Host so congressman rick larson of washington what is on your reading list right now . Subject that has not been long but its coming into the summer now im working and rectus the third iq novel by joe he is a los angeles mystery writer. And iq is his character, correct is the third book in the series. Kind of a detective novel and he is a private investigator and a lot of action a lot of great relationships in that book. Also im working on that. Im also working on kirk douglas biography published recently. Its a fairly long book im popping in and out of that. And now im in now that book quite a bit. Taking that in chunks. For the policy and meet david dollar at one of the think tanks in washington d. C. As elite editor of a book called china 2049 worries put together some reform minded chinese scholars to look at what the chinese economy it might look what challenges are between now and 2049. Obvious implications for u. S. , china policy. It is an interesting kind of workrelated book, i dont read a lot of books for work predation read for entertainment. They try to throw in a couple books about Washington State, my home state as well. So on my shelf is a book by lake whitaker who is jim whitaker son the First American to climb mount everest. As a memoir about lake whitaker growing up with this very famous father was the First American to climb mount everest. That is my reading for the rest of the summer. The china ready nine book your district on in washington is pretty effective by trade with china isnt it . Washington state is a most independent state in the country. About 40 of the jobs in our state are directly tied to trade with countries all over the world. Not just china. China is one of the largest trading partners for Washington State companies. And the women and men who work at those companies. Having a fairly good idea fairly good look into that crystal ball of the future of the chinese economy has a direct impact on Washington State. The Washington State economy and the women and men who work in those jobs. You find yourself in Congress Sharing book ideas with your colleagues . That with all of my colleagues but a few of them pretty avid mystery reader. There is one member in particular that we trade book ideas usually around which mystery we are reading lately, which mystery series we are reading lately. That is kind of worried take my interest in ensuring them with my colleagues what im reading. You to spend those long by some seattle to d. C. In a book . Guest people always ask when you find time to read . Five hours on average one way across the country. There is plenty of time to read it i can only watch so many recently released movies. And so many Netflix Series or other streaming services. A good book, and a good book on paper im not electronic person a good book on paper but the hardback or the paperback. It is still the way to go for me. Tells about the Second District of washington. Other than being the best district in the country, yet hugs the sound coming up the San Juan Islands in the northwest corner of the district. If at the city of everett which is in the south and in bellingham and the north in. In this district have beautiful views of the Olympic Mountains to the west and the cascades to the east. It really is from a scenery perspective a beautiful distric district. Its also the district i was born and raised impaired my familys been in the region for five generations now. It is a real great honor as well to be able to continue to represent it because my family has deep roots here. But i tell folks my familys been here longer than some and not as long as others. Always good to stay humble as well on thing about serving the people here in the district. Someone congressman rick larsen thanks to spend a few minutes with book tv and showing your reading interest with us. Its my great pleasure thank you very much. You can watch this and all of our what are you reading interviews booktv. Org. Using the search bar at the top of the page. Youre watching cspan2, your unfiltered view of government. Created by americas Cable Television company as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. live wired by doctor treatment. During the event, you can click the link that i will put in the chat. To purchase this book on the website. You can ask the author a question after you by submitting it to the