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>> you have written eight books, right? >> yeah. >> a number of them best sellers. >> some are pretty awful. >> some ever pretty awful? >> some are great. "the insider" is a great book. and the last one "good bless -- "god bless america," is pretty good, too. >> the last book was about experiences in the united states. >> it was a diary of two years here during the process of the election of barack obama. as a brit coming here for a few months of the year watching his ascent to power was a quite...

Here during the process of the election of barack obama. as a brit coming here for a few months of the year watching his assent to power was a quite extraordinary story. i wanted to record my genuine feelings as it unfolds. >> what is the biggest difference between america and the uk? >> i think its interesting. were saying earlier about the humor difference. we might mock the americans for not having the irony and sarcasm that we pride ourselves on, but you dont have the cynicism as a country e...

America" is pretty good, too. >> the last book was about experiences in the united states. >> it was a diary of two years here during the process of the election of barack obama. as a brit coming here for a few months of the year watching his assent to power was a quite extraordinary story. i wanted to record my genuine feelings as it unfolds. >> what is the biggest difference between america and the uk? >> i think its interesting. were saying earlier about the humor difference. we might mock th...