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Host hello, or scharf. It is wonderful to have you here today. I found your book fascinating. It was a terrific read and i am thrilled to be here. You know, one of the great things about being here and talking to you is i get to ask you about the big questions. It questions that most people would not have to answer. That is the real fun of this book. So your book is called the copernicus complex. So maybe you could tell us what that is. Guest absolutely. Tanks, ingrid. So, the copernicus complex...

That was after words, booktvs Signature Program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, public policymakers and others familiar with their material. After words airs every weekend on booktv at 10 p. M. On saturday, 12 and 9 p. M. On sunday and 12 a. M. On monday. And you can also watch after words online. Go to booktv. Org and click on after words in the booktv series and topics list on the upper sight side of the page. Youre watching booktv on cspan2 with...

Antennas are you a loaded two the wave of racial violence of the 1980s and the rise in the 90s i last job was called the north rises again where i tell a story of devil patrick being elected and re elected in massachusetts and that tells a story of northerners as barack obama support where if you look at the voting stats how they voted for and against barack obama and mike northerners voted against barack obama i think you can find some hope for the north for there you can find hope for the nati...

Im glad you could join us this morning. I have to say that i am stunned that you managed to put out one of these books. It seems like every two years. This is the one of the most stored in the defeats that ive ever seen. I dont know how you keep all of this information in your head and how you do this. But thats another story. I want to talk about your book because it is first of all so definitive about violence and religion but your thesis is interesting that religion may not necessarily be the...

But it does take a concerted effort because were just at the beginning what is fact or sugar or salt. Host were out of time but you have left us with so much to think about and to be skeptical about the end we can think about the issue of new ways. Thank you very much for writing the book. Guest it was a real pleasure. That was after woods booktv Signature Program were authors of nonfiction books are interviewed by a journalist and Public Policy makers and others familiar with their material it ...

Believes would better protect and empower citizens. The program is about an hour. Host welcome, justice stevens. On behalf of the National Constitution center, its so great to see you. You honored the National Constitution center a few weeks ago by visiting us. The Constitution Center, as you know, is the only institution in america that has a congressional charter to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis, and i cant think of a better book to discuss in connection...

The forces of obstruction, intimidation and harassment and obama is washington. Ive been thinking for a long time about the state of journalism and things happening in the industry. Some of it because of my experience at cbs and the summit is not at all specific. I attended investigative reporting conferences and other Investigative Reporters on the friends, local News Reporters and it seems as though there were common themes that signal of trouble as far as i was concerned into but be interesti...

Being mortal. Guest thank you. Host the front cover i love it. Its got a piece of grass on the cover and its got so much potential symbolism. I immediately thought of walt whitman and his book leaves of grass. He is a famous quote i bequeath myself to the dirt to grow in the graph that i love. What does a leaf of grass mean to you and why did you decide to put on the cover . Guest cover . Guest its a biblical reference actually and it refers to the idea that on the one hand we all come from some...

Who invented the birthcontrol pill or how we got it and i became curious. It struck me as odd that anybody would have on their agenda in the 1950s a pill for the sexual liberation of women something that would free women to control their fertility. Who did that so thats where the idea came from. When i looked into it i found this incredible story of these outsiders these underdogs who had no enfranchisement no Government Support no university support in setting out to do something that everyone ...

The one that got me most was the search for meaning. Guest we are meaningseek creatures, as part of our human conditions. Dogs as far as we know dont agonize about the canine condition or the plight of dogs in other parts of the world, but we do, and we fall very easily into despair if we cant find some kind of ultimate significance in our lives, and our warfare has actually been for men particularly, one of the triggers for a certain ecstasy that chris hedges, New York Times correspondent has w...