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68637-1 | Michael Kinsley | Big Babies | Mr. Kinsley discussed about his book, "Big Babies," published by William Morrow and Company. It is a compilation of 113 different articles written for various periodicals over the years about how citizens espouse a kind of pseudo-populism which always faults politicians for usually giving them exactly what they want. H... | 1996-01-21T00:00:00 | 0688124526 | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/68637-1 |
31491-1 | Mickey Kaus | The End of Equality | Mr. Kaus discussed his book, "The End of Equality," published by Basic Books. He discussed about social and economic equality and how they play into the liberal and conservative philosophies. Mr. Kaus explained that economic equality is not possible in a working capitalistic system and social equality should be our goa... | 1992-08-23T00:00:00 | 0465098290 | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/31491-1 |
23974-1 | Frederick Downs | No Longer Enemies; Not Yet Friends | Mr. Downs, author of No Longer Enemies, Not Yet Friends: An American Soldier Returns to Vietnam and director of the prosthetic and sensory aids service for the Veterans' Administration talked about his experiences during the Vietnam War and his subsequent return to that country, between 1987 and 1989, as part of the Ve... | 1992-01-26T00:00:00 | 0393030474 | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/23974-1 |
172089-1 | Linda Greenlaw | The Lobster Chronicles: Life On a Very Small Island | —from the publisher's website After seventeen years at sea, Greenlaw decided it was time to take a break from being a swordboat captain, the career that would later earn her a prominent role in Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm and a portrayal in the subsequent film. She felt she needed to return home -- to a tiny i... | 2002-10-13T00:00:00 | 0786866772 | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/172089-1 |
64642-1 | Robert McNamara | In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam | Mr. Robert McNamara discussed his book, "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam," published by Times Books. The book deals with his life and career as a public servant, focusing on his role as the secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 during the Johnson and Kennedy administrations. According to Mr. McNamara... | 1995-04-23T00:00:00 | 0812925238 | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/64642-1 |
122263-1 | Booknotes 10th Anniversary | Booknotes 10th Anniversary | With over 500 interviews archived, Booknotes now has two books. Our newest, Booknotes: Life Stories , and Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing and the Power of Ideas. | 1999-04-04T00:00:00 | 0812930819 | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/122263-1 |
166176-1 | John Steele Gordon | The Business of America | Business history, like all human history, seethes with human passion, says John Steele Gordon, author of The Business of America . He proceeds to develop this theme with great flair and ingenuity. This book is a collection of the author's columns from American Heritage magazine. For a business writer, Gordon shows cons... | 2001-09-23T00:00:00 | 0802713831 | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/166176-1 |
55934-1 | Booknotes Fifth Anniversary | Booknotes Fifth Anniversary Special | C-SPAN commemorated the first five years of its Sunday evening book program, Booknotes. Included were interviews with staff members involved with all aspects of the program including the host, Brian Lamb. Throughout the program, video clips from many past programs were shown, as was a parody of the program produced by ... | 1994-04-10T00:00:00 | null | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/55934-1 |
166048-1 | James Bamford | Body of Secrets/The Wizards of Langley | Hidden behind tall earthen berms and thick forest trees halfway between Washington and Baltimore is a dark and mysterious place, virtually unknown to the outside world. Nicknamed Crypto City, it is protected from outsiders by a labyrinth of barbed wire fences, massive boulders placed close together, motion detectors, h... | 2001-09-16T00:00:00 | 0385499086 | https://booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/166048-1 |
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