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Often come, books have always had Something Interesting going on and he sort of in a singular way writes, has written about unique people and or sometimes extraordinary situations as well but often at the heart of the books unique people, try and make us seem exactly alike and something conformed and conventional and hes done this the last time he was here in seattle was just a couple of years ago with a man most known and quite well known in the world of film walter merch who he kept in touch. All the work hes done as film editor, one of the most, everything. Also astro physicist by heart wit...

In two decades of leadership at the publishing house, he helped remold a clubby book industry into a diversified and highly profitable corporate enterprise.

>> and not given back to them. saw, we hear the stories over and over so all of a sudden my head is full of all of the other stories. [laughter] >> you cannot create or help what is on your mind. >> i have been writing and writing i am not sure how it will coalesce but at the moment, i have spent many years in mexico and it is about how it was the year free although i was in these wild wonderful places and i have been so terrified the last couple years of my life for personal reasons by the west government and relationships and this and that so i have no idea what i am saying. [laugh...

fact, on factory gates allegedly anyway that said no irish need apply, and so forth like that. but i will have just one confession to make, is my great grandfather whom i just spoke was, would be classified as an illegal immigrant. he originally went to canada. he was a minor by profession, and then he basically locked over the line. and got a job with the great northern railroad when they were building it from chicago to seattle. and got himself into some sort of trouble, of which it's never been specified exactly what that trouble was, but i heard he shot a man. and got on the trai...

today's lineup begins with a panel of writers who live near the u.s./mexico border and write about border issues. it features margot reagan, philip caputo and david duval. following this panel, author dan balls discusses his book the battle for america 2008. we close live coverage with the national book award winning author timothy egan whose latest book the big burn recalls the largest forest fire in american history. beginning shortly, the u.s. with mexico border panel. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. this theater seats 340 and every seat is occ...