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But Lawrence Weschler has often come, his books have always had Something Interesting going on and i say this in a singular way he writes in about and has written about unique people or sometimes there are extraordinary situations as well but often these books are unique and unusual and this is a time when often it feels like it makes us all same exactly like something informed and conventional. The last time he was here in seattle was a couple of years ago with a man quite wellknown in the world of film walter murch and he had kept in touch and all these work he is done as a film editor. He i...

Good afternoon. Im Barbara Alvarado some im a bilingual educator, interpreter, organizer and work with the Madison Public Library and Community Engagement with the design and implementation of spanish bilingual story times. Aim honored to introduce a conversation between david maraniss, great writer and historian, who works with the Washington Post and maria acran newscast. Both david and marie are colleagues at the Washington Post. Very humbled to introduce marie aanna, author, editor, journalist, literary critic and member of the Scholars Council at the library of congress. Marie is peruvian...

She will be joined in conversation by author and journalist david marinus. For a complete schedule of our live coverage from wisconsin visit booktv. Org. In the meantime, heres part of a program that airs tomorrow afternoon with economist Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell talking about their travels to socialist countries. Its no surprise to anybody now that socialism is back and popular. A lot of the focus has been on young people and millennials were attracted to it but of course the president ial debate to see among mainstream democrats now the New York Times had a year long and 100th anniv...

And thats why im very thrilled to introduce our next program. For the past year at the library of congress you may sit down. [laughter] because i have a few more things [laughter] for the past year at the library of congress, we have been celebrating change makers. And i can think of few people who more than aptly fit that description than the United States Supreme Court justice ruth ruth bader ginsburg. [cheers and applause] okay, im going to hurry up. She is [laughter] a hero and an inspiration to so many of us. In fact, at four a. M. This morning students from American University were right...

I hope youre all enjoying yourselves this morning but we have a rather large crowd and thats why i am thrilled to introduce the next program at the library of congress. You may sit down. For the past year at the library of congress we have been celebrating changemakers and the favorite is ruth bader ginsburg. [cheers and applause] a hero at 4 00 a. M. This morning students from american university. [cheers and applause] camped out in front of this facility and they are here. Talking about graduation from Columbia Law School. And all of these things and now being called the fiance of jurisprude...