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Guest a criminal defense lawyer who left the office a couple years back in private practice, struggling to make a name for herself and bring her practice up, had a very tortured past, traumatic childhood, probably twisted at birth anyway and the combination made her someone unusual. A suggestion she ignored and frequently does. Host is there a certain breed for a defense attorney . Guest good question. I am not sure. Defense lawyers have a different mandate. A prosecutor has to think about a fair trial for everyone, has an ethical obligation to make sure it is not just about a conviction but g...

Of modernity by rodney stark. Im hope to go at least get through those books this summer and maybe some books about my districts like the history of Yadkin County that i was just given. Book tv wants to know what youre reading this summer. Tweet us your answer at book tv or you can post it on our facebook page. Facebook. Com booktv. Im very excited about one called the word detective by john simpson which is a memoir by the former editor in chief of the English Dictionary who has been there for about 40 years until retirement in 2013 and in that time oversaw really a complete transformation of...

Richard brookhiser was a guest in 1991. Hollow and made america and how old it could save it. He argues white anglosaxon protestants. Were thrilled to welcome back Richard Brookhiser to the Historical Society and is renowned author and Senior Editor of National Review bledsoe is a columnist for american history. Before he served as a historian and curator for our spectacular institution for Alexander Hamilton also us receiver of the George Washington Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. His most recent book which was released last week as founders son a life of Abraham Lincoln and already get...

Book festival from the washington d. C. Welcome to the National Book festival. I am windy meloni of the u. S. Copyright office and the library of congress. Before we begin please note we are reporting this presentation for later webcasting. If you ask a question during the presentation and you are giving us permission to include you in the webcast. Also please turn off all electronic devices. It is now my pleasure to introduce sally satel. Sally satel assists resident scholar at the American Enterprise institute. From 1988 to 1993 she was an assistant professor at Yale University where she rem...

Pathbreaking for the institution on Alexander Hamilton, American Made modern america. We also want to recognize his receipt of the National Humanities medal to keep of course has written numerous books on revolutionary america including biographies on George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. His most recent book which was released just last week is founders son a life of Abraham Lincoln and it is already getting wonderful reviews. As always i would like to ask before invite Richard Brookhiser to the stage you make sure anything that makes noise like a cell phone is off. And now...