BOOK TV Schedule March 25th - 27th

BOOK TV Schedule

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


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Saturday, March 25

8:00 am Children's Books: Ann Parr, Gordon Parks: No Excuses

8:40 History on Book TV: Alan Taylor, The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution

9:30 Alan Jacobs, The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis

10:45 2006 Bookmania: Great New Writers Panel: Boyden, Casey, Kostova, Zailckas

12:00 pm Teva Scheer, Governor Lady: The Life and Times of Nellie Tayloe Ross

1:00 Bruce Cumings, Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History

2:00 Michael Novak and Jana Novak, Washington's God: Religion, Liberty, and the Father of Our Country

3:30 Public Lives: Alan Axelrod, Patton: A Biography

4:15 General Assignment: Michael Eric Dyson, Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Sarah Gordon, Passage to Union: How the Railroads Transformed American Life, 1829-1929

7:00 Gerard Gawalt, My Dear President: Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives

8:00 General Assignment: Howie Carr, The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter of a Century

9:00 After Words: After Words: Kevin Phillips and Grover Norquist

10:00 Angela Davis, Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture

11:30 Edwin Feulner, Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today


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Sunday, March 26

12:15 am Kevin McKiernan, The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland

2:00 Richard Reeves, President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination

3:00 Claire Berlinski, Menace in Europe: Why the Continent's Crisis is America's, Too

4:00 Michael Sandel, Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics

5:10 Mike Mullane, Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut

5:45 Gershom Gorenberg, The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977

7:00 Joel Miller, Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America's Families, Finances, and Freedom and Limits the Pursuit of Happiness

8:00 Andy Jacobs, Jr., The 1600 Killers: A Wake-Up Call for Congress

9:15 Edwin Feulner, Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today

10:00 Alasdair Roberts, Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age

11:00 General Assignment: David Horowitz, The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America

12:45 pm Daniel Dennett, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

2:00 Public Lives: Michael Kazin, A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan

3:00 After Words: Harvey Mansfield interviewed by Naomi Wolf

4:00 Richard Reeves, President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination

5:00 Behzad Yaghmaian, Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West

6:00 After Words: After Words: Kevin Phillips and Grover Norquist

7:00 Andy Jacobs, Jr., The 1600 Killers: A Wake-Up Call for Congress

8:15 Alan Axelrod, Patton: A Biography

9:00 After Words: After Words: Kevin Phillips and Grover Norquist

10:00 Mary Matsuda Gruenewald, Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese-American Internment Camps

11:00 General Assignment: David Horowitz, The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America


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Monday, March 27

12:45 am Gershom Gorenberg, The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977

2:00 Edwin Feulner, Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today

2:40 Margaret Creighton, "The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Hidden History"

3:00 Kate Michelman, With Liberty and Justice for All: A Life Spent Protecting the Right to Choose

4:45 History on Book TV: Alan Taylor, The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution

5:30 Richard Epstein, Michael Seidman, How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution

7:00 Alasdair Roberts, Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age


complete schedule here - http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

Children's Books
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On Saturday, March 25 at 8:00 am
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Gordon Parks: No Excuses
Ann Parr

Ann Parr celebrates the life and times of the late photographer and director Gordon Parks. In her children's book, "Gordon Parks: No Excuses," the author explains how he became the first black photographer to be hired by Life Magazine and how his success was due to both his courage and compassion. Gordon Parks died on March 7th at the age of 93. During the presentation Ms. Parr reads a portion of the book while showing both the illustrations and the photography of Gordon Parks. This event was hosted by Watermark Books & Café in Wichita, Kansas.

Ann Parr returned to school at the age of 58 to earn her Master of Fine Arts in writing for children from Vermont College in 2004. "Gordon Parks: No Excuses" is her first book.

On Saturday, March 25 at 8:40 am and Monday, March 27 at 4:45 am
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The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution
Alan Taylor

In "The Divided Ground" Alan Taylor examines the role of Indians during the American Revolution. The author details how the leaders of the Iroquois Six Nations of New York and Canada interacted with European settlers and describes the relationship between evangelist and government agent Samuel Krikland and Mohawk Joseph Brant. This event was hosted by The Avid Reader bookstore in Davis, California.

Alan Taylor is a professor of history at the University of California at Davis and a contributing editor at The New Republic. He is the author of the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize winning "William Cooper's Town," "Liberty Men and Great Proprietors" and "American Colonies."

Publisher: ALFRED A. KNOPF 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

On Saturday, March 25 at 9:30 am
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The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
Alan Jacobs

Professor Alan Jacobs profiles Oxford scholar and religious writer C.S. Lewis in his book "The Narnian." C.S. Lewis created the childrens series "The Chronicles of Narnia," as well as many books for adults on religious topics. Mr. Jacobs details the writer's life and discusses his influence on scholars around the world. This event was hosted by the Cambridge Forum in Massachusetts.

Alan Jacobs is professor of English and director of the Faith and Learning Program at Wheaton College in Illinois. His work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Weekly Standard, and the Oxford American. His essays include "Shaming the Devil: Essays in Truthtelling" and "A Theology of Reading: The Hermeneutics of Love."

Publisher: HARPER SAN FRANCISCO

On Saturday, March 25 at 10:45 am
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2006 Bookmania: Great New Writers Panel: Boyden, Casey, Kostova, Zailckas

From Bookmania! in Stuart, Florida, a panel discussion featuring new writers Koren Zailckas, author of "Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood"; Susan Casey, author of "The Devil's Teeth"; Joseph Boyden, author of "Three Day Road"; and Elizabeth Kostova, author of "The Historian." The authors discuss their individual writing processes as well as the differences between writing non-fiction and fiction.

On Saturday, March 25 at 12:00 pm
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Governor Lady: The Life and Times of Nellie Tayloe Ross
Teva Scheer

"Governor Lady" is Teva Scheer's biography of Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor in the United States. The author chronicles the life of Mrs. Ross and describes her as an "accidental trail blazer" who took office after the death of her husband. The former Wyoming Governor (1924-1926) went on to become the first woman to be named Director of the US Mint in 1933. She was also appointed as a vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1928 and directed the party’s women’s division. Ms. Scheer reads several passages from her book, including one that involves Governor Ross’ grandson, Bradford Ross, who was in attendance. This event was hosted by the Wyoming State Museum.

Teva Scheer is an adjunct faculty member at the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado in Denver.

Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PRESS 2910 LeMone Blvd Columbia, MO 65201

On Saturday, March 25 at 1:00 pm
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Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History
Bruce Cumings

Bruce Cumings talks about the history of Korea and the country's long-running enounters with the West. Professor Cumings argues that Americans receive a very distorted picture of North Korea form the U.S. media and says that the North Korean government would like to normalize relations with the United States, but their efforts have been twarted by hawks in the Bush administration. He also talks about what the future might look like if there was a unification between North and South Korea. Professor Cumings takes questions from the audience following his remarks.

Bruce Cumings is a professor of history at the University of Chicago. He's the author of "The Origins of the Korean War," "War and Television," and "Parallax Visions: American-East Asian Relations at the End of the Century."

... Norquist

Thanks for the heads-up.

On Saturday, March 25 at 2:00 pm
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Washington's God: Religion, Liberty, and the Father of Our Country
Michael Novak and Jana Novak

Matthew Spalding and Daniel Dreisbach join Michael Novak and Jana Novak, co-authors of "Washington’s God" to discuss the religious life of George Washington. In their book, the Novaks say George Washington was a Christian, not a deist, as historians typically characterize him. The father/daughter team examines Washington’s religious pronouncements in an attempt to establish that George Washington did in fact worship the God of the Bible and did not embrace the idea of the absentee creator. Matthew Spalding, director of the Heritage Foundation and an expert on American political history and religious liberty joins the panel to offer his opinion, as does Daniel Dreisbach, who is a professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University. Includes Q&A.

Michael Novak is the George Frederick Jewett Chair in Religion, Philosophy and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. He is a former U.S. ambassador and the author of "The Universal Hunger for Liberty" and "The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism." Jana Novak is a poet and the co-author of "Tell Me Why: A Father Answers His Daughter's Questions About God" with her father Michael Novak.

Publisher: BASIC BOOKS 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016

On Saturday, March 25 at 3:30 pm and Sunday, March 26 at 8:15 pm
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Patton: A Biography
Alan Axelrod

Alan Axelrod chronicles the life and times of Gen. George Patton in a book that is part of Palgrave Macmillan's Great Generals series. The author describes Gen. Patton as an extremely controversial figure who is one of the most successful field commanders in U.S. history. During his presentation, Alan Axelrod is joined by Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, the editor of the Great Generals series.

Alan Axelrod is the author of "Patton on Leadership," "Encyclopedia of Wars" and "The Macmillan Dictionary of Military Biography." Gen. Wesley Clark retired from the U.S. Army as a four-star general after thirty-four years of service. He is the author of "Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo and the Future of Combat." He was a presidential candidate in 2004.

Publisher: PALGRAVE 175 Firth Avenue New York, NY 10010

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On Saturday, March 25 at 4:15 pm
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Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
Michael Eric Dyson

In "Come Hell or High Water" author Michael Eric Dyson criticizes the U.S. Government's response to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The author argues that the Bush administration and FEMA's failure to provide aid in a timely manner is another reminder of the deep class and racial divide in America. He analyzed the problems displaced survivors of Hurricane Katrina are facing today, and debated if the storm was caused by God. This event was hosted by Eso Won, an African American bookstore in Los Angeles, California.

Michael Eric Dyson is the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His books include "Is Bill Cosby Right?," "The Michael Eric Dyson Reader," "Open Mike," "Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur," "Why I Love Black Women," "I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.," "Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line," "Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X" and "Reflecting Black."

Publisher: Basic Books 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016

On Saturday, March 25 at 6:00 pm
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Passage to Union: How the Railroads Transformed American Life, 1829-1929
Sarah Gordon

Sarah Gordon chronicles the history of the first 100 years of the American railroad system. She sat down in 1997 to talk about her book "Passage to Union." Ms. Gordon details the effect train travel had on the rural economy and the lives of ordinary citizens.

Sarah Gordon teaches women's history and American history at Quinnipiec University in Connecticut. Her book reviews have appeared in American Historical Review, Technology and Culture and Railroad History.

On Saturday, March 25 at 7:00 pm
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My Dear President: Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives
Gerard Gawalt

Museum curator Gerard Gawalt publishes personal correspondence between U.S. presidents and their wives in his latest book, "My Dear President." The author reads portions of the cards, letters and telegrams he collected from the Library of Congress and other libraries during an event hosted by Joseph Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Gerard Gawalt is a curator of the papers of presidential families in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. He is the co-author of "First Daughters" with his daughter Ann Gawalt and co-authored "The Declaration of Independence and the Evolution of the Text" with Julian Boyd.

Publisher: BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL PUBLISHERS 151 W. 19th Street New York, NY 10011

On Saturday, March 25 at 8:00 pm
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The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter of a Century
Howie Carr

Howie Carr talks about the criminal alliance between brothers William Billy Bulger and James Whitey Bulger. Mr. Carr explains their impact on the the political and crime worlds in Boston for the last quarter of the 20th Century. James Bulger, who ran an organized crime organization in South Boston, remains the number 2 man on the FBI's most wanted list. William Bulger, a politician who rose to the rank of president of the Massachusetts State Senate and was later appointed president of the University of Massachusetts, was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in 2003 (in connection with an investigation into the activities of his brother).

Howie Carr, a columnist for the Boston Herald, is the host of the Howie Carr radio show. For more information on Mr. Carr and his work, visit howiecarr.com.

On Saturday, March 25 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, March 26 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Kevin Phillips and Grover Norquist

This week on After Words, Kevin Phillips, a former Republican strategist explains his problems with America's majority political party. His new book is titled "American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century." He is interviewed by GOP strategist, Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/17/books/17book.html

March 17, 2006
Books of The Times | 'American Theocracy'
Tying Religion and Politics to an Impending U.S. Decline

By MICHIKO KAKUTANI

Kevin Phillips, a former Republican strategist who helped design that party's Southern strategy, made his name with his 1969 book, "The Emerging Republican Majority," which predicted the coming ascendancy of the G.O.P. In the decades since, Mr. Phillips has become a populist social critic, and his last two major books — "Wealth and Democracy" (2002) and "American Dynasty" (2004) — were furious jeremiads against the financial excesses of the 1990's and what he portrayed as the Bush family's "blatant business cronyism," with ties to big oil, big corporations and the military-industrial complex.

His latest book, "American Theocracy," the concluding volume of this "trilogy of indictments," ranges far beyond the subject suggested by its title — an examination of the religious right and its influence on the current administration — to anatomize a host of economic, political, military and social developments that Mr. Phillips sees as troubling indices of the United States' coming decline. The book not only reiterates observations made in "Wealth and Democracy" and "American Dynasty," but also reworks some of the arguments made by the historian Paul Kennedy in "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers," dealing with the role that economic factors play in the fortunes of great powers and the dangers empires face in becoming financially and militarily overextended.

All in all, "American Theocracy" is a more reasoned (and therefore more sobering) book than "American Dynasty," substituting copious illustrations and detailed if sometimes partisan analysis for angry, conspiratorial rants. But if Mr. Phillips does an artful job of pulling together a lot of electoral data and historical insights to buttress his polemical points, he also demonstrates a tendency to extrapolate — sometimes profligately — from the specific to the general, from the particular to the collective, especially when making his prognostications of impending decline.

As he's done in so many of his earlier books, Mr. Phillips draws a lot of detailed analogies in these pages, using demographics, economic statistics and broader cultural trends to map macropatterns throughout history. In analyzing the fates of Rome, Hapsburg Spain, the Dutch Republic, Britain and the United States, he comes up with five symptoms of "a power already at its peak and starting to decline": 1) "widespread public concern over cultural and economic decay," along with social polarization and a widening gap between rich and poor; 2) "growing religious fervor" manifested in a close state-church relationship and escalating missionary zeal; 3) "a rising commitment to faith as opposed to reason and a corollary downplaying of science"; 4) "considerable popular anticipation of a millennial time frame" and 5) "hubris-driven national strategic and military overreach" in pursuit of "abstract international missions that the nation can no longer afford, economically or politically." Added to these symptoms, he writes, is a sixth one, almost too obvious to state: high debt, which can become "crippling in its own right."

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On Saturday, March 25 at 10:00 pm
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Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture
Angela Davis

Activist Angela Davis has written a new book titled, "Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture." Professor Davis and her co-author Eduardo Mendieta make the case that racial persecution is still a prevalent notion in the United States prison system. She spoke at the 29th Annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Angela Davis is the author of numerous books including "Blues Legacies and Black Feminism" and the forthcoming "Prisons and Democracy." She has been an activist on behalf of political prisoners as well as an active member several different groups aimed at prison reform. Ms. Davis is currently a professor of history of consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

9:00 After Words: After Words: Kevin Phillips and Grover Norquist

:-)I've already put it on my schedule.

ThomWV, If you haven't already given this thread a recommendation, would you consider voting it up? Thanks!

On Saturday, March 25 at 11:30 pm and Sunday, March 26 at 9:15 am and Monday, March 27 at 2:00 am
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Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today
Edwin Feulner

Edwin Feulner, president of the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC argues that Americans need to reacquaint themselves with traditional conservative values. During his talk Mr. Feulner explains what these values are, and outlines a plan to restore them. He says that Americans should ask themselves six questions when deciding whether a policy should be supported. (1) Is it the government's business? 2) Does it promote self-reliance? 3) Is it responsible? 4) Does it make the country more prosperous? 5) Does it make us safer? 6) Does it unify us?). During the Q&A portion of this event, Mr. Feulner talks about the recent controversy over the Dubai ports deal and President Bush's immigration policy. This event was co-hosted by the Heritage Foundation and the Manhattan Institute in New York City.

Edwin Feulner has held many positions in government, including serving as a consultant to President Reagan and, most recently, as a consultant to the Gingrich-Mitchell Congressional Task Force on U.N. Reform. His books include "Leadership for America," "Intellectual Pilgrims," and "The March of Freedom." For more information on Mr. Feulner, visit the Heritage Foundation website at www.heritage.org.

On Sunday, March 26 at 12:15 am
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The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland
Kevin McKiernan

Kevin McKiernan discusses the plight of the Kurds who live in Northern Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria. As part of his talk, Mr. McKiernan looks at the atrocities committed against the Iraqi Kurds by Saddam Hussein during the 1980s (with the support of the U.S. government), the abandonment of the Iraqi Kurds after the 1991 Gulf War, and the leading role that the Kurds are playing in Iraq today. He also talks about the repression faced by Kurds living in Turkey and the clashes between the Kurds of Turkey and the Kurds of Iraq. The talk was hosted by MIT's Center for International Studies. Includes a slide show and Q&A with the MIT audience.

Kevin McKiernan's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, and Time. He has been reporting on the Kurds since 1991 and most recently covered the Iraq War for ABC News. Mr. McKiernan is the writer/director of the PBS documentary "Good Kurds, Bad Kurds." For more information, visit his website at: kevinmckiernan.com.

On Sunday, March 26 at 2:00 am and at 4:00 pm
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President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination
Richard Reeves

In his latest book, presidential biographer Richard Reeves, discusses tRonald Reagan and his administration. In "President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination," the author examines President Reagan’s political philosophy and details his efforts to reduce the power of the federal government, to confront Communism and to end the Cold War. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Richard Reeves is the author of "President Kennedy: Profile of Power" and "President Nixon: Alon in the White House." He is a professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California and a syndicated columnist.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

On Sunday, March 26 at 3:00 am
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Menace in Europe: Why the Continent's Crisis is America's, Too
Claire Berlinski

In "Menace in Europe" journalist Claire Berlinski analyzes the reasons behind the violent strikes and bombings that have taken place in Europe over recent years. During her appearance on the Jim Bohannon Show, the author discusses how Europe is dealing with Islamic immigration, the absence of religious faith, and anti-Americanism.

Claire Berlinski has lived and worked in Britain, Thailand, Laos, France, and Turkey as a journalist, academic, consultant and freelance writer. Her work has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New York Sun, the Oxford International Review, Asia Times and the Weekly Standard. For more information, visit www.berlinski.com.

On Sunday, March 26 at 4:00 am
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Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics
Michael Sandel

Michael Sandel talks University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Founding Dean and former U.S. Senator David Pryor (D-AR) about Sandel's book "Public Philosophy." During the conversation, Professor Sandel argues that Republicans have been much better than Democrats at promoting their ideas on moral grounds and uses Ronald Reagan's communicating skills as an example. He also calls for a restoration of shared sacrifice in the country. The talk was hosted by the University of Arkansas' Clinton School of Public Service. Professor Sandel answers questions from the audience following the discussion.

Michael Sandel is a professor of government at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1980. Professor Sandel's book include "Liberalism and the Limits of Justice" and "Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy." His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the New Republic, and the New York Times.

On Sunday, March 26 at 5:10 am
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Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
Mike Mullane

Mike Mullane recounts his experience as a member of the first group of space shuttle astronauts in his memoir "Riding Rockets." On February 1, 1978, the author joined a crew that included the first American woman and the first African American in space. Four of the members would later die as a result of the Challenger disaster. Mr. Mullane details some of the challenges NASA faced with the space shuttle program including how to address the concerns of his female colleagues. This event was hosted by Borders in New York City.

Mike Mullane flew 134 combat missions in Vietnam and completed three space missions after being selected in the first group of space shuttle astronauts.

Publisher: SCRIBNER 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

On Sunday, March 26 at 5:45 am and Monday, March 27 at 12:45 am
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The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977
Gershom Gorenberg

Gershom Gorenberg talks about the history of the Israeli settlements built in the occupied territories in the West Bank and Gaza following the 1967 War (The Six-Day War). Mr. Gorenberg says that discussions about settlements occurred within the Israeli government soon after the war ended and that the first settlement appeared five weeks after the war. He also talks about President Lyndon Johnson's reaction to the building of the settlements and the level of engagement in the issue by the Bush administration today. The talk was hosted by the Carnegie Council in New York City.

Gershom Gorenberg is the Jerusalem bureau chief for the Forward (forward.com). He is the author of "The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount" and co-author of "Shalom, Friend: The Life and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin."

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Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America's Families, Finances, and Freedom (And Limits the Pursuit of Happiness)
Miller, Joel

Joel Miller talked about his book Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America's Families, Finances, and Freedom (And Limits the Pursuit of Happiness), published by Nelson Current. The book gives data on how the federal government grows each year as taxes rise and regulations accumulate while the quality of life suffers. The author warned of big government's measurable negative impact on the lives of ordinary Americans, saying that excessive government reduces family income, drives up the cost of housing and health care, hurts employment, and stifles vital marketplace creativity and innovation. He was joined by journalist Jonathan Rauchin for a discussion moderated by Stephen Slivinski. They responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. Jonathan Rauch is the author of Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working, published by PublicAffairs.

On Sunday, March 26 at 8:00 am and at 7:00 pm
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The 1600 Killers: A Wake-Up Call for Congress
Andy Jacobs, Jr.

Former Indiana congressman Andy Jacobs takes a critical look at U.S. wartime presidents in his new book, "The 1600 Killers." The author argues that since the Korean War several U.S. presidents have entered combat illegally since they were started without the consent of Congress. During his presentation, Mr. Jacobs reads several passages from his book and answers questions from the audience. This event was hosted by Big Hat Books in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Andy Jacobs, Jr. (D-IN) served fifteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, retiring in 1997. He is the author of "Slander and Sweet Judgment: The Memoir of an Indiana Congressman," and "The Powell Affair." Mr. Jacobs currently has a law pratice in Indianapolis and teaches courses on American politics and the US Congress at Indiana-Purdue University.

On Sunday, March 26 at 10:00 am and Monday, March 27 at 7:00 am
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Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age
Alasdair Roberts

Alasdair Roberts discusses his book, "Blacked Out," at Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon. During his speech, Professor Roberts comments on the recent explosion in the enactment of freedom of information laws by governments around the world. He also talks about a number of issues that surround government secrecy that he says will need to be addressed in the future, including the problem of "government pushback" (an effort reverse the trend in government transparency). He argues that this is happening in the United States today.

Alasdair Roberts is an associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and director of the university's Campbell Public Affairs Institute. For more information on Professor Roberts and his work, visit his website at www.aroberts.us.

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On Sunday, March 26 at 11:00 am and at 11:00 pm
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The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America
David Horowitz

David Horowitz argues that left-wing radicals have taken over various departments at universities around the country and use their priviledged positions to propagandize students towards their own political biases. In his new book, "The Professors," Mr. Horowitz criticizes 101 of these academics who especially thrive in humanities departments where they are allowed to teach subjects beyond their expertise. Mr. Horowitz, speaking at Duke University, also points out professors at the school he believes are trying to limit the spirit of open debate that universities are supposed to embrace. Mr. Horowitz takes questions from the audience following his remarks.

David Horowitz is president of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture in Los Angeles. He is the author of many books, including "Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey," "Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left," and "Left Illusions: An Intellectual Odyssey." For more on Mr. Horowitz and his latest book, visit dangerousprofessors.net.

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On Sunday, March 26 at 12:45 pm
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Daniel Dennett

Daniel Dennett analyzes the purpose of religion in his new book, "Breaking the Spell." The author describes religion as a cultural phenomenon that was developed by natural, evolutionary processes. During his presentation, Mr. Dennett challenges the idea that belief in religion is an outgrowth of supernatural forces. This event was hosted by Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington D.C.

Daniel Dennett is a philosophy professor and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He is the author of "Brainstorms," "Elbow Room," "Consciousness Explained" and "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

On Sunday, March 26 at 2:00 pm
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A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan
Michael Kazin

In "A Godly Hero" Michael Kazin profiles the personal and professional life of three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. The author argues that while many scholars have written Mr. Bryan off as a white supremacist, he was in fact a devoted husband and father whose political influence changed the course of American politics for good. This event was hosted by Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

Michael Kazin is a history professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of "America Divided," "The Populist Persuasion" and "Barons of Labor."

After Words: Harvey Mansfield interviewed by Naomi Wolf
direct video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/afterwords/0306/arc_btv031906_4.ram

This week on After Words, Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government at Harvard University explains his answer to the question, "What is Manliness?" Using historical, philosophical, and political examples, Professor Mansfield traces the evolution of the word's definition from ancient times to its current meaning in today's gender-neutral society. He is interviewed on his new book, "Manliness," by author Naomi Wolf, who has also written books on gender and society including "The Beauty Myth : How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women," "Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood," & "The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from My Father on How to Live, Love, and See."

On Sunday, March 26 at 5:00 pm
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Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West
Behzad Yaghmaian

Behzad Yaghmaian talks about the experiences of Muslim migrants from the Middle East, Asia, and North Afirca who have travelled, or have attempted to travel, to Western countries in search of a better life. Professor Yaghmaian says that when these migrants, who have fled their countries of origin for largely political reasons, arrive in their destination countries they are commonly treated as criminals. During the Q&A portion of the event, Professor Yaghmaian also discusses the recent upheaval in France. The event was hosted by Barnes & Noble Booksellers in New York City.

Behzad Yaghmaian is a professor of political economy at Ramapo College in New Jersey. He is the author of "Social Change in Iran: An Eyewitness Account of Dissent, Defiance, and Movements for Rights." For more information about Prof. Yaghmaian and his work, visit www.yaghmaian.com.

Publisher: Delacorte Press 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

On Sunday, March 26 at 10:00 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

On Monday, March 27 at 2:40 am
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"The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Hidden History"
Margaret Creighton

Margaret Creighton talks about her book "The Colors of Courage" at the annual Rememberance Day luncheon sponsored by the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania. The author details the history of the Civil War through the eyes of African Americans, women, and immigrants. Ms. Creighton uses letters, diaries, and newspapers to tell the stories of people who were not on the battlefield but heavily affected by the war.

Margaret Creighton is professor of history at Bates College and the author of "Rites and Passages: The Experience of American Whaling," and co-editor of "Iron Men, Wooden Women: Gender and Seafaring in the Atlantic World, 1700-1920."

Publisher: Basic Books 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016

How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution
Richard Epstein, Michael Seidman


Richard Epstein talked about his book How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution, published by Cato Institute. He argued that the U.S. Constitution was essentially rewritten, without benefit of amendment, as Progressives replaced competitive markets with government-created cartels and monopolies. He was joined in discussion by Michael Seidman. After their remarks they answered audience members’ questions.

It's the Shrub's fault, he drives me to it.

:toast: We don't want you ending up like our yellow-headed friend there.

I think I'll go get me some hooch, too, and read through this weekend's offerings.

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