People who pay for that service can have access to those numbers but its still one of those areas where its difficult to figure out exactly what is selling because books are sold in so many different ways not only on line but in conferences and in book sales as well as in bookstores. Host booktv is celebrating its 15th year this fall. How has the literary publishing world changed in the last 15 years . Guest its been completely transformed. I mean in the last 15, its like ancient history. Everything has changed on the number of publishing houses and it was the big six and now its just the combined five. The launch obviously if the readers and tablets and the internet has totally transformed not only where people are buying their books but how they are reading them, at the coverage obviously in the media and the print media has grown dramatically on dramatically down. At the same time we see arise of vibrant on Line Community of readers whether its on sites like good reads or book claus
States and qatar. What will bring the crisis to a close . I will ask qatars former Prime Minister. Also, the trump boom. Why have american stock markets gone up, up and further up while the country is mired in political turmoil and paralysis . Well have an explanation. Finally, americas census counts its people every ten years. This country is embarking on a census to count its islands, and there are thousands of them. But first heres my take. This weeks shooting at a congressional baseball practice was a ghastly example of the Political Polarization that is ripping this country apart. Political scientists have shown that congress is more divided than at any time since the end of reconstruction. I for one am struck not simply by the depth of partisanship these days but increasingly its nature. The feeling seems to me that people on the other side of the divide are not just wrong and to be argued with, they are immoral and must be muzzled or punished. This is not about policy. The chasm
Also, the trump boom. Why have american stock markets gone up, up and further up while the country is mired in political turmoil and paralysis . Ruchir charma will offer his plains. Finally, americas census recounts its people every ten years. This country is embarking on a census to count its islands, and there are thousands of them. But first heres my take. This weeks shooting at a congressional baseball practice was a ghastly example of the Political Polarization that is ripping this country apart. Political scientists have shown that congress is more divided than at any time since the end of reconstruction. I for one am struck not simply by the depth of partisanship these days but increasingly its nature. The feeling seems to me that people on the other side of the divide are not just wrong and to be argued with, they are immoral and must be muzzled or punished. This is not about policy. The chasm between left and right during much of the cold war was far wider than it is today. Ma
Security background to work late tonight. Fast breaking developments on this situation. We heard a short while ago the uk government has ordered all british cargo ships to stay out of the strait of hormuz intel otherwise notified. A spokesman is threatening serious consequences if the situation at sea soon. To fox news the acting secretary of defense, warning saudi arabia to defend against any iranian moves. Centcom says this movement provides an additional deterrent insuring the ability to take our forces and interests in the region from emergent threats. Iran seized two british operated ships today, Senior Trump Administration officials calling an act of piracy a major escalation. One of those ships has been released but the other with 23 people on board. According to that iranian militarys control, donald trump says essentially i told you so. Only goes to show what i am saying about iran. Trouble, nothing but trouble. The ridiculous agreement made by president obama expires in a ver