That time, she is sold in the book tends, she wont be here to speak and she will not be here to sign her book. That is why i announce that we are going to have lynn share here. I think she is actually here. Im going to stand up. Youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv television for serious readers. From my father i inherited my confidence my resilience, my my passion and my audacity. Looking back although was never explained to me he taught me the spirit which is the greek idea of honor and doing the right thing even when ones interest for ones own life is in peril. Growing up what i never felt anything but a study in there were two stories about the Second World War and grief that i kept close to my heart. The first, was when Benito Mussolini battalions Prime Minister asked the Greek Foreign minister for free passage through greece and on the spot at 3 00 in the morning without hesitation he said nine. It was a spirited defiance and
Some going to start with a story. When i was a kid probably when i was 11 or 12 just entering adolescence, i lived in a house and we had a big front porch. A and i discovered one summer that if you open the window to my ope bedroom you could go out onto the roof of the front porch. The you know for a kid at that ageemed rea that seemed a real daring thing to do. Ego out on tfihe summer afternoon, their feet with your shirt off. Off and i wasnt that while the kids so that was a wild thing to do. We like to do it but in the neighborhood you grow up in there is always that kid who is kind of a wild kid, who will do anything and in my neighborhood that was teddy hannibal. One day we were sitting out there on the roof feeling very daring and he is like what is up . Next thing you knew, his head popped out the window and he started climbing out, never asked permission just started climbing out and as he did so he goes have you ever jumped off the roof . Are you kidding . I dont even like to
This is what Susan Spencer will be exploring in our sunday morning cover story. Reporter serena williams, lebron james, derrick jeter, practice makes perfect . Or were they just born to be superstars . There are definitely sports genes or in some cases a single gene makes a big difference to someones athleticism. Reporter if this guy spends 10,000 hours practicing on the golf course, can he become the next tiger woods . What makes an elite athlete . Ahead on sunday morning. Adele dazeem is the spoilized name by which idina menzel was introduced at the oscar last month. This morning she straightens that out for once and for all in a talk with our tracy smith. Reporter the big new broadway show, Idina Menzels name is up in lights and on our minds. Yes, how do you like your name pronounced . laughter . I like my name pronounced idina menzel when my mom had me and probably called me idina menzel and i changed it because i wanted it to sound more glamorous. Reporter idina menzel, more than
Really focus in on cdcs preparedness and at road ahead. Im julie gerberding, and i serve as the ceo of the foundation for the National Institutes of health. I am cochairing with my colleague former congresswoman , susan brooks, this csi commission on strengthening Americas Health security. I also served as the cdc director from 2002 to 2009. So so you can imagine that this topic is near to my heart. Im delighted to be hosting dr. Wilensky here today. Shes been the cdc director since 2020 one, but i bet it feels longer than that. Before her tenure in government, she was the chief of Infectious Diseases at the massachusetts general hospital, a professor at harvard and has an amazing track record of contributing not only to the events in the covid pandemic there, but also a long history of contributions to ctor from 2002 to 2009. So you can imagine this topic is pretty near to my heart. Im delighted to be hosting dr walensky here today. Shes been the cdc director since 2021 but i bet it f
For joining us here at csis. Were going to be hosting a fireside chat with dr rochelle walensky, the cdc director to really focus in on cdcs preparedness and the road ahead. Im Julie Gerberding and i serve as the ceo of the foundation for the National Institutes of health. Im also co chairing with my colleague, former congresswoman susan brooks, this csi commission on strengthening samara because health security. I also served as the cdc director from 2002 to 2009. So you can imagine this topic is pretty near to my heart. Im delighted to be hosting dr walensky here today. Shes been the cdc director since 2021 but i bet it feels a bit longer than that before her tenure and government, she was the chief of Infectious Diseases at the massachusetts general hospital, a professor at harvard and has an amazing track record of contributing not only to the events in the covid pandemic there, but also a long history of contributions to combating he is cochairing here on the future of cdc and cdc