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Joining us now on book tv was representative tom cole a republican from oklahoma. Congressman kobe have asked you this question before, you have always had a large reading list. What is on your current reading list . I have just finished the splendid and the vial by erik larson. A wonderful of churchill and his family. Really in the worst year of the war. Right after he becomes prime minister, may 10 of 1940, really the day of the german invasion in the low countries of france. And basically wha...

Like against nazi germany, in june 1941 the russians are in the war and december 41 the United States is in the war. Its an extraordinary book. Its a wonderful read about a guy that i consider the greatest person in the 20th century, the supreme ordeal of long and brilliant career, and then ive also been reading, the greatest story of gene edward smith, great biographer. I read biography grant and eisenhower. The best eisenhower biography ever written and theres been some good ones. He died in 2...

I want to start first by thinking everyone for being here. We are all here to discuss a moment in Howard University history, and a lot of you were here in the our zoom tonight, were direct participants in that moment so we invite you to use the chat in the q a to share reflections as we engage in dialogue. After our dialogue well take questions from now. And then finally this is being simulcast via youtube so share the link and those who may not be able to join us here can also view the program....

I look at you at home a lot. Youve helped us really improve our business by the things you do. We have really had to have an experience with back and forth oh been, closed, up and down, happening with everybody across the country. We take a little step forward and then have to back up a little bit. Think that is the mold of the day as they would say. When we shut down we pivoted right away to online sales but it took a little while for that to happen. We quickly moved ourselves to online sales a...

Well wrap up other countries neutralities. But were going to focus on what neutrality looked like and meant for the americans, especially in the first half of the war. So the thing that i want you to understand the most, and this is really vital, because its its a very different understanding of neutrality than we have today. Neutrality at the beginning of the war did not mean inactivity. It did not mean passtivity and it most certainly did not mean impartiality. If it doesnt mean those things, ...

Pandemic started and mister kaplan, i think you reminded me that was the day books and books shut down, is that correct . Thats correct peter. At that point we became a virtual bookshop. The only business we were doing was online and we were just exploring how to do our events virtually as well. Is an update five months into this. Its been like a roller coaster to be honest. Weve had up and down area we , we were able through the ppp loans to be able to bring our staff back. Unfortunately when w...

[background sounds]. [background sounds]. Weeknights this month, we are featuring book to these programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on cspan2. Tonight, starting at eight eastern, the theme is world war ii. First, Eric Larson Lisette Prime Minister Winston Churchills leadership during the london blitz. Then, catherine provides a history of the female pilot who served in the u. S. Army air forces during the war. And later, journalist jack fairweather, recounts the efforts of v...

Democratic u. S. Primary debate. Encampment senator edward faces challenger, congressman joe kennedy the third. This debate is hosted by td in boston. From institutions primary in september 1st. The Senate Debate for mechanics in september 1 primary grade i am john keller , political analysis for wbz. And across the country on cspan. And our Radio Audience on wbz news radio 10 30. Lets meet the candidates. The incumbent, ed markey has represented the u. S. Senate since 2013. Before that he serve...

Virtually as well. Host is so give us an update five months into this. Guest its been like a roller coaster, to be honest. Weve had ups and downs. Weve, we were able through the ppp loans to be able to bring our staff back. Unfortunately, when we brought them back, our storeses were under, were still hut down because of the pandemic here in florida. But toward the edge of it we were the end of it we were able to open around the beginning of june or so. Actually not june, i think it was july. Now...

University. It is an honor and pleasure to have you with us today, eric and what brings us here today is your latest book the splendid and the vile, as all of you probably know eric is the author of fabulous books in the garden of beats, thunderstruck, and white city, i have read most of your books but i have not read your first book, i was intrigued looking at your biography that you wrote a book called the naked consumer, how Companies Plan individual consumers which is a future tense subject,...