor of the Modern Mind
Peter Kramer
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0107/btv012807_2b.ram

In his latest book, psychiatrist and public radio host Peter Kramer considers Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis - his contributions and the controversies surrounding them. Among other issues that continue to inform Freud's legacy, Kramer considers historians' contentions that Freud inaccurately represented his findings to complement his theories. Kramer describes Freud's contributions in areas such as seduction and dream analysis.

Psychiatrist and Brown University Professor Peter Kramer is author of the books "Listening to Prozac" and "Against Depression," among others. He is also host of the national public radio series "The Infinite Mind," for which he won a National Mental Health Association Media Award and the Gracie Allen Award from the American Women in Radio and Television.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

13. After Words: Eric Klinenberg interviewed by Ben Scott

On Saturday, February 3 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, February 4 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Eric Klinenberg, author of "Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media" interviewed by Ben Scott

Eric Klinenberg is an associate professor of sociology at New York University and the author of "Heat Wave," about the 1995 heat wave that took the lives of over 700 people in Chicago. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Nation, and Rolling Stone. His latest book, "Fighting for Air," looks at the control of local media by companies like Clear Channel, Sinclair Broadcasting, and the Tribune Company. Prof. Klinenberg is interviewed by Ben Scott, policy director for Free Press (www.freepress.net) and co-editor of "The Future of Media: Resistance and Reform in the 21st Century."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

14. The Black Panthers

On Saturday, February 3 at 10:00 pm
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The Black Panthers
Stephen Shames, photographer
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0107/btv010707_4.ram

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, photographer Stephen Shames delivers a power point presentation and discusses some of the images in his new book at Cooper Union in New York City. Mr. Shames is joined by Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Leslie Johnson-Seale, wife of Bobby Seale and former member of the party, and Charles Jones, founding chair of the African American Studies Department at Georgia State University.

Stephen Shames created the photo essays "Outside the Dream" and "Pursuing the Dream." He founded the Outside the Dream Foundation to educate AIDS orphans, street kids, and vulnerable children in Uganda and India in 2002. Mr. Shames' photographs are in the permanent collections of the International Center of Photography, the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Photographic Arts, The University of California’s Bancroft Library, the San Jose Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. Debate on Religion and Reason with Sam Harris and Reza Aslan

On Sunday, February 4 at 12:30 am and at 3:00 pm and at 10:00 pm
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Debate on Religion and Reason with Sam Harris, "Letter to a Christian Nation," and Reza Aslan, "No god but God"

Does the Bible provide timeless prescriptions for our daily lives? Or does its inclusion of practices such as slavery preclude its ability to act as such a guide? Are Osama bin Laden's grievances with the United States purely theological, or also social and political? Reza Aslan, author of "No god but God," and Sam Harris, author of "Letter to a Christian Nation," take up these questions in this debate at the Los Angeles Public Library. The event also includes discussion on contemporary trends in Islam - including whether or not Muslims are unique in their religious fervor - and debate over the concept of the Koran as a perfect and immutable document. The debate is moderated by Jonathan Kirsch, author of "A History of the End of the World."

Born in Iran, Reza Aslan is a regular commentator for NPR's "Marketplace" and a Middle East Analyst for CBS News. His book "No god but God" was shortlisted for the Guardian (UK) First Book Award and nominated for a PEN USA award for research Non-Fiction. He is currently a Research Associate at the University of Southern California's Center on Public Diplomacy. Sam Harris is author of "Letter to a Christian Nation" and "The End of Faith," the latter of which won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. He blogs for the Washington Post and Newsweek websites, and is currently completing a doctorate in neuroscience. Moderator Jonathan Kirsch is the author of ten books, an L.A. Times Book Columnist, and an attorney specializing in publishing law and intellectual property.

[checks-n-balances]

53. Have seen Reza Aslan on Bill Maher's show & have set reminders for this one!

(Even though it's not on at a great time for me)

Mr. Aslan is not only brilliant, yet down-to-earth, but (excuse the momentary shallowness) an absolute hottie! ;)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

16. American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America

On Sunday, February 4 at 2:00 am
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America
Chris Hedges

In "American Fascists," former New York Times foreign correspondent and Harvard Divinity School graduate Chris Hedges warns that the Christian Right is threatening a tolerant, free American society. Hedges describes what he considers to be the movement's ideological ancestors - the Italian and German fascist movements of the early 20th century - and also argues that contemporary "American Fascism" manifests itself in militant, sexist, and homophobic behaviors and policies.

Chris Hedges is a Senior Fellow at The Nation Institute in New York City. A former foreign correspondent for the New York Times, he was part of the team that won a 2002 Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of global terrorism. He also received the 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. Hedges is author of "Losing Moses on the Freeway" and "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," the latter of which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. He holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School.

[checks-n-balances]

54. FWIW, I recommend this one too

Caught it last weekend.

Most of us already know that we underestimate these people at our own peril...

[checks-n-balances]

55. FYI Chris Hedges also on 2nd hour of AAR's 'Ring of Fire" show

Coming up in the next hour, as a matter of fact.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

59. on now!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

17. The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature

On Sunday, February 4 at 3:00 am
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature
Elizabeth Kantor
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0107/btv012007_4b.ram

In "The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature," Conservative Book Club Editor Elizabeth Kantor sets out to tell readers what she claims politically-correct English professors don't want them to know. Her take on the conventional canon includes arguments that "The Canterbury Tales" showed chivalry to greatly improve women's happiness, that Milton deemed all intellectual freedoms to be inherently Christian, and that Jane Austen enjoyed patriarchy. The book also includes guides to "Books You're Not Supposed to Read."

Elizabeth Kantor is editor of the Conservative Book Club and a contributor to the national conservative weekly Human Events. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.A. in Philosophy from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

[angstlessk]

50. Viva...another GREAT contribution to DU...might I suggest you post this in

editorials so it does not get beyond the first page within hours? I was looking for this this AM and it was not in the 1st page...

K&R

Of course I know people LOVE to K&R because of all your hard work putting this together!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

18. In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India

On Sunday, February 4 at 5:00 am
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In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India
Edward Luce

Edward Luce analyzes the social and economic climate in India. The author describes the country's progress as spotty and details the region's attempt to balance the traditions of the past with the current modernization. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Edward Luce is the Washington bureau chief for the Financial Times. Between 2001 and 2006 he was the paper’s South Asia bureau chief, based in New Delhi. Mr. Luce worked in the Clinton administration as the speechwriter to Treasury Secretary Larry Summers from 1999 - 2000.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

47. K&R--Thanks, Viva! Luce's book caught my eye at the bookstore--a great read

by an extraordinarily eloquent wordsmith. I'd been looking for "a way in" to starting to understand the Indian economy, and this book definitely is it. As a Financial Times bureau chief who married into an Indian family, Luce has a uniquely broad and informed Western perspective on India.

The first thing I've learned from this book is that Republican attempts to tie what the US does on global warming to what India does are complete hogwash. Of India's 1100 million people, only 35 million even are part of the modern economy--97 percent are stuck in centuries-old subsistence agricultural technologies. There certainly is no equivalence between India's industrial "footprint" on the global environment and ours. That is another Bush White House fantasy.

[Kurovski]

19. **********People who don't RECOMMEND and kick this thread obviously HATE BOOKS!**********

My Repub neighbor has been teaching me manipulative skills. Not too heavy-handed, is it?

So what's the theme this week Vivala? Kids on grass?

For you, my dear...:loveya:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

35. lol!

Kids Reading is the theme...




How ya doing, my darling? :loveya:

[Kurovski]

37. I'm better now that you're lavishing attention on me.

I just sit and wait for your thread. :D Molly was a big loss, and I hope to catch the replay of the "Dance/Brung you" interview.

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38. would I DARE let me my favorite thread whore go unlavished??!

I think NOT!


Great pic! :)

[Kurovski]

39. Back atcha.

Extra "me" and all! :D

Did you see that sfexpat2000 and I are going to come to a Portland meet-up this summer? That's the plan. Check your party thread.

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40. I did notice...

and I'm absolutely giddy at the notion! :bounce:

[Bozita]

41. WRONG! ... They hate sex.

Watch the # of recommendations rise.

[Kurovski]

43. NUDE INTERVIEW to be conducted on C-span BookTV....

tune in to see which it is to be. :hi:

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20. What a Party! My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and...

On Sunday, February 4 at 6:00 am
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What a Party! My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals
Terry McAuliffe
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0107/btv012707_4c.ram

Book TV follows political strategist Terry McAuliffe on his book tour for "What a Party!," a political memoir. Bill Clinton hosted a book party for him at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York City. The following day, Mr. McAuliffe was a guest on the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC public radio. "What a Party!" recounts Mr. McAuliffe's experiences as chairman of the Democratic National Committee and his work as a fundraiser and strategist on behalf of numerous political campaigns.

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21. Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of ...

On Sunday, February 4 at 7:00 am
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Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of her Survivors
James Hornfischer
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0107/btv012707_1.ram

James Hornfischer chronicles the Pacific battle that destroyed the USS Houston during World War II. The author explains that former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s favorite ship was sunk by the Japanese and the surviving crew members became prisoners-of-war and were forced to work as slave laborers on the Burma-Thai Railway. This event was hosted by the University of Houston Library in Texas.

James Hornfischer is a literary agent, former book editor and the author of "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors."

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

On Sunday, February 4 at 8:00 am
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The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
Niall Ferguson
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0107/btv012807_1.ram

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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23. After Words with Frank Luntz

After Words with Frank Luntz


Frank Luntz talked about his book Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear, published by Hyperion. The guest interviewer was John McCaslin. Topics included John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, Luntz’s examples of “greatest speeches,” words not to use in political speeches, President Bush’s speeches, and 2008 presidential candidates. Political pollster and strategist Frank Luntz is CEO of Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research, a market research and communications consultancy firm. Mr. Luntz, whose clients have included Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani, was one of the architects of the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives in 1994. Josh McCaslin is the author of Inside The Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans from Around the Nation's Capital, published by WND Books. The book is a collection of stories from Mr. McCaslin's "Inside the Beltway" columns in the Washington Times.

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24. Sen. Schumer: Positively American: Winning Back The Middle Class Majority One Family At A Time

On Sunday, February 4 at 11:30 am
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Positively American: Winning Back The Middle Class Majority One Family At A Time
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)

New York's senior Senator Charles Schumer offers his plan for change in the Democratic party during a segment of C-SPAN's morning call-in show, Washington Journal. In "Positively American" the author, who is also the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, profiles a ficticious middle-class couple he calls "The Baileys" and proposes political measures that he believes would help support the dreams and aspirations of the family.

Sen. Charles Schumer was elected to the New York State Assembly at age 23 and to Congress at age 29. He is the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and a member of the Finance Committee.

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61. kick!

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25. In Depth: Dinesh D'Souza (Live)

On Sunday, February 4 at 12:00 pm and Monday, February 5 at 12:00 am
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In Depth: Dinesh D'Souza

Dinesh D'Souza joins Book TV for a live In Depth interview on Sunday, February 4. Mr. D'Souza's new book is "The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11. " His previous books include "Letters to a Young Conservative," "What's So Great About America," "The Virtue of Prosperity," "Ronald Reagan," "The End of Racism," and "Illiberal Education." Dinesh D'Souza is the Rishwain Research Scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He was previously the John M. Olin Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. From 1987 to 1988 he was a senior policy analyst at the Reagan White House. From 1985 to 1987 he was managing editor of Policy Review. Call Mr. D'Souza with your questions during the program or e-mail your question to [e-mail].

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26. Zinn - A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

On Sunday, February 4 at 4:30 pm
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A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
Howard Zinn
Watch now! - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0107/btv012807_4.ram

Howard Zinn discusses his latest collection of essays at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. "A Power Governments Cannot Suppress" critiques America's response to 9/11, examines the current state of democracy and government responsibility in America and cites examples of when government has overstepped throughout American history.

Howard Zinn is a U.S. historian and political scientist. He is the author of "Original Zinn: Conversations on History and Politics" with David Barsamian, and "A People’s History of the United States."

[Kurovski]

62. ********************** ON NOW! *********************

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27. 2006 Miami Book Fair: Lawrence Wright "The Looming Tower"

On Sunday, February 4 at 5:35 pm
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2006 Miami Book Fair: Lawrence Wright "The Looming Tower"

From the Miami Book Fair International, an interview with Lawrence Wright, author of "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11."

Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for the New Yorker. For more information on his work, visit www.lawrencewright.com.

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28. Fade: My Journeys in Multiracial America

On Sunday, February 4 at 7:00 pm
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Fade: My Journeys in Multiracial America
Elliott Lewis

Journalist Elliott Lewis discusses his life as a biracial American at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle. In his memior "Fade," the author explains that while he was raised with two parents of mixed racial heritage who identified themselves as black, he eventually evolved into a biracial self-identity. The book also examines transracial adoption, interracial dating and immigration through the eyes of several multiracial people.

Elliott Lewis is a freelance television news reporter in Washington, DC. He has worked for CNN Headline News, BET, Associated Press Television, WJLA-TV, and the Washington bureaus of Tribune Broadcasting and Hearst-Argyle Television. Mr. Lewis is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and currently serves on their Board of Directors.

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29. One Nation, One Standard: An Ex-Liberal on How Hispanics Can Succeed Just Like Other Immigrant Group

On Sunday, February 4 at 8:00 pm
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One Nation, One Standard: An Ex-Liberal on How Hispanics Can Succeed Just Like Other Immigrant Groups
Herman Badillo

Former congressman Herman Badillo argues that Hispanics don’t put the same emphasis on education as other immigrant groups. In "One Nation, One Standard" he argues against the bilingual education that he once promoted and asserts tjat minority students put their self-esteem ahead of their academic performance. This event was hosted by the Manhattan Institute in New York City.

Herman Badillo became the nation’s first Puerto Rican-born congressman in 1970 and has also served as the borough president of the Bronx, deputy mayor of New York City, and chairman of the board of the City University of New York. He is currently a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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30. Elizabeth Edwards - Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers

On Monday, February 5 at 3:00 am
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Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers
Elizabeth Edwards
Watch now! - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/1006/btv102806_2.ram

Wife of Sen. John Edwards - the Democrat's 2004 vice presidential nominee- Elizabeth Edwards, recounts her life experiences and describes coping with grief. In her memoir, "Saving Graces," she discusses the 2004 presidential election, her son's sudden death 1996, and her breast cancer diagnosis. She reveals the comfort she received from strangers and friends in midst of her stuggles. This event was hosted by Olsson’s Books and Records in Washington, DC.

Elizabeth Edwards is a lawyer and has worked for the North Carolina Attorney General's office. She has also taught legal writing at the law school of North Carolina University.

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31. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic-and How it Changed Science, Cities...

On Monday, February 5 at 3:45 am
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic-and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Steven Johnson

The Ghost Map refers to a map of a city neighborhood created by pioneering British doctor John Snow in 1854. Graphically marking deaths from a cholera epidemic, the map helped pinpoint the source of the disease outbreak and eventually led to reforms in city sanitation and a better understanding of water bourne illness. Mr. Johnson discusses his book and takes questions at the Columbia University bookstore in New York City.

Steven Johnson is the author of five books including "Everything Bad is Good for You", "Mind Wide Open: Your Brain And The Neuroscience Of Everyday Life," "Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software," and "Interface Culture: How New Technology Transforms The Way We Create And Communicate." Mr.Johnson is a Distinguished Writer In Residence at New York University.

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32. The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges - and Who...

On Monday, February 5 at 4:45 am
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The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges - and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Daniel Golden

Daniel Golden argues that while race-based affirmative action policies have received plenty of media attention in the U.S., preferences for privileged applicants, such as the children of college donors and celebrities, have been largely ignored. He says that students who have benefited from these latter preferences make up one-third of the student body at elite colleges around the country. During this talk, Mr. Golden talks about the kinds of preferences that privileged applicants receive and explains why he thinks these preferences should be abolished. He spoke at the Yale Bookstore in New Haven, Connecticut.

Daniel Golden is deputy bureau chief at the Wall Street Journal's Boston bureau. Mr. Golden was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2004 for his reports on preferences for privileged applicants at elite colleges.

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33. Palestine Peace Not Apartheid

On Monday, February 5 at 5:30 am
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Palestine Peace Not Apartheid
Jimmy Carter
Watch now! - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0107/btv012707_4.ram

Author and former President Jimmy Carter tackles the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his book "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid." Carter, who facilitated the Camp David Peace Accords between Israel and Egypt during his presidency, and went on to win the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, argues that the only way for Israel to achieve lasting security is to withdraw from occupied territory and revert to internationally-recognized boundaries. At this event at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, Carter summarizes the book and addresses issues surrounding its public reception, including his use of the word "apartheid," his statements regarding Jews and the American media, his opinions on the responsibility of Palestinian leadership, and his decision not to debate Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz at the event. He also apologizes for a sentence in the book that implies Israel is responsible for stopping Palestinian acts of terror, and challenges Brandeis University students and professors to travel to the region to determine whether his claims regarding human rights abuses are justified. Immediately following the event and Carter's departure, Alan Dershowitz arrives and addresses the audience.

Jimmy Carter was Governor of Georgia and a Georgia State Senator before he became the 39th President of the United States in 1976. After leaving office in 1981, he founded the Carter Center - aimed at advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering - in Atlanta, Georgia. The author of 21 books, Carter's international diplomatic efforts include a 1994 trip to North Korea on behalf of then-President Clinton, and a 2002 visit with Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

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34. Palestine Peace Not Apartheid: Alan Dershowitz Response

On Monday, February 5 at 6:45 am
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Palestine Peace Not Apartheid: Alan Dershowitz Response
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0107/btv012707_4b.ram

Immediately following a presentation by former President Jimmy Carter at Brandeis University, Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz attempts to prove that Carter is an "advocate for the maximalist Palestinian view rather than a broker for peace." Carter, who declined to debate Dershowitz at this event, was invited by the university to speak and answer questions about his new book "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid." Dershowitz challenges several points made in the book, calling Carter's synopsis overly simplistic and claiming that the former president changes his approach depending on his audience. He also questions Carter's influence on Yasser Arafat's decision to reject the terms offered at Camp David in 2000. The question and answer session that follows - in which Brandeis students are permitted to respond after Dershowitz addresses their questions - includes debate regarding the influence of Israeli checkpoints on religious fundamentalism, the role of Iran in the Middle East, and the impact of Israeli settlements on the peace process.

Criminal law and constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz is author of "Preemption," "The Case for Israel" and "Why Terrorism Works," among other books. He is currently the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

[Pithy Cherub]

36. Viva my recommendation is hereby

applied. How I LOVE that you do this every week! :loveya:

[Kurovski]

45. Kick.

[Kurovski]

49. Kick.

[Kurovski]

51. Kick.(nt)

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58. kick!

[Kurovski]

60. WHY are some of those impertinent children listening to their Rock 'n' Rap Music

while the teacher is reading to them?!!!???

That really steams my clam.

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63. checkin' in...

kick!