FYI
On C-SPAN Book TV

Robert McNamara, In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam

Robert McNamara, secretary of defense during the Johnson and Kennedy administrations, appeared on "Booknotes" in 1995 to discuss his book. According to Mr. McNamara, U.S. policy was based on a "domino" theory in which the loss of Vietnam would initiate a collapse of nations, which could include the United States. In the book, he identified eleven reasons for the outcome in Vietnam and six stages at which the U.S. withdrawal was possible. Mr. McNamara chronicled the measures enacted by government leaders and why he believes, in retrospect, that their decisions were wrong.

This "Booknotes" is a two hour program.

Robert McNamara died on July 6, 2009.

(Saturday 6 PM ET)

I like that McNamara shared his thoughts about errors made during the Vietnam engagement and hope that leaders will benefit from it. We will probably never see such a book from Rumsfeld. However, i don't think i could stomach to read either if i lost a family member to the conflict. DH was in Vietnam 70-71. A close cousin of his died there in '67. So, while he was relieved to know McNamara admitted mistakes, he just couldn't bring himself to read the book, seething at thoughts of the man.

deborah

Madrano: We will probably never see such a book from Rumsfeld
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If it is anything remotely like the joke press conferences he gave, I'll take a pass on any book he writes.

Madrano wrote: A close cousin of his died there in '67. So, while he was relieved to know McNamara admitted mistakes, he just couldn't bring himself to read the book, seething at thoughts of the man.

deborah

Sad thing is, if it had not been McNamara, is just would have been someone else.

I don't doubt that. I wish that if, as he stated, he had doubts, he'd voiced them much, much sooner. There were people his age who saw the fallacy of that approach & were vocal about it. Decades later, tens of thousands of deaths later, seems insufficient. (Again, if what he later said about his concerns with the approach was true.)

deborah

C-SPAN2's Book TV

Frank McCourt, Encore Booknotes: Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

From 1997, Author Frank McCourt was a guest on Booknotes to talk about Angela's Ashes: A Memoir. The book chronicles the author's life growing up in an impoverished section of Limerick, Ireland, as well as his childhood spent in New York City. His father was an alcoholic who at times spent the majority of his paycheck on alcohol, leaving his family hungry. Mr. McCourt writes about this as well as seeing three siblings die prematurely because of starvation or disease. The author also talks about the gift of storytelling that his father gave him which resulted in a career spent teaching and writing. Mr. McCourt died on July 19, 2009.
(Saturday 6 PM ET) 7/25


9:30am (ET) Saturday 7/25
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
Another Kind of Public Education: Race, Schools, the Media and Democratic Possibilities
Patricia Hill Collins

11am (ET) Saturday 7/25
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
2009 Best of the Best from the University Presses
Hilary Albert; Nann Blaine-Hilyard; Janice Krueger; Terri Lent; Judith Repman

1:30pm (ET) Saturday 7/25 6pm Suday 7/26
Approx. 39 min.
1959: The Year Everything Changed
Fred Kaplan

11am (ET) Sunday 7/26
Approx. 50 min.
The Kennedy Legacy: Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled
Vincent Bzdek

* For full schedule: http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx

C-SPAN2's Book TV: August 1 - 3

I know we talked abuot Ida B. Wells in the past, so I thought you would be interested in this new book. The author is on Book TV this weekend.

Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 9 PM, Monday 3 AM ET

Mia Bay, To Tell the Truth Freely

Mia Bay, associate history professor at Rutgers University, recounts the life of 19th century suffragist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells. Ms. Bay recalls Ida B. Wells appeal to the Supreme Court after being removed from a seat on a train due to her race, her assistance in founding the NAACP in 1910, and her international campaign against lynching. Mia Bay discusses her book with Elsa Barkley Brown, associate history and women's studies professor at the University of Maryland.

www.BookTV.org - for full book schedule

This sounds good. Now if I can only remember to watch it.

Barbara

Thanks for the info, Alias.

deb

You're welcome, Deb (madrano).

C-SPAN2's Book TV: August 8 - 10

Barry Unsworth, Land of Marvels (Saturday 2:45 PM, Sunday 2:45 AM ET)
(I read Sacred Hunger by this author. Wow ! This guy can write )

9am (ET) Saturday ---9am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
David Kessler
(this is on the NY Times bestseller list forever. I have it on request at the library)

After Words: Ben Mezrich author of "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook - A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal" interviewed by A.J. Jacobs, editor at large at Esquire magazine
Next air time: Saturday, August 8th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
(I mention this one because A.J. Jacobs has a few fans here, including me ! )

12pm (ET) Sunday
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: Mia Bay, "To Tell the Truth Freely" (Ida B. Wells)

For full schedule and times go to:

www.BookTV.org

C-SPAN2's Book TV: August 15 - 17
This weekend on Book TV

From the 2009 Virginia Festival of the Book:


Daniel Ariely, Civil War Panel Discussion, "Predictably Irrational"
(Saturday 2 PM, Sunday 2 AM ET)


Michael Dirda, Civil War Panel Discussion "Classics for Pleasure"
(Saturday 2 PM, Sunday 2 AM ET)

From the 2009 Book Expo America:

Ken Auletta, Mary Karr, Lorrie Moore and Daniel Pink, Author Panel
(Sunday 3:30 PM, Monday 4 AM ET)

Richard Russo, Gail Collins, Pete Dexter and Joe Scarborough, Author Panel
(Sunday 2 PM, Monday 4 AM ET)

For full calendar: www.BookTV.org

C-SPAN2's Book TV: August 29 - 31



Peter Canellos and Team at the Boston Globe,
Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy
A team of reporters at the Boston Globe recounts the life of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) from his childhood and familial relations to his political ascendancy and tenure in Congress. Peter Canellos, editor of the book and Washington bureau chief for the Boston Globe is joined by Boston Globe reporters Jenna Russell, Sam Allis, Bella English, Neil Swidey, Joseph Kahn, Don Aucoin, and Susan Milligan. This event was hosted by the Boston Public Library. This event was taped in March 2009; Senator Kennedy passed away August 25, 2009.


Rick Perlstein
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
Saturday 2:45 PM, Sunday 2:45 AM ET
( this is on my TBR list )


Adam Cohen
Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America
Saturday 4:15 PM, Sunday 4:15 AM ET


10am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
American Radical: The Life and Times of I.F. Stone
D.D. Guttenplan



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

C-SPAN2's Book TV: September 5 - 8

A monthly LIVE author interview,
featuring your calls and emails
Sunday 12-3 PM ET, re-airs Monday at 12 AM ET

Author and education activist Jonathan Kozol is the author of over a dozen books, including The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America, Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools, and Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools that was the recipient of the National Book Award for Science, Philosophy, and Religion in 1968. Mr. Kozol is the founder of Education Action an organization that advocates against the government's No Child Left Behind legislation and promotes educational reform in the public school system.

You can participate in the discussion by calling in during the program:

East/Central Time Zone: 202-737-0001
Mountain/Pacific Time Zone: 202-737-0002
Educators: 202-628-0205

Email your questions for Mr. Kozol prior to the program: booktv@c-span.org

Did anyone watch the Jonathan Kozol interview on Book TV this afternoon? It was terrific. He seems like such a great guy. It was so endearing when they showed his home. Unlike most guests on the show, his home and office were a jumble of notes, yellow stickers, and books. He was totally unpretentious. He went off on a million tangents as there seemed to be a thousand points he wanted to make. It was sweet. I loved how he shared that one of his best friends was Mr. Rogers. ( of children show fame) And how he keeps Rogers' phone # on his bulletin board, even though Rogers is now deceased, in the fantasy that he can still call him up for a chat.

The show is repeated next Saturday morning. 9AM eastern.

I did see some of it. And I also thought he was terrific.

Barbara

Book TV

Saturday, September 12th

8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
Great Books to Read in College
Harry Crocker; Lee Edwards; Elizabeth Kantor; Benjamin Wiker

9am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr. 1 min.
In Depth: Jonathan Kozol

Sunday, September 13th

4:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
Great Books to Read in College
Harry Crocker; Lee Edwards; Elizabeth Kantor; Benjamin Wiker

http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx For Full Schedule

Alias posted: "9am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr. 1 min.
In Depth: Jonathan Kozol "

Shoot, I missed it again. It's usually just too busy around here for me to watch TV on the weekend.

Jan O'Cat

:( Sorry you missed it. It was so good, I watched it a second time. He seems like such a sweet man.
The show actually made me go to the library today and pick up the book he won the National Book award for, Death at a Early age. It is about his first year teaching in Boston.

C-SPAN2's Book TV


Editor Jonathan Karp discusses True Compass, by Edward Kennedy, on Washington Journal
-Sunday 6 PM, Monday 2 AM ET


Insightful author interviews
Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 9 PM and
Monday 12 AM & 3 AM ET

Jon Krakauer, Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. Mr. Krakauer talks about his latest book, Where Men Win Glory, a biography of professional football player turned U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman. Mr. Tillman was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in April of 2004. Mr. Krakauer discusses his book with Sean Naylor, senior writer for Army Times and author of Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda.

2pm (ET) Saturday
Approx. 48 min.

How Lincoln Learned to Read: Twelve Great Americans and the Education That Made Them
Daniel Wolff

http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx For full schedule

Alias, thanks for the listing. The Wolff book sounds interesting. I like learning how well known people accrued their education. I really like learning what books they read to get there, too.

deborah

This weekend on C-SPAN Book TV is the National Book fair.

I happen to catch Douglas Brinkley. I want to read his book, The Wilderness Warrior. It's on Teddy Roosevelt.


Of course when I watch Book TV there is always another book I want to add to my TBR. Today was not different.

Soul Of A People:The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America by David A. Taylor looks very interesting.



http://www.amazon.com/Soul-People-Writer...

Product Description
Soul of a People is about a handful of people who were on the Federal Writer's Project in the 1930s and a glimpse of America at a turning point. This particular handful of characters went from poverty to great things later, and included John Cheever, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and Studs Terkel. In the 1930s they were all caught up in an effort to describe America in a series of WPA guides. Through striking images and firsthand accounts, the book reveals their experiences and the most vivid excerpts from selected guides and interviews: Harlem schoolchildren, truckers, Chicago fishmongers, Cuban cigar makers, a Florida midwife, Nebraskan meatpackers, and blind musicians.

Drawing on new discoveries from personal collections, archives, and recent biographies, a new picture has emerged in the last decade of how the participants' individual dramas intersected with the larger picture of their subjects. This book illuminates what it felt like to live that experience, how going from joblessness to reporting on their own communities affected artists with varied visions, as well as what feelings such a passage involved: shame humiliation, anger, excitement, nostalgia, and adventure. Also revealed is how the WPA writers anticipated, and perhaps paved the way for, the political movements of the following decades, including the Civil Rights movement, the Women's Right movement, and the Native American rights movement.

Soul Of A People:The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America by David A. Taylor looks very interesting.

That does sound incredible.

Barbara

Barbara, I knew that would be your kind of book. :) Mine, too. Oh if you didn't catch Ken Burns on Book TV today, he said one of his next projects is to do the Roosevelt family. I love all things Roosevelt, so I was thrilled. He also is working on a book about the Dust Bowl. That should be good, too.

Today was such a good day on Book TV.

Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan were so interesting. I can hardly wait to see this show tomorrow.

BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/National-Parks-Ame...

The National Parks: America's Best Idea [DECKLE EDGE:] (Hardcover)
by Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns

I notice Amazon says the book has a "deckle edge" Is that the same as a rough cut? I hate that. I think when you pay as much money as you do for a hardcover book, it should have a smooth edge. There have been times when I refused to buy the HC because of the edge.

The DVD will be out soon.
http://www.amazon.com/Ken-Burns-National...

And there is a CD of the music. Burns noted on Book TV he doesn't add the music when the movie is done as most productions do. He lets the composers create the music and then fits it to the video. He noted that sometimes the music dictates the scene. Interesting. I'll have to keep an ear out for the music.

http://www.amazon.com/National-Parks-Ori...

That's interesting about Ken Burns and the music. A few years ago a friend gave me the music from the Jazz series that he did. It is one of my favorite group of CDs.

Barbara

Here are just a few listings for Book TV C-Span

Oct. 3-4

For full schedule: http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx


10am (ET) Saturday
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed
Judy Shepard

11am (ET) Saturday
Approx. 1 hr.
LIVE Call-in with Judy Shepard, author of "The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed"
Judy Shepard

9am (ET) Saturday
Approx. 41 min.
Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future
Chris Mooney

12pm (ET) Saturday
Approx. 50 min.
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
Allison Bartlett

1pm (ET) Saturday
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
A Good Quarrel: America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories from Inside the Supreme Court
Jerry Goldman; Timothy R. Johnson

3pm (ET) Saturday
Approx. 50 min.
Civil War Wives: The Lives and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant
Carol Berkin

LIVE 12pm (ET) Sunday
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Hugh Hewitt

4:30pm (ET) Sunday
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
The Emperor's New Clothes: Exposing the Truth from Watergate to 9/11
Richard Ben-Veniste

C-SPAN's Supreme Court Week Debuts Sunday!
9 pm ET
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This Sunday night, Supreme Court Week kicks off on C-SPAN with the premiere of our new feature-length documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court. Hear directly from all 11 current and retired Supreme Court Justices about the role of the Court, its traditions, and history. Tour the building and see the grand public spaces of this historic building, including the Great Hall and Supreme Court Chamber, and spaces only accessible to the Justices and their staff, such as the Robing Room and the John Marshall Dining Room. The rest of the week features more original Supreme Court programs, including interviews with the sitting and retired Justices, Supreme Court staff, historians, and journalists at 9 pm ET, Oct. 5 - 11. For video clips, a trailer, bonus material about the Supreme Court, and series information, visit www.c-span.org/supremecourt.

Complete Schedule:

Sunday, Oct. 4
8 & 11 pm
Q&A interview with Mark Farkas, executive producer of The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court
9 pm & midnight
Premiere of The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court

Monday, Oct. 5
9 - 10 pm
Interviews with Lyle Denniston (SCOTUS blog) and Joan Biskupic (USA Today)

Tuesday, Oct. 6
9 - 9:35 pm
Interview with William Suter, clerk of the Supreme Court

Wednesday, Oct. 7
9 - 10 pm
Interviews with Jim O'Hara (Supreme Court Historian) and Frank Gilbert (grandson of Justice Louis Brandeis)

Thursday, Oct. 8
9 - 10 pm
Interviews with Drew Days III (solicitor general, Clinton administration) and Maureen Mahoney (former Supreme Court law clerk and private attorney)

Friday, Oct. 9
9 - 11:30 pm
Interviews with Justices Kennedy (9 pm), Ginsburg (9:40 pm), Scalia (10:20 pm), and O'Connor (10:55 pm)

Saturday, Oct. 10
9 pm - midnight
Interviews with Justices Sotomayor (9 pm), Thomas (9:40 pm), Breyer (10:30 pm), and Alito (11:25 pm)

Sunday, Oct. 11
9 - 10:40 pm
Interviews with Justices Roberts (9 pm) and Stevens (10 pm)

Monday, Oct. 12
6 & 8 pm
Encore presentations of The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court All times Eastern.

I am so looking forward to this! You'd think I'd want a break after a week of "National Parks: America's Best Idea" but, well, no.

I've really enjoyed the National Parks series!

There's a good article about Supreme Court week in today's Washington Post, if you are interested.

Donna in Southern Maryland

Donna in Southern Maryland wrote: "I've really enjoyed the National Parks series!

There's a good article about Supreme Court week in today's Washington Post, if you are interested.

Donna in Southern Maryland"

I thought the series was going to continue last night for a 30 minute segment but it looks like it was pre-empted for something live that was of so much less interest to me that i can't even say what it was. Hearings of some sort. Bummer. I enjoyed the first two, although the one with the bloggers was a bit of a snooze, talking heads mostly.

I am glad you posted that, Carol. I thought it was my cable provider that mixed up things with the Supreme Ct. show.

I also have a problem with the Joy Behar show. It gets interrupted twice and goes to NY 1 news for a few minutes on the half hour and hour. I also get a full minute of nothing, no sound, just blank screen on the half hour and hour. Then every night the show get cut at 9:50 and never goes back to the program.

Today on The View, Joy quickly mentioned that NYC viewers should watch the program on the HD channel because of interruptions. Well, at least I know it was not me going nuts. I don't get the HD channels so I am out of luck. :(

Speaking of Joy mentioning her show on The View. Barbara W. said she could do it this time because it was her birthday. Barbara pimped her book relentlessly, and she makes a point, more than once she has said this, that Joy shouldn't promote her show on The View. Lame, Barbara, lame. They all promote their shows, stage acts, books, clothing lines, etc.

Last night the PBS NOVA program on Darwin was very well done. I am sure it will be on again. I highly recommend it.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/darwin/


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/darwin/gold... Good Q&A on the show.

Does anyone know of a good bio on Darwin that they would recommend?

Book TV. CSPAN
Saturday Oct. 10
6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Neil Postman
"Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology"

Neil Postman, author of Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology published by Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, spoke on the theme of his book which noted the dependence of Americans on technological advances for their own security. He said Americans have come to expect technological innovations to solve the larger problems of mankind, and technology itself has become a national "religion" which people take by faith to solve their problems.


I love Postman. His book, Amusing Ourselves to Death is a must read.

He passed away in 2003

Here is his bio-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Postma...

..........

Thanks for posting this. I love the comment that Americans think technology will solve the larger problems of mankind. Very insightful.

Barbara

C-SPAN2's Book TV: October 17 - 19



Brian McGinty, John Brown's Trial.
Attorney Brian McGinty recounts the trial of abolitionist John Brown who led an attack on the U.S. armory and arsenal in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, on October 16, 1859. Brown, who led twenty-one men in the attack, intended to foment a slave rebellion in Virginia. Following his capture Brown went to trial and was hanged in Charles Town, West Virgina, on December 2, 1859. Mr. McGinty discusses the John Brown trial from the court house where it took place in Charles Town, West Virginia.
(Sunday 1 AM and 10 PM ET)



3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
The Further Adventures of a Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mascot
Dirk Wales



Insightful author interviews
Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 9 PM and
Monday 12 AM & 3 AM ET
Taylor Branch, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President.
Taylor Branch recalls his eight years of private meetings with President Bill Clinton between 1993 and 2001 in The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President. Mr. Branch and the former president would meet monthly and discuss current events with the intent of creating an oral history that would present an insider's view of the American presidency. Taylor Branch discusses his book with John Harris, editor in chief of Politico and author of The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House.


Francine Prose, Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife.
Francine Prose examines the impact that Anne Frank's diary has had on the history and understanding of the Holocaust. She looks at the work from a literary point of view, examining the early incarnation of the diary and the revisions the young author made and the publication history of the diary, which was passed on by several publishers prior to its initial release. This event is hosted by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
(Saturday 9:15 AM, Sunday 6 PM ET)



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

C-SPAN2's Book TV: October 24 - 26




Barbara Ehrenreich, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.
A former New York Times columnist sets out to debunk the whole notion that positive thinking has a positive effect on actions and outcomes. Her mission began when told by doctors that her anger at having cancer was making it worse -- she needed to think positively. Ms. Ehrenreich says the positive thinking phenomenon has been most destructive in the business community. The event was held in Washington, D.C.
(Saturday 7 PM, Sunday 4 AM & 2:15 PM ET)


Insightful author interviews
Saturday 10 PM, Sunday 9 PM and
Monday 12 AM & 3 AM ET
Michael Rosen, What Else but Home.
An upper-middle class, New York City boy goes out to play baseball with the underprivileged kids on the lot across the street. He invites them home to the family penthouse for a snack, and his parents eventually take all of them out of the projects and put them through school. Mr. Rosen discusses turning his family of three into a family of nine with Operation HOPE CEO John Hope Bryant.


Full Book TV schedule
http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx

The Michael Rosen sounds interesting. I received my own email notice of this on C-Span. I sure don't know why. Saturday at 10 Sunday at 9 Now if I can just remember that.LOL

Barbara

I stumbled on a fascinating interview on Book TV yesterday. The author was Ellen Rupel Shell and the book is Cheap The High Cost of Discount Culture.

The amazon reviews will do a better job on the content of the book but the talk was illuminating and a little scary. She talks a lot about Ikea, how it began, and the degree to which it goes to reduce costs by "passing on costs to the consumer" like the cost of assembling your item, and the fact that they are the largest retail consumer of wood in the world, that to get the cheapest wood possible they go to the far regions of Russia that are overseen by Mafia-type groups, have things built/packaged in China, etc. She also talks about our cultural shift away from buying things of quality and passing them down to our kin, and toward buying things that are disposable.

Really interesting.

Sounds interesting, Carol.....I found that this author writes for THE ATLANTIC and then found a dialogue she had with an editor there.

You have to read this from the bottom up....

http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/arch...

Sounds interesting, Carol. I'll have to see if they repeat it today.

I watched Barbara Ehrenreich, Bright-Sided. I had heard her talk about her book on NPR, too. It was an interesting talk. She has a nice sense of humor that I never picked up on when I read her other book Nikel & Dimed.

JoAnn/QuAppelle wrote: "Sounds interesting, Carol.....I found that this author writes for THE ATLANTIC and then found a dialogue she had with an editor there.

You have to read this from the bottom up....

http://meganmca..."

Thanks, JoAnn, that was interesting.

Ellen Rupel Shell (Cheap) is on Book TV NOW.

I caught the last half hour or so. Thanks, Carol !

As you said, it was really interesting. I wish the Q& A was longer. They were asking really good questions. I've added it to the TBR list I keep in a notebook. Is it any wonder that I've had to buy a new notebook as the old one was full. :-O

I wish she went into the food/supermarket chapter that she said was in the book.

FYI

For those that don't get C-SPAN 2 book TV, you can view it online.

BookTV.org

I saw the Michael Rosen. Interesting man, but I think the man who was doing the interview talked too much and Michael Rosen not enough. And I am trying to figure out why I don't know him. I'll have to check out my friends on the Lower East Side.

Barbara

I didn't see Shell on the tv but want to read the book. It sounds up my alley & belief system.

deborah

C-SPAN2's Book TV: October 31 - November 2


LIVE author interview,
featuring your calls and emails
Sunday 12-3 PM ET, re-airs Monday at 12 AM ET

Author, autism advocate and animal scientist Temple Grandin is the author of over eight books, including Thinking In Pictures: My Life with Autism, Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior, and The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's. Temple Grandin is an animal science professor at Colorado State University and a consultant and designer of livestock handling facilities. She was diagnosed as autistic in 1950.


for full schedule
http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx








I've read two of her books and think she is terrific ! I am so looking forward to seeing her on Book TV.

Did anyone catch Temple Grandin on Book TV ?
She was awesome. What an interesting show.

Didn't have time so just saw a few minutes.

Barbara

I just saw a few minutes also. She was commenting on author Malcolm Gladwell. She doesn't agree with him on everything, but really liked Tipping Point How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. She doesn't agree with his point that innate ability and talent accounts for little. She thinks that can be as important as hard work and learning. I think that was her point.

Alias Reader wrote: "

Did anyone catch Temple Grandin on Book TV ?
She was awesome. What an interesting show."

Later at night and clearly by accident I caught Robert Caro at an event that had to do with writing of biography. I just love him.

He said at the end of his talk -- I guess I went on a little long. But if I could do it short I wouldn't have written 1000 page books. Thought it was delightful.

Even though I come from NYC area I must admit that his NYC accent can be overwhelming. LOL

Barbara