When i was growing up. My father was a plant geneticist so we found ourselves moving around quite a bit because he ended up going to places that focused on crop science. We spent some time in wales and then we moved back to india in 2007 and i spent a year there and for those of you who know a little bit about modern indian history, it was 1976 the year of the emergency rule a tough time for academics and there were a lot of restrictions on free speech. My father decided we have to get out of here so we ended up emigrating to the United States in 1977 and eventually ended up settling in setting california and that is where i grew up. Like i said my father was a plant geneticist. My mother was of biochemist who worked part time but mostly was of homemaker and she spent time raising s and they wanted me to become a doctor. In that generation especially among immigrant indians there was nothing more noble and better that you could do. Sort of coloring their vision was the fact that they h
In camp the encampment so i was at the encampment, you walk a ground and learn more about it but you understand the writing and i try to have that reflected in my work. In that sense i view myself as a historian. I dont write historical fiction but i am inspired by historical fiction and love to read historical fiction. And James Mcpherson catches it in the battle cry of freedom. Is a wonderful book. Ft cant trust everything in it as fact but it does give you the sense of the place. I try to use a lot of quotations because i try to make which makes differentiating to me from some historians, but i try to have an eye for the quote that really captures something. I never use a long block and [inaudible] quote. When i read, i always skip those. I figure if the author cant summarize it why is he forcing me to do it . So i use small quotes, ones that are below 50 words so you dont have to block in denim. Then i figure thats my job as a historian, to pull out the quirks of it. And if theres
Sandeep jauhar. [applause] thank you so much for that generous introduction. I want to say what a pleasure it has been for me to be here this weekend. I brought my family. My children are actually now probably connoisseurs of georgia book festival because we were at the decatur festival in august but they have given so that not a big thumbsup as have i. And i also very quickly want to acknowledge the organizers specifically robyn goals and linda you are so helpful in bringing us here and our wonderful host beth logan, the paragon of southern hospitality. When robyn invited me to come here, she gave me some parameters for this talk and she said talk mostly about yourself and what motivates you to get into writing and i fought as a writer of two memoirs how am i going to do that . How am i going to talk about myself . I will do the best i can. I was in the lobby of brice before coming here wonderful hotel and was chatting with one of the authors, what you going to talk about . Im not sur
I spent a day with Elvis Presleys doctors and learned about this troubles with severe constipation. Host who was his doctor. Guest doctor nick copolus. Host what was that like . Cincinnati was lovely. The anniversary of elvis death. Always a gathering of all of elvis hard core fans who come to grace happen and they were milling around. Nick was doing a memorial tribute. Then i went over to his house, the house that elvis had built for him in the 70s, and doctor nick and i sat around in the living room of this wonderful 1970 at the time very, very posh place, great big rooms, and we sat there, doctor nick here and his wife, edna, and edna would be the furniture was quite far apart and i would try to lean down to put my coffee id have to get up to get the coffee cup down, and we talk about elvis, and every now and then edna, from would pop up with an observation or comment about Priscilla Presley or a dispatch from edna. Host what did you learn from doctor nick . Guest i was there to tal
Ishmael beahs second book is coming out in january of 2014. Mary roach, how did elvis die. Well, there are different theories but my belief, based on research for my book, is he was a vic of severe constipation and associated sudden death. Host how did you find that out . Guest one fine day i was talking to somebody at the here in d. C. , the Armed Forces Institute museum. They have a monstrous colon, a huge subjects some severe difficulties, internal difficulttives. Mega colon. The woman happened to say to me Elvis Presley died of that. And i went, what . And i spent a day with Elvis Presleys doctor and learned about the kings troubles with severe constipation. Who was his doctor . Nick dr. Nick nickopolus. What was that like . Cincinnati was lovely. It was the anniversary of elvis death and friends were milling around. Dr. Nick was doing a memorial tribute. Then i went over to his house, the house that elvis had built for him in the 70s, and and dr. Nick and i sat around in the livin