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[inaudible conversations] may i have your attention, please. Please take your seats, the presentations about to begin. Before we get started, id like you to be aware there will be, most likely, a question and answer period at the end of the presentation. When its time, youll be able to go to one of the two microphones on either side of the stage. Id like to introduce a tv critic for npr. [applause] how you doing . Thanks so much for joining us here. We really appreciate it. As was said, my names...

Tweet us, twitter. Com. book tv or post a comment on her facebook page, facebook. Com. book tv. Man have your attention please. Please take your seats. The presentation is about to begin. Be aware there will most likely be a question and answer time at the end of the presentation and when its time you can go to one of the two microphones on either side of the stage and lineup. To begin i would like to introduce eric dagan, tv critic for npr. Tvpplause]. How are you doing. Thank you for joining u...

On this weeks after Words Program Ellen Silbergeld talks about that new form farming efforts affect consumers. Ellen is a pleasure to have you here. Here i am this port city boy who became secretary of agriculture which is one of the greater jobs ive ever had as congressman beforehand but before we talk about your book which is my father and Atticus Finch i thought maybe you might talk about yourself. How did you get into this whole area of agriculture especially the industrialization of agricul...

Surely this is an old case, old at least by newspaper standards. The condition had occurred in 2003 and i thought surely people have written about this but when i dug deeper, i saw that it hadnt been covered at all and the reason was that brian regan was arrested two weeks before 9 11 and he was convicted one month after the us invaded iraq so it was almost this story was kind of book ended bythese two major events. And it was sort of lowhanging fruit for me to go after. To rewind a little bit, ...

Endangers workers, animals and consumers, i thought you might talk a little bit about yourself. How do you get into this whole area of analyzing agriculture, especially the industrialization of agriculture as you call it . Well, its something of a story. It begins with syria and the Chesapeake Bay and this was this mysterious irruption of a toxic organism in the water that produced some kind of a neurotoxin that caused millions of fishto die and a lot of reported illness in fishermen. They never...

Has 2016 comes to a close, many publications and media organizations are offering their picks for best books of the year. Heres some of the titles that National Public radio has selected. Louisa thomas recalls the life of americas first foreignborn first lady, Kathryn Adams in louisa. Glass universe, the women who acted as Human Computers at Harvard College observatory in the mid 19th century and their impact on astronomical discoveries. That enslaved men of native americans in his National Book...

On working with arab and muslim communities because it is the it shall its the mom, its the mother. Its the exwife its the father who knows something terribly wrong is going on with their son or daughter. And can must feel comfortable coming to, you know, either the fbi or the government officials to disclose their own concerns. An second piece to it, of course, which is the access people have to weaponry that can kill a lot of people so thats what we have to get very serious about. Whether its ...

To a judge, judge neil and he said i like you to sign a book for a friend of mine and i said oh great, who is the friend . And he started spilling the name, ba are a, it was president obama. And i signed a book for him and i like to tell you what i signed. I said to president obama, we are all proud of your presidency and i know that Thurgood Marshall would be proud to, sincerely yours will haygood. So thank you. Yg that will bring our three hours to a close. Will haygood, haygood, in the contex...

We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. No one takes all of the risks Hillary Clinton took unless they are trying to cover up massive, massive crimes. Clinton and trump slinging mud. He mocked a reporter with a disability. He calls women pigs. If she really cant remember, she cant be president. She doesnt remember he clearly has something to hide. Florida is attacking the zika virus and play with controversial insecticide. The solution could be as bad as...

Past 100. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. No one takes all of the risks Hillary Clinton took unless they are trying to cover up massive, massive crimes. Clinton and trump slinging mud. He mocked a reporter with a disability. He calls women pigs. If she really cant remember, she cant be president. She doesnt remember he clearly has something to hide. Florida is attacking the zika virus and play controversial insecticide. The solution could be as b...