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>> which is what quite >> infrastructure or need for transportation in this country. so banal in a mark perry -- how can i say it, excited about the topic. after i explain it, they caught on. while researching, we decided to have high-speed rail because its very important to the topic in our country as well. >> in his book, the double at our doorstep, the founder but exceeded management services writes about the power of labor unions in the united states in his fight against union tend...

>> its great to be here, s.e. >> i love alternative history and the kinds of things eric larson does with history. this is a combination of history and fiction. tell me, was this a conspiracy you actually believe in? do you think think this is what happened or did you dream this up to sort of enhance a novelistic new version of history? >> lincoln conspiracy is a historical thriller about this incredible moment of change after the lincoln assassination and the industrialization of america and ci...

0 years without mitt romney ever having to really explain what he would do going forward. the only thing i can think is that the president was told first and foremost play it safe. dont make any big mistakes. dont do anything big that shows up in an attack ad. you cant do that in politics. you cant show up afraid of making a mistake. you cant play it safe. you have to be on the offense and win the day. the one thing i will say for mitt romney and for the republican party is last night mitt romne...

who claimed to be mitt romney. he said that he doesnt even know that theres such laws that encourage outsourcing, never heard of them. he said if its true, he must need a new accountant. we know for sure it was not the real mitt romney, because he seems to be doing just fine with his current accountant. thank goodness somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. its about time. >> that guys a winner. mitt romney joining paul ryan this evening in my home state of virginia, but which m...

and, of course, there was not anybody who was going to talk him out of that. >> a recent trace fill review of your book has the headline, the americans who covorted with hitler. putting on your headline hat, would you send that back for rewarding? >> im never going to say anything bad about a publication that writes a nice review. lets say they were in his presence. there were very many tense interviews between america and hitler, which i write about in hitler land, which are an intere...

economy, foreign policy. but are very clear that when it comes to same-sex marriage and equality, and sexal or tennation, theyre comfortable witness. malia and sasha have got friends whose parents are same-sex couples there have been times weve been sitting around the dinner table talking and -- about their friends and their parents. and it wont dawn on them somehow their friends parents would be treated differently. it doesnt make sense to them, frankly that is the kind of thing that ...

germany, the grocery stores files the same thing at much lower prices. their stores look different or the aisles that are smaller, but my daughter cut i think her weekly budget was over $250 a shift couple of hundred dollars a week and its getting virtually same thing by going to the stores. and that tells me that the consumer, by demanding value, demanding that they want, the lady with the salmon if you go back to the stores the manager wont talk to you. if you make your desires known...

thanks for being on book tv. >> well, next up is one of our panel sessions live from the "los angeles times" festival of books. weve been telling you about 150,000 people expected to visit here over the course of the two-day weekend. were in the nonfiction area. the next panel list called nonfiction narrating disaster. here are the authorities. the hole in the bottom of the sea. the great american, and amy. rain any season. live coverage begins now. >> okay. we can begin. welcome to th...

games and watching movies and getting access to various things through amazons prime service where you pay $79 and you get things shipped in two days service, a whole bunch of other things. but theres also some people who think its too slow, laggy. so be interesting to see if some of the projections that i think one analyst says it will ship 4 million units between i guess november and the end of the year, the christmas holiday is going to be a really big factor as to how its going to ...

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