Im joinedho today by two incredible offers tha authors te going to help us with American Health care. Katherine eban, investigative journalist and the articles on counterfeiting have Won International attention and numerous awards. She lectures frequently on the topic of pharmaceutical integrity, the inside story of the generic drug bill and the book was published by harpercollins as a bestseller. For the majority of the lowcost of Generic Medicines made repealing fraud and dire conditions educated at Brown University in oxford where she was a Rhodes Scholar lives in brooklyn with her husband, two daughters and dog, romeo. Doctor marty makary told policy at Johns Hopkins university and author of the best seller unaccountable and influential voice for position in the wall street journal and usa today he was the lead author of the articles introducing a checklist adapted by the world health organization. Hes been elected to the academy of medicine and he lives here in washington, d. C. A
On cspan2. Great weather here all the time. [inaudible conversations] good morning. Welcome to the texas book festival. Im joined today by two incredible authors who are going to help us unpack American Health care. Katherine eban, who whens an investigative journalist, a Fortune Magazine contributor and an Andrew Carnegie fellow. Her articles on pharmaceutical counterfeiting, gun trafficking and coercive interrogations by the cia have Won International attention and numerous awards. She lectures frequently on the topic of pharmaceutical integrity, bottle of lies the inside story of the generic drug boom, her second book, was published bihar per collins in by harpercollins in may. Based on a decade of reporting, the book takes readers into manufacturing plants where the majority of our low cost generic medicine is made. Educated at Brown University and oxford where she was a rhodes scholar, eban lives in brooklyn with her husband, two daughters and newfoundland dog romeo. Dr. Marty mak
On Harvey Weinstein alleged sexual abuse of women in his book catch and kill in his book catch and kill. Good evening everybody. Thank you for your patience. I am the coowner of politics and prose on behalf of everybody here we are grateful here at the auditorium thank you for coming. We have been partnering with gw for a number of years now sponsoring the author talks and we are very grateful to have access to such a spacious and convenient facility here in washington we are also grateful for the support for all of you we know you have choices on where to buy books and we like to thank you for choosing to shop with your local independent bookstore. [cheers and applause] especially nice to be hosting ronan farrow this evening talking about his new book catch and kill it has been two years since he was writing in the neww yorker and with his writing in the New York Times since they published the separate Sexual Assault allegations against would be producer Harry Weinstein and that cause
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