CSPAN Q A October 4, 2010
nearly derailed the project. and then you go on to thank people. what happened? >> i broke my ankle. i slipped on the top step of the stoop of my brownstone and smashed my ankle. it may have been providential because it forced me to slow down. for three months, i could do nothing but read, so i did additional research and then when i returned to the book, i found that i had a kind of sharpness or clarity. not to mention energy that i might otherwise not have had. there was a silver lining to it. but now i'm ok. >> when did that happen? >> that happened towards the very end. it was ju...