As a Public Service by americas Cable Television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite providers. Now on book tv we are live with bestselling author Michael Lewis. Mister lewis has written many books including liars poker, moneyball, the big short and most recently the undoing project, a friendship that changed our minds. Michael lewis, you are the author of more than a dozen bestselling books, what makes a good story in your mind, what do you look for . There is no formula. The question you just asked me, ive never really asked myself exactly. What lead me to want to write a book, you have to have a level of passion about it. Itsfinding usually, what it is , its finding an interesting person in an interesting situation that will allow me to work in an interesting idea. B. I feel like i just had to do this if i dont do it wont get done and it should be done because the story should be dealt with. In terms of like you asked me to go to lack a class of Journali
Exactly what leads me to want to write a book because their pain in the to do. Its finding if i look back on it is finding an interesting person in a situation that will allow me to explore interesting ideas. What almost always happens is i have lots of little projects stumbling along, magazine pieces of things im investigating. Become so interesting that i think wow, such a good story, have an obligation to tell it. Thats when it becomes a book. In terms of if you asked me to go to a class of students and give them a formula to how to write a good story, i went on how to begin. Host when did you decide you wanted to make be an arthur. My career path is something on the bottom of the tv screen that says to not try this at home. Is an art history major what i first wanted to do was be an art historian. I stumbled out of college and linda by accident on wall street. I got that job very accidentally without a great deal of intention. While i was working on my princeton thesis. It was effe
Asked me i never really asked myself exactly. What lead me to want to write a book because they are a pain in the neck to do. You need a level of passion about it. Usually what it is if i look back on it it is finding a person. An interesting person in an interesting situation and explore some interesting ideas. What almost always happens is i have a lot of little projects, magazine pieces, things i am investigating, it consumes me and i get to the point, this is such a good story i have an obligation to tell it. That is the point of the book, i have to do this, it should be done because it should be told. In terms of you asked me to go to a class of journalism schools, to write a good story i wouldnt know how to begin. Host you were working for Salomon Brothers. Guest my career path, there should be something on the bottom of the tv screens at says try this in your own home. I dont think you can grasp the model on a literary career. I was an art history major in college. I wanted to i
Were shocked by the allegations. For me, this is scary. We need to be more careful. Its expensive here. Its sad you can have privacy here. Reporter the alameda he da is determining whether charges will be filed. The suspect is free on bail. Henry lee, ktvu fox2 news. Henry, do we know what kind of penalty he could face if he was found guilty . Felony extortion carries several years in prison. And then there is misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy. At least a couple of years and possibly six months to one year. Henry, thank you. New information about a Police Standoff in San Francisco. After 15 hours akin to an end. There was a deadly shooting late last night in a home at 15th and beaver streets in the Corona Heights neighborhood. Were live with new information from police. Rob . Reporter that standoff did take 15 hours. It is over, finally. It took place here on 15th street up the hill. You can see there were police tape in the neighborhood and a command post. All of that has been
Panama city, panama. The 17yearold popped open this exit and jumped on to the tarmac. Here is cell phone video taken from the ground just moments after the commotion. You can see where the door was removed over one of the wings and heres a photo by a passenger inhad hadicide the cabin. A chute was not deployed. 737s are low enough to the ground and dont require them. The young man quickly and suddenly popped open the emergency door, slid down the planes wing, hit the ground and started running. Hey, theres a guy running down there. So we alerted the stewardes and the pilot stopped the plane and blocked the gate. And we were on the runway about an hour. The people neck toot him seemed pretty surprised when he jumped. So i dont think he was giving too many warning signs he was going to do that. I was sitting behind the midexit door and everyone noticed the door had come off. This is video from sky 7. You can see the plane parked at gate 97. A lot of Law Enforcement responded to this situ