I unfortunately have to bring this to a close now but you can join us afterwards for conversation and a reception outside of this room. The book is available for purchase and i suspect citing as well. I would invite you all to come back next week when Heather Cox Richardson of Boston College will be speaking on march 2 on her new book to make men free a history of the republican party. My thanks to our audience and thanks to professor spero for a very engaging talk. [applause] thank you. With congress on their spring recess this week we are featuring booktv in primetime. Heres a look at whats ahead. Next well look at the use of mercenaries in wars around the world today followed by former navy s. E. A. L. Sniper and iraq war veteran scott taylor on his book trust the trade and later the biography of former National Security adviser brent scowcroft. Thank you peter Atlantic Council for hosting this and thank you for making it out today on a less than auspicious weather day. This book is
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