The featured programs for the Book TV Topic http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=81 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:27 GMT Representative John Lewis (D-GA) and John Carlos talked about their experiences fighting for civil rights. Representative Lewis was the chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966 and he drew from those experiences in his books [Walking with the Wind] and [Across That Bridge]. John Carlos won the bronze medal in the 200 meters at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. As the U.S. national anthem played at the awards ceremony, John Carlos and his gold medal-winning African-American teammate, Tommie Smith, wore black gloves and raised their fists in a black power salute to protest injustices faced by African Americans at home. Inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame, he is also a recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. He co-wrote [The John Carlos Story]. "American Icons" was part of the 2013 Virginia Festival of the Book. They were interviewed by Robert Vaughan on stage at the Paramount Theater and responded to audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311687-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311687-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eric Laursen talked about his book, [The People's Pension: The Struggle to Defend Social Security]. He spoke and took questions at the 2013 Tucson Festival of Books, which took place on the campus of the University of Arizona on March 9-10, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311175-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311175-3 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Randall Robinson, founder and president emeritus of TransAfrica, talks about his life, career, and body of work. Mr. Robinson is distinguished scholar in residence at The Dickinson School of Law at Penn State. He received humanitarian awards from UNICEF, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Congressional Black Caucus, among others. During the interview he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Robinson has written five non-fiction books: [Defending the Spirit: A Black Life in America]; [The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks]; [The Reckoning: What Blacks Owe to Each Other]; [Quitting America: The Departure of a Black Man from His Native Land]; [An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, From Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President]. He has also written the novel [Makeda]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310247-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310247-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Steven Johnson, co-founder and editor-in-chief of FEED, the former science and culture web magazine, talked about his life, career, and body of work and responded to telephone calls and electronic communicatons. He focused on issues such as communications technology, ways in which innovation affects government policy an daily lives, copyright and intellectual property, and the impact of developments in online technology and social media on the economy and lives of Americans. He is the author of eight books: [Interface Culture: How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate] (1999); [Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software] (2002); [Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life] (2005); [Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter] (2005); [The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World] (2006); [The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America] (2008); [Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation] (2010); [Future Perfect: The Case of Progress in a Networked Age] (2012). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward talked about his book, [The Price of Politics]. It is an examination of how President Obama and the Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress attempted to restore the American economy and improve the federal government's fiscal condition over a three-and-a-half year period. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the festival and scheduling information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-13 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-13 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Yergin talked about his book, [The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World]. It is a follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1992 book, [The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power]. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed by Steven Mufson, staff writer for [The Washington Post], while at the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened and closed with scenes of the festival and scheduling information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-9 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum talked about their book, [That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back]. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They were interviewed while at the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program concluded with scenes of the festival and scheduling information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-6 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Contributors to [The 4% Solution] lay out a plan to achieve a four percent economic growth rate, which they argue is necessary to restore America's economic health. The discussion was moderated by James Glassmen, executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, which put out the book. President George W. Bush, who wrote the foreword to the book, made opening remarks. This book launch event was held at the Old Parkland Hospital in Dallas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307337-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307337-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Keegan the defense editor of [The Daily Telegraph] and the author of a number of books, including [The Face of Battle], [World Armies], [Six Armies in Normandy], [The Mask of Command], [The Price of Admiralty], [The Second World War], [A History of Warfare], [Fields of Battle], [The Battle for History], [The First World War], [Churchill], and [Intelligence in War] spoke about his writings and career as a military historian. He also responded to viewer comments and questions on a number of subjects including military operations in Iraq, efforts to combat terrorism, and tensions in the Middle East. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/178919-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/178919-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Gore Vidal discussed his writing life with Jay Parini. Among the topics they discussed were his book on Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Americans' unfamiliarity with their past. Mr. Vidal responded to questions from audience members. Gore Vidal is the author of more than twenty books, including [Lincoln], [Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace], and [Palimpsest: A Memoir]. He has also written five plays, numerous screenplays, and two hundred essays. He won the 1993 National Book Award for [United States: Essays, 1952 - 1992]. [Gore Vidal: Writer Against The Grain] was edited by Jay Parini. "Writer Against the Grain" was a session of the 2009 Key West Literary Seminar, held at the San Carlos Institute. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-8 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306733-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306733-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305553-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305553-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ashraf Khalil talked about the January 2011 Egyptian revolution and what has happened in that country over the past year. He had been reporting from Cairo for the past 15 years and was present in Tahrir Square during the uprising. He was joined in conversation by Rob Malley, a recent visitor to Egypt. The conversation, moderated by Lela Hailal, included discussion of the recent elections. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. "Inside the Egyptian Revolution" was a book launch event at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C. Mr. Malley's name is misspelled on screen. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304092-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304092-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jean Baker recounts the life of birth control advocate Margaret Sanger (1879-1966). Ms. Sanger, schooled as a nurse, became a vocal proponent of educating women on the concepts of contraception after watching a woman die of a self-induced abortion in 1912. Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League in 1921, a predecessor to Planned Parenthood. Jean Baker read from her book before being interviewed by Cristina Page and responding to questions from members of the audience at the Tenement Museum in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303492-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303492-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Political activist and filmmaker Michael Moore talked about his life and career. Video clips were shown from three of his films and his television show, "TV Nation." He also reacted to a video clip of his controversial March 23, 2003, Academy Award acceptance speech. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Michael Moore is the author of eight non-fiction books: [Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American] (1996); [Adventures in a TV Nation] (1998); [Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!] (2002); [Dude, Where's My Country?] (2003); [Will They Ever Trust Us Again?] (2004); [The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader] (2004); [Mike's Election Guide 2008]; [Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life] (2011). His films include the Academy Award-winning [Bowling for Columbine], [Roger and Me], [Fahrenheit 9/11], [Sicko], and [Capitalism: A Love Story]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301442-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301442-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eric Foner talked about his book, [The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery]. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-6 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author, filmmaker, and political activist Michael Moore talked about his memoir, in which he recounts his life by giving vignettes from starting his own newspaper in the 4th grade to his controversial speech in 2003 while accepting the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for [Bowling for Columbine]. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. Portions of this program contain language that some may find offensive. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301569-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301569-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Vice President Dick Cheney was interviewed by Stephen Hayes about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Mr. Cheney provided a detailed description of events on the day of the attack, saying he was able to keep his emotions in check during the days that followed. Other topics included George W. Bush administration surveillance and interrogation programs, and the Iraq War. Mr. Cheney also responded to questions from members of the audience. "A 9/11 Anniversary Conversation with Former Vice President Richard Cheney: Ten Years After: Lessons Learned, Lessons Unlearned" was a program of the American Enterprise Institute that celebrated the launch of the book former Vice President Cheney wrote with his daughter Liz, [In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301456-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301456-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT A former Baltimore homicide detective and an investigative crime reporter took an in-depth look at killings in Baltimore, where there are an average of 250 murders a year, in an effort to shed some light on how to stop it. The authors were joined in discussion by their editor. Mr. Ray moderated as they also responded to questions from members of the audience at Atomic Books in Baltimore. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300999-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300999-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author and syndicated columnist Ann Coulter talked about her life and career. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included politics, the media, and the culture wars. A video clip was shown of Ms. Coulter talking to people as she signed books at a book launch party held by the Heritage Foundation. Ann Coulter is the legal correspondent for [Human Events] magazine is the author of eight books, including [Slander: Liberal Lies about the American Right; If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd be Republicans]; and her latest, [Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300573-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300573-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT In his book [Figures of Speech], William Bennett Turner examines American's relationship with the First Amendment through numerous court cases that have shaped the country's current understandings of free speech. Mr. Turner, a former lawyer who has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, looks at the dichotomy between freedom of speech and popular values in cases that range from Jehovah's Witnesses rights to proselytize to pornographer Larry Flynt's obscenity charges. At this event he talked about Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks affair, which occurred too late to be included in the book. Mr. Turner showed numerous slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience. "Wikileaks & the First Amendment" was a Public Affairs Endowed Lecture at The Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at San Francisco University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300690-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300690-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Robert Rosen gave a tour of the historic sites of the Civil War in Charleston. At Fort Sumter he talked about James Island, Ashley River, and the opening shots of the Civil War that were fired at the fort. Robert Rosen is the author of [A Short History of Charleston] and [Confederate Charleston]. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 27-July 1 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300469-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300469-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT In his novel Ralph Nader imagines placing seventeen billionaires in one room to solve the country's problems, from the redevelopment of New Orleans to a reassessment of corporate citizenry and a plan to address environmental issues. Ralph Nader discussed his political novel with two of the billionaires depicted in his book, businessmen and philanthropists Ted Turner and Peter Lewis. This "LIVE from the NYPL" event was held at Celeste Bartos Forum of the New York Public Research Library of Humanities and Social Sciences following the publication of an abridged version of the novel. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300422-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300422-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Linda Hogan, an essayist, poet, playwright, novelist, and political activist, talked about her life, work, and career. She is the Chickasaw Nation Writer in Residence. Topics included the Native American experience, the history of her tribe's displacement, and the responsibility that she believes people have to the environment and other species. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Linda Hogan, a finalist for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Literature, is the editor of several anthologies and the author of several novels and the non-fiction books [The Woman Who Watches Over the World] and [Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299921-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299921-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Broder talked about the book he wrote with Haynes Johnson, [The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point], published by Little, Brown and Company. The book examines in detail how "the system" of congressional partisanship prevented a reform of the U.S. health care system by the Clinton administration in 1993-94. Both co-authors are Pulitzer Prize winners. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/71389-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/71389-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Ron Paul talked about his book, [End the Fed] (Grand Central Publishing; September 16, 2009). In the book, Representative Paul looks at the history of the Federal Reserve and argues that the institution should be held accountable for the economic crisis being experienced by Americans. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Prepresentative Paul spoke at a breakfast event on Friday, September 18, 2009, at the Northeast Regional Conference of the Campaign for Liberty, an organization for which Dr. Paul is honorary chairman. The conference was held at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Ron Paul, a physician, has represented Texas' 14th congressional district for 11 terms. He is the author of [The Revolution: A Manifesto]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289017-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289017-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The team of seven reporters at [The Boston Globe] who wrote the book and Peter Canellos, who edited it, talked about [Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy] (Simon and Schuster (February 17, 2009). The book recounts the life of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) from his childhood and familial relations to his political ascendancy and tenure in Congress. Peter Canellos, Washington bureau chief for [The Boston Globe], was joined by reporters Jenna Russell, Sam Allis, Bella English, Neil Swidey, Joseph Kahn, Don Aucoin, and Susan Milligan in a discussion of the life and career of Massachusetts' senior senator. David Boeri, host of WBUR's Radio Boston, moderated the discussion at a public forum co-sponsored by WBUR at the Boston Public Library. The event was held at 6:00 p.m. ET in Rabb Lecture Hall of the Central Library. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284660-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284660-1 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT