[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. I had the honor of serving that as deputy to the library. Welcome to the 2016 National Book festival. Generously sponsored by wells fargo. We at the library of congress are extremely thrilled to be presenting the National Book festival where the 16th time. This event would not be possible without the friends that we have supporting us, generously supporting like wells fargo and we are very appreciative of that. More important, we would not be here, but for readers like all of you who support the authors, are interested in them and come out, so we are extremely excited. Thank you so much for being here today. [applause]. This years festival is inspired by journeys. The idea that a book is a voyage unto itself, taking us to places that we might not be able to see in person, but we can visit by reading about it. It to gives us the opportunity to better understand our world and in particular why we are here today celebrating histories and biography
If i can add one more thing, remember the beginning of the United States of america. Economy of the this Southern States in the northern states is very different. They were very different from each other. Even today, the economy is very different. We found a way to deal with that and the regulators are the same is true in europe and china and india. Same is the same is true and brazil. This country deals with gaps between the rich and poor, agriculture, and earthen industrialize an evolving in much the same way that were going to have to on the global stage for a the problem has been solved and can be solved. Host good afternoon, we have a caller from new york city. Caller hello, im so happy youre taking my call. My question is this fiscal cliff that we are approaching. If president obama allows it to happen, what kind of catastrophe are you talking about . Im kind of concerned . So negatively will this affect the industry . How bad will it really be out there on wall street and main s
Into the earliest years of children being in a School Setting where we can try to reach them the best. Carol rasco is president and ceo of reading is fundamental. Ms. Rasco what is sure web site very quickly . R guy s. Org. Jane robinson as chief Financial Officer of first book and web site. First book. Org. We thank you both for it being on booktv and talking about your reading commitment. Thank you. This is booktv live coverage from the 29th annual Miami Book Fair. A full weekend of author panels, collins and other events ahead. Here is our lineup for today. In just a minute day humor columnist will be talking about his most recent book, lunatic and he will be joined by seth reiss in will tracy of the onion, the onion book of known knowledge is their latest volume. After that, naomi wolf will be talking about her latest book. Its called vagina a new biography. After that we want change d. C. To lila weaver and argentinian immigrant in his shoes written a book about her experiences, g
At a time in which theres been no cataclysmic event that forces us into reforming or renewing these institutions, but a clear recognition that the institutions are becoming increasingly less relevant and increasinglyless capable of addressing some of the very large problems and concerns that the world faces. And be so our ability to kind of reestablish momentum in the u. S. brazil relationship and to insure that it gets back on the kind of meaningful tack that i think both of our governments and our societies want is going to have a big impact on our ability to conduct this kind of long diplomacy. Because ultimately, many, many years from now as historians look back on this time, much of what we consider to be important will not be seen as important. In fact, much of what occupies our every day will fall away and become the chaff and dust of history. But i think what will be remembered and what will be judged by historians is our ability to accommodate these rising powers to transform
Ended, katherine stone, who do you on the screen, published her memoirs of which he called the easy life that she, her wealthy slave owning family have led under 1200acre plantation in prewar louisiana. For members of her family, she recalled there was always something going on. Dark. The stone familys life of, again her words, luxurious ease, some 150 enslaved human beings toiled in the plantations cotton and cane fields. Six days a week, week after week, month after month, year after year. The civil wars outbreak in april of 1861 signaled the beginning of the end of the stone familys accustomed wealth and comfort. Katherine was soon confiding to her diary the fighting between north and south infected slaves with the hope of radical change in their condition. They were, therefore, she said, becoming lazy and disobedient, and they were giving a lot of trouble, her words again, generally. And one evening as katherine and her relatives sat on the veranda of their plantation home, someone