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Copy. Everybody, i have about 300 people to thank and i am going to thank them tonight. However, between me and thanking those 300 people, there is an open bar and lots of sliders waiting for us at joes bar which is an amsisterdam and 83rd street. Lets keep the party going there. I will sign books there that you buy here. I will sign books here obviously. But thank you, everybody for all of the support along the way. You have been incredibly helpful. [applause] our booktv lineup continues in a few moments. Tomorrow night more authors and their books. Starting with steve osborn on the job. And ...

Which the history of immigration from Eastern Europe to america between 1846 and 1940. Michael lynch looks at the impact of technology throughout the digital age in the internet of us. And in the end of alchemy, the former governor of the bankf of england argues the development of paper mun aand credit are equally responsible for economic benefits and volatility. Look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for interviews with the authors in the coming weeks on booktv. Welcome to the release of the National Association of scholars new report. I am the president of the fashion...

Step out of your time and culture and your age and your race and your gender and imagine what life is like in some other era in some other culture. Theres a whole theory of criticism around that. Is that kind of rationale ever been used to select literature . Thats not racist, its just an active imagination. Has that argument ever been used to select literature and if not, why not . Has the argument ever been put forward to select books based on the imaginative distance from the here and now, speaking of fantasy literature is maybe the biggest embodiment of that. I think that question is relat...

29yearold, what emerged from his reading of the 2004 Alexander Hamilton is now the hottest ticket on broadway, the hiphop musical hamilton. Broadway play is widely note for many things, including its exact fidelity to the historical facts. So beach books need not be light read, and the right beach book can kick up a lot of sand. As it happens whether the top five most assigned common readings for College Freshman last year was also a book about the obstacles overcome by an immigrant. It is the considerably shorter enriques journey, which offers a harrowing account of a 16yearold honduran boy, ...

Remember that laudable progress comes not by might or power but through your spirit. Give them the wisdom to seek your guidance for every critical decision, as you infuse them with the courage to obey your commands. As they seek to do what is best for america, be for them a shield and sure defense. May they ask the right questions as they labor to keep libertys lamp. Burn bright. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The presiding officer thank you, chaplain black. Would everyone please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States ...