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That he was able to share it and one of the last things that he wrote as a free man was also one of his most beautiful. And it was talking about sitting with friends in the camp, knowing that they were going to be executed the next day and then reflecting to him that a great regret in life was that they hadnt shared more with those that they loved and that was pileckis final thought as a free man and i would, if i could see him i would just want to ask him whether he felt that he could at that p...

College. We are coming to life or my home office. In atlanta georgia. We been doing a whole series of Educational Programs that fall under abworking for social justice and encouraging the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. All through these virtual formats. We feel very fortunate that we have the privilege of talking to authors all over the country during this time. We feel that its really significant we continue to do the programming we already have scheduled because folks need hist...

The last archives shes also won numerous awards for her books including International Bestseller eaves truths, the history of the united states. Her next book is how the cybernetics preparation and better the future will be published in september 2020. Speaking to her today about the volatile times and how the coronavirus pandemic will go down in history as my colleague john haskell director of the john w flutie center of the library of congress. Its a great pleasure to welcome you to National B...

He is one of the best known living economists with the fight against inequality. Thomas piketty is here to discuss his eyeopening and audacious new book, capital and ideology. He is joined by stephanie former chief economics and professor of economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University this is available june 9 for preorder. Just a few housekeeping things before we get started, what to hear from you. Just as you would in an in person event, thomas will answer your questions after the tal...

For everything you can go to the website politics prose. Com or pick up one of the monthly printed calendars. Before we get started, id like to ask everyone to please silence your cell phones so as not to disrupt the event. When we get to the qanda if you could line up at the microphone at the pillar, that would be great as we are audio recording and booktv is filming as well so we would like to have your questions in their. Following the qanda we will have a signing at the table and if you coul...

[inaudible conversations]. And when we get to q a at the tiller because we are audio recording and cspan for book tv is filming as well. We really like to have your questions and there. We will have a signing at this table and if you could just leave your chairs where they ar are, we have a couple more readings today would be fantastic. Today we are excited to welcome robert plumb here to celebrate his book, for a bit the better angels. And to come to National Prominence during the civil war to ...

I have a few more things. [laughter] for the past year at the library of congress, we have been celebrating changemakers, and i can think of a few people that fit the description and the United States Supreme Court justice liquidator ginsberg. [applause] [cheering] okay. Im going to hurry up. She is a hero and inspiration to so many of us. In fact, at 4 a. M. This morning, students from American University [cheering] camped out in front of this facility and they are here. Justice, are you going ...

Need to know a little book about who you are. Im sure people do but just in case lets talk about that. You might want to talk about how you think about your own life. Lets start with you up in new jersey. And you grew up how did your parents get to new jersey . Who were the . Guest im the son of a black man from the segregated south. My father is 82 years old. He was born in 1937 in longview texas and raised in galveston under segregation, under jim crow. He moved to the west as soon as he could...

Hes also author of prelude to cruise which is winner of the penn joyce author award for poetry and at the 2015 stonewall literature award. Poetry collection is also a finalist for the 2015 National Book critics circle award as well as awards lambda literary and the publishing triangle in 2015. Saeed jones served as cohost of buzzfeeds morning show and served as buzzfeeds lgbt and culture editor. He grew up in lewisville texas and earned a ba at Western Kentucky University and an mfa at Rutgers U...

Well jump right in. Scott here no interest of giving a speech before we start asking questions. Were going to start asking questions. Here we go, just in time for thanksgiving, a book to help you deal with people with whom you disagree. [laughter] so everyone get your copy. [laughter] all right. So intro, questions. Please send yours up. They dont have to be related to just the book. All right. Here we go. My name is melissa cane. Welcome to the Commonwealth Clubs hosting of scott adams. In his ...