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You are watching booktv on cspan2, as 2012 draws to a close one of the things we like to do is look back at the year in Nonfiction Books and look ahead to 2013. Joining us to help us are two guests in the new york studio, Sarah Weinman is news director for publishers marketplace, Bob Minzesheimer is the book reviewer and reporter for usa today. Sarah weinman, lets start with you. Give us your general assessment of 2012 for the book industry especially when a comes to Nonfiction Books and what are one or two Nonfiction Books you want to talk about . Let me start by saying 2012 was a very eventf...

I spent 28 years in congress as a staff member, first as a personal staffer for congressman john kasich. Then as a staffer for the Budget Committee, the House Budget Committee when he was chairman. I was the analyst for National Security affairs. In 2005, i moved on to the senate and work at the Budget Committee there in the same capacity. What do you think of that statement . Up close it is truly ugly. It generally is. I would want to temper that. It has been a long time have it habit of everyone to criticize congress because they think that resonates with the public. It truly has become to s...

However, it is an institution that is as tab list by the first article in the constitution. If we dont nurture it, if good people do not go there, if good staffers do not go there, what we will have is the reichstag or one of those chamber of the utes situations in the french third republic. I dont want that. I won young people instead of going to wall street to go to congress or to go to the executive branch. We invited you to come talk about a column that you wrote about the bob gates book. We will get to that in a second. I want to go back to another quote. I know you have read this book. W...

Life did ears of your you spend working in congress. In Congress Years as a staff member, first as a staffer for congressman ohio and for a staffer for the Budget Committee was chairman. I was the analyst for national and then in irs 005 i moved on to the senate and worked at the Budget Committee there in the same capacity. What do you think of that statement up close its truly ugly . Is; however, i ould want to testimony per that. Its been a long time habit and or reflex of veryone to criticized congress because they think that public. Es with the it truly has become to some of ee a horror sh...

My fellow americasns, good morning, good morning. It is friday december 21st. Good to see you this morning. Welcome to the fullcourt press here on current tv your first stop in the morning to find out whats going on and to talk about it. We look forward to hearing you sound off at our tollfree line 86655press. And, boy, what big news this morning. So much for plan b, John Boehners plan b back fired, blows up in his face and boehner is forced to bow out of plan b when not even his Republican Caucus would go along with it. Hey, we told you a long time ago about john boehner. He is no leader. He ...