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[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i am bradley graham, coowner of politics and prose along with my wife standing back there on behalf of the entire staff, welcome and thank you for coming. We have a touristic panel for you this evening centered on a new book by peter titled what editors do, the art craft and business of book editing. Politics and prose hosts many of authors each year it isnt nearly as common for us to host the experts behind the authors. The efforts are essenti...

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i am bradley graham, coowner of politics and prose along with my wife standing back there on behalf of the entire staff, welcome and thank you for coming. We have a touristic panel for you this evening centered on a new book by peter titled what editors do, the art craft and business of book editing. Politics and prose hosts many of authors each year it isnt nearly as common for us to host the experts behind the authors. The efforts are essenti...

The 2008 effort but the most recent book is the war thatat forged a nation so this evening we will focus on battle cry of freedom published 19,889th entered pages long with 1500 footnotes selling more than 600 million copies 600,000. You must have a ton of twitter followers. If i paid two i a not aware of that we can set you up after this. [laughter] i have avoided that. Battle cry of freedom is on the New York Times bestseller list. I think that is the single best to volume on the civil war of ...

Thanks for the answer. I appreciate it. Welcome to the nyu bookstore. This is a first event of our fall season where happy all of you are here tonight. You probably notice the cameras. Cspans booktv is here tonight as also tell your friend who could not come up they can watch it on television later. Since we are filming, when opened the floor for questions, please hold the questions until you are given this microphone. Also please turn off your cell phone ringers. I appreciate that. Tonight were...

Page, facebook. Com booktv. October 21, 1967, 100,000 people marched in washington to protest the vietnam war. From the booktv archives. Pulitzer prize winning journalist david maraniss, who in 2002 allowed booktv to accompany him to vietnam and madison, wisconsin for his research in the war abroad and protests at home. This is a rubber Plantation North of saigon in vietnam. Members of the armys regiment known as the black lions were ambushed here. 61 were killed, many were injured. This is the ...

Affairs program. Hello everybody. My name is Denis Mcdonough i will be your host today. We were joined by annemarie slaughter. We will discuss her exciting new book. Which is called the trust board and the web. Is one of several books that she has written. She is currently sealed new america. For my director policy planning of the state department and formerly dean of the Woodrow Wilson school of Public International affairs at princeton. Whats important, those are just some of her past assignme...

Cable or satellite provider. Up next on after words, new America President and ceo annemarie slaughter in her book the chessboard and the web. Director of policy plan at the state department and formerly dean of the Woodrow Wilson school of public and International Affairs at princeton. Whats important, those are just some of her past assignments, and a very illustrious career. Whats important i think in terms of todays discussion is that you will see in her background and in the book that she i...

Paul, the editor of the New York Times book review. Who is bob . Bob is my book of books. I treat him like a person. Hes a companion that ive kept 17 in this one journal ive written down the title of every book that i read. What kind of condition is bought in . Is not in good shape. I get asked to bring along for appearances but its a really oldfashioned, not a moleskin be in the journal but i bought it at a corner Stationery Store and i feel like hes writing from within. Hes split at the seams ...

Thank you very much. Were delighted to have you at this event, the office at mit series. Tonight were featuring steven sloman, a cognitive scientist who studies how people think. Hes been a close friend of mine for many years and also the editor of the journal cognition. And hes joined in conversation today with drazem, professor of economics at mits sloan school. He also holds an appointment in the department of brain and cognitive sciences. Before we begin, i ask that you please silence your p...

We are delighted to have you at this event. The authors. [inaudible] coauthored the new book, why would never think alone. Stephen is a cognitive scientist. Helps people thing. A front close friend of mine for many years and the editor of a prestigious journal cognition. His turning conversation today but a professor of economics at mit. His with the department of brain and cognitive sciences. Before we begin. Please silence your phones. I am the direction of the mit press. It is a pleasure to w...