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Dave barry and scott turow. [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen please give a warm welcome to scott turow and dave barry. [applause] [inaudible conversations] at afternoon and thanks for coming. We cant believe you are still coming to these things. This is scotts fifth panel. Scott will be doing his part fully in mind. But i want to start, im going to tell you some things about scott turow. My friend and bandmate and you all know that he is probably the most accomplished legal thrille...

[inaudible conversations] at afternoon and thanks for coming. We cant believe you are still coming to these things. This is scotts fifth panel. Scott will be doing his part fully in mind. But i want to start, im going to tell you some things about scott turow. My friend and bandmate and you all know that he is probably the most accomplished legal thriller writer fall times and im sure there are very few who didnt. You know everything about him now and you probably all have samples. But there are...

He was subject to savage criticism but i think he retained a certain amount of popularity with the ordinary confederate citizens. On the three trips that he took to the deep south during the course of the war in december 1862 and again in the fall of 1863 and the fall of 1864, he spoke at a dozen or more venues during those trips almost too large and enthusiastic crowds. So clearly there was some residue of support and even affection for davis among the general population. At the same time that ...

Fascinating. Anyone who likes to travel is going to places where people live that have been so tied to history. I think just going to Abraham Lincolns home. Almost you walk in and some of the dark wallpaper and defiance of the time just kinds of things to take you back into the time that youve kind of got in a sense of the people from the places theyve lived. What is really neat is how he took on architecture. His first book, the preservation was a collection of profiles. That was taking a look ...

[applause] our coverage of the International Summit of the book continues now by a panel called the publishing world yesterday and today. It about one hour 20 minutes. Good afternoon, ladies and supplement. Its a pleasure see so many of you, so many old friends here. I have a great privilege of being Senior Consultant for the librarian of congress, and i am also a writer and editor in chief and the world. And also a veteran of the publishing world. I have worked for many years as a Senior Editor...

Veteran of the publishing world. I worked for harper is a Senior Editor and Vice President for many years and went on to work at Simon Schuster as well. So i have been around the block. Im a bit of a veteran in all fields, but we have learned so many things in this conference so far. It such a delight, such a pleasure to the wonderful keynote speech about the importance of words and the report from the frontlines of so many countries, south africa and russia, marvelous and to learn that the Firs...

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