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coming up next, book tv present "after words," an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week a plant science writer james gleick discusses his latest work, "a history of information," beginning with the development of various alphabets and ending with what is expected next from the information age. the author of "chaos" chronicles the evolution of how faults and small which have been passed from one to another throughout human history. he talks with frank rose, a contributing editor of "wired" magazine and the author of "the art of immersion." >> hos...

the reason i included that in the book is because it captured their malignant thuggishness. >> what about ernst rohm? >> that was hitler's friend and enforcer, essentially, at the beginning of their rise to power. he was the chief of the storm troopers. and when hitler needed something done, there was capt. rohm to course of those who are resistant to getting it done. book? >> mostly, it takes place in 1933-1934. these early days. it is after the time that hitler was appointed chancellor, including the point where he becomes the absolute leader, the fuehrer of germany in the summer o...

>> erik larson, author of "in the garden of beasts," i want to get your immediate reaction. >> that is hitler in one of his historic speeches. why is it in your book? >> i have very few photographs. we can talk about why. but i have that in a particular place in the book because it signals what is coming next. the madness is intensifying. >> would do learn about mr. hitler that you did not know before you started writing your book? >> it is not so much -- well, i learned that his favorite movie was "king kong." but it was what people thought about hitler in these early days that i fo...

the garden of peace," i want to get your immediate reaction -- in the garden of beasts," i want to get your immediate reaction. >> that is hitler in one of his historic speeches. why is it in your book? >> i have very few photographs. we can talk about why. but i have that in a particular place in the book because it signals what is coming next. the madness is intensifying. >> would do learn about mr. hitler that you did not know before you started writing your book? >> id is not so much -- well, i learned that his favorite movie was "king kong." but it was what people thought about ...

failed state index for 2011, taking a look at what are known as failed states around the world and 9:15 we'll hear from jon jarvis, director of national park service. all that, your calls and phone calls, too, and a look at the papers, i'm "washington journal," it starts at 7:00. we'll see you then. national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] a >> the bewitching hour has arrived. it's 10:00 a.m. i'm tom mann a senior fellow here ...