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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Interview With Steven Johnson 20161231

But what do i get . Induce a sense of the supreme so sacrifice in a very precarious position. We really could have won in 22 countries that that momentum was more than blind devotion it was adjusted quest for heroism or mythology but there was a belief it was complected some thought they were fighting for the union some thought they were fighting to free of the slaves some thought both but there was that kind current belief that it was different from many different perspectives it was this supreme selflessness for a cause greater than themselves that really struck me in almost all the research i did host the book is imperfect union. Thank you for being here guest thank you. Book tv is on twitter and facebook and we want to hear from you. Tweet us, twitter. Com. book tv or post comments on our facebook page, facebook. Com. book tv. This is book tv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Hears primetime lineup. Tonight starting at 7 00 p. M. Eastern pulitzer prizewinning journalist co

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Interview With Steven Johnson 20170101

Of it, the philosophy of it. We wanted to be accessible. [applause]the joining us here on our bookot tv set is over Steven Johnson. Before we get into the most recent book, you are listening pretty intently to what james glick had to say. Guest hes one of my favorite authors. His book, chaos, which i read in college was the first Popular Science book that i read in my entire life that really started me thinking that i could potentially be a Science Writer becausbecause ive not been intd in science at all. If he were still talking i would say we should go back and listen more to him. But you have to listen to me now. Host your most recent book is called wonderland. Recent what were you trying to explore . Guest if the history of what human beings have done for the fun of it. For the delight in it, for the feeling of play and amusement. And it came out of the book how we got to now, and the pbs series i did which was a history of innovation and things in the modern world that we take for

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Time Travel And The 37th Parallel 20161119

Much for being here and i hope you have taken advantage of all of the perks available to you and those who are not book fair members as yet i know you are considering becoming members so thank you very much. Acknowledges miamidade college, the convener of this outstanding book fair and many thanks to our students, faculty and staff are giving up their time to make sure this book fair is the caliber that it is today and has been for the past three decades so thank you to miamidade college. [applause] lets get right on with the show. I would like to bring on Mister Eldridge Birmingham for questions, he is the chief science officer, thank you. [applause] good afternoon, everyone. It is a great pleasure. I have lived in miami several years, this is my second presentation. The first was with Richard Dawkins and im equally fortunate to introduce james glieck who is one of the great science or historians of science ever. I thought what i would do was read a brief statement, some of you know c

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Time Travel And The 37th Parallel 20161120

[silence] good afternoon again. Come on in, please have a seat. We are ready to begin. As you see, we have been on time all day long and i know that you appreciate that, thank you. Welcome to this next session. I am Mary Lou Harrison and it is truly a pleasure to have you here at miami book fair. We have many, many sponsors as you heard throughout the morning, but we want to really acknowledge them because without them this affair would not take place. Many thanks to the foundation, to the bachelor foundation, the the grout foundation and all the other sponsors. I also want to recognize again and again and again the friends of miami book fair, thank you so much for being here and i hope you have taken advantage of all of the perks available to you and those who are not book fair members as yet i know you are considering becoming members so thank you very much. Acknowledges miamidade college, the convener of this outstanding book fair and many thanks to our students, faculty and staff a

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book Discussion On Most Blessed Of The Patriarchs 20160531

Many of the events are open to the public. Look for them to in the future on book tv, on cspan2. Welcome to the free library of philadelphia. I am representative jim roadblock, i am certainly very happy to be here this evening. H i am a native philadelphia, graduated from central highhmy a school. [applause]. My particular focus tonight is on the fact that i went to First College at Virginia University in richmond, from which i received a history degree of honors and then i did my masters and phd at the university of virginia in charlottesville. So i am a wahoo as they say. Subsequent to that, i taught history at Drexel University for more years than i would like to think about, hitting all the right points here. I worked briefly in the Mayors Office as an assistant to mayor wilson good and i was elected to the state legislature where i still serve and im currently the minority, or or democratic chair of the house education committee. Fr the Free Libraries dedicated to advancing litera

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