On social media, on twitter, cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good friday morning, you can start calling now with your view of the state of the u. S. Economy. It was one of the topics President Trump chose to talk about yesterday during a surprise visit with u. S. Troops in afghanistan. [video clip] miles to be here tonight for one simple reason, to tell you in person that this thanksgiving is a special thanksgiving. We are doing so well. Our country is the strongest economically it has ever been. We have the greatest economy anywhere in the world, so it is nice to know you are fighting for something doing well as opposed to something that was not doing well a number of years ago. Stockmarkets reached the highest level ever in the history of the exchanges, all 3. If you look, all 3. It is incredible, it is incredible what is happening. Days. K it is close to 130 to me, that doesnt mean alltime record, it means jobs. It means 401ks. People come up to me with their
and welcome to about books. this is book tv s program and podcast which looks at the business of publishing. in just a few minutes, we ll dive into the world of book reviews with a focus on the washington monthly s coca-cola awards. it s the only journalism prize dedicated to public affairs nonfiction books. but first look at the numbers behind the us publishing industry. publishers weekly is reporting that book sales fell 5% this week compared to last year and although the drop was the smallest decline in about two months. it was the adult non-fiction category that saw the biggest drop compared to last year. 9% decline but there s also new data out there showing. it s been a solid year of growth. for one particular type of bookseller according to a recent associated press report the american booksellers association the trade grew for independent bookstores has added more than 300 members since last spring. that s the highest total in years and according to the associated pre
in just a few minutes, we ll dive into the world of book reviews with a focus on the washington monthly s coca-cola awards. it s the only journalism prize dedicated to public affairs nonfiction books. but first look at the numbers behind the us publishing industry. publishers weekly is reporting that book sales fell 5% this week compared to last year and although the drop was the smallest decline in about two months. it was the adult non-fiction category that saw the biggest drop compared to last year. 9% decline but there s also new data out there showing. it s been a solid year of growth. for one particular type of bookseller according to a recent associated press report the american booksellers association the trade grew for independent bookstores has added more than 300 members since last spring. that s the highest total in years and according to the associated press dozens of the newest independent bookstores are owned by people from a wider variety of racial and ethnic
the latest news about the publishing industry with interesting insider interviews with publishing industry experts will also give you updates on current nonfiction authors and books the latest book reviews and we ll talk about the current nonfiction books featured on c-span s book tv. and welcome to about books. this is book tv s program and podcast which looks at the business of publishing. in just a few minutes, we ll dive into the world of book reviews with a focus on the washington monthly s coca-cola awards. it s the only journalism prize dedicated to public affairs nonfiction books. but first look at the numbers behind the us publishing industry. publishers weekly is reporting that book sales fell 5% this week compared to last year and although the drop was the smallest decline in about two months. it was the adult non-fiction category that saw the biggest drop compared to last year. 9% decline but there s also new data out there showing. it s been a solid year of growt
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