Columnist Pankaj Mishra discusses his book, "The Age of Anger" which examines the catalysts in society, past and present, that gives rise to nationalist groups and hate groups. He argues that as modernization occurred around the world, groups that were left on the sidelines or pushed out of prosperity, responded in a similar manner of dislike or contempt for their perceived enemy. He says that militant groups such as the messianic revolutionaries in Russia and the cultural nationalists in Germany were borne out of the disaffected groups. He is in conversation with Paul Elie, senior fellow with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University.
BookTV interviews the co-owners of Washington D.C.'s Politics & Prose Bookstore, Brad Graham and Lissa Muscatine, about their bookstore's events and reading lists created in reaction to the election of President Trump.
Hear about the emergence of the 1960's counterculture from author Robert Cottrell as he explores some of the people and movements that influenced the decade.
Hear about the emergence of the 1960's counterculture from author Robert Cottrell as he explores some of the people and movements that influenced the decade.
Professor Lisa Servon reports on alternatives to traditional banking in her book, "The Unbanking of America." Professor Servon worked as a pay day lender and a teller at a check cashing company and explores how these methods of banking serves consumers. She is interviewed by Rohit Chopra of the Consumer Federation of America and former assistant director with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Author Annie Jacobsen talks about her books and takes viewer questions. Ms. Jacobsen's books include "Operation Paperclip," "Area 51," and "Phenomena."
Ganesh Sitaraman, associate professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School and an advisor to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, says that the Founders didn't address the threat of income inequality in America because they lived during a time of relative economic equality and a solid middle class. He argues that today they would support amending the Constitution to address the problem. Mr. Sitaraman spoke at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
Fox News radio host Todd Starnes gives his take on what citizens can do to bring America back to traditional values in his book, "The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again."
David France, contributing editor for New York magazine and contributor to The New York Times, reports on the grassroots activism, underground drug markets, and lobbying that ultimately led to the education, prevention, and treatments available for HIV and AIDS today.
Craig Shirley examines Ronald Reagan's path to the presidency; from his failed attempt to secure the Republican nomination in 1976 to his presidential victory in 1980. He speaks at the Women's National Republican Club in New York City.
Historian and activist Rebecca Solnit discusses her book, "The Mother of All Questions," which looks at feminism & the changes occurring within the feminist movement today. Ms. Solnit is interviewed by Jeff Chang, author of "We Gon Be Alright."
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses his book, "Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy" in which he examines how government is impacted by corporate money and special interest groups. Sen. Whitehouse is interviewed by New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton.
In his book, "Amazing Stories of the Space Age: Rtue Tales of Nazis in Orbit, Soldiers on the Moon, Orphaned Martian Robots, and Other Fascinating Accounds from the Annals of Spaceflight," science writer Rod Pyle reports on some lesser known missions planned by aeronautical engineers, both in and out of NASA.
Tom Clavin provides a history of Dodge City, Kansas, once considered one of the most violent towns in the West. The author recalls Dodge City's start as a military site and its subsequent expansion due to the increased proclivity of railroads and frontier trade. Its notorious reputation eventually garnered the attention of law enforcement agencies, led by Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, who worked to establish law and order. He speaks at Watermark Books in Wichita, Kansas.
Author Annie Jacobsen talked about her books and took questions from Book TV viewers. Ms. Jacobsen is the author of "Area 51," "Operation Paperclip," "The Pentagon's Brain," and, most recently, "Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.,S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis."
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses his book, "Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy" in which he examines how government is impacted by corporate money and special interest groups. Sen. Whitehouse is interviewed by New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton.
Fox News radio host Todd Starnes gives his take on what citizens can do to bring America back to traditional values in his book, "The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again."
Alia Malek, a New York-based jounalist and civil rights attorney, talks about the lives and stuggles of the people - Muslims, Christians, Jews, Armenians and Kurds - living in her grandmother's apartment building in Damascus, Syria. Her family abandoned the apartment in the 1970s after Hafez al-Assad came to power, but Malek returned to Syria to live there from 2011-2013. During this event held at Word Bookstore in Brooklyn, NY, she is interviewed by NPR's Leila Fadel.
William Daugherty, discusses his book, "In the Shadow of the Ayatollah: A CIA Hostage in Iran," at the 10th annual Savannah Book Festival in Savannah, Georgia.
