I write mostly comic novels. We have written seven or eight of those. This book is a memoir probably the only memoir i will never write. I dont have that much to say. May be going out on thin i. C. E. I dont think i will write another book than this one in part because it is so singular in nature. About two Extraordinary People who provided me with some amazing material for a book. Host what was it like to write the book . I sat down shortly after i buried my father last year i woke up in the morning with no intention of writing a book and started writing a book and i wrote a in 40 days. Was accidental there was no biblical collusion but when i looked at the calendar i saw 40 days had lapsed. I work hard to on my writing. It wrote a lot of it itself but we pretty much poured out. Host were you surprised at what poured out . Yes. I think the first sentence read Something Like im not sure how this book is going to turn out. I was indeed surprised at how it turned out. Host thats exactly
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Amanda good afternoon. Hello, everyone. I am amanda sciandra. On behalf of smithsonian associates, it is my pleasure to welcome you here today for Classical Music and American Foreign relations, the complicated duet. Thank you to our members. It is your support that keeps us going all yearround. Thank you so much for going deep into the december before the holidays. Its a pleasure to have you. If you are not yet a member if , you are curious about our membership levels or programs, feel free to talk to me or any of our lovely volunteers outside the doors. You can also pick up a copy of the magazine if you dont have it already and find us online at smithsonianassociates. Org. Just as a quick reminder, please take a moment to please silence any mobile devices or your cell phones, whatever you have with you. Always good to double or triple check, especially because we have cspan in the house tonight. Your ring tone will be saved in perpetuity. [laughter] thank you. Just an additional note
Legacy beginning with jim axelrod in our sunday morning axelrod. Yes, he was. Not just a sports icon, but a cultural one. And while his poor health has kept him out of the spotlight for years making sense of muhammad alis death is something quite different. Hell never die. I dont think hell ever die as long as his pictures and memory exists. Just ahead this sunday morning remembering muhammad ali. Osgood many field human endeavor Peak Performance requires determination and Peak Performance is what mountain climbing is all about. Lee cowan will introduce us to a man literally sitting on top of the world. Im actually a little for anyone who thinks the days of the rugged explorer are gone. Think again. Im on the summit of mt. Mt. Everest no word can describe. The man who has been to the ends of the earth. And the tops of them. Ahead on sunday morning. Osgood coming attraction on the summer screen is starring Matthew Mcconaughey tells a little known story of the civil war. Michelle miller