Starting now on booktv the life, career and opinions of harper lee author of to kill a mockingbird. She moved next door to me and her sister alice in monrovia alabama for 18 months and spend time with the two women on a regular basis. This is about one hour and 20 minutes. Lets see if this microphone is hot. It is. Right on cue. Im with the alabama booksmith and on behalf of our dedicated staff of the books callers and this entire crew in the magnificent alabama theater and those at Penguin Press who published the book the literary world has anticipated for half a century it is my privilege and my pleasure to welcome a mockingbird tribute. We would also say a big high to the viewers on cspan. The audience enjoyed watching and hearing on the big screen the personal stories before the start of the main event. Each attendee has received a signed First Edition of the mockingbird nextdoor. Many of you wanted extra copies forou wanted extra copies for friends and gifts. They are available at
[inaudible conversations] hello, welcome to politics and prose bookstores. Please bear with me for a few House Keeping details. Please take this opportunity to silence your electric devices, sell phones or anything that might make noise. There will be a question and answer question and we absolutely encourage questions. We would appreciate it if you could step up to the microphone to the left so the audience and author can hear you and cspan and our recording can hear you as well. I speak for everyone who has attended an event before asking you to put your question in the form of a question and at the end lean up your chair against sturdy. We are pleased to welcome the author of the anatomy of terror from the death of bin laden to the rise of the islamic state. He investigated significant terrorism investigates the the bureau. He provides services to the governments and Multi National organizations. The ways in which bin ladens death led to the creation of the islamic state. Without fu
Antilibrary on these people. You what . I told them and i warned them beforehand that i hate libraries, and so, but, one of the striking things that i have been talking to people for weeks about, and preparing for this, and it is that people have childhood memories in particular of the libraries and when they first got, and they are the favorite moments and curious if they can start, and i have to introduce you, my goodness, and to my left, Susan Hild Rhett is the former director of the museum and library service, and Senate Appointed service, and treasurer of the American Library association, and to her left is the director of the director of the future of the center for libraries and initiative of the American Library association examining Library Innovation and the communities they serve and finally susan packer who is the Deputy University librarian at ucla where she builds University Design and serves at the the librarys chief financial officer. Susan parker, let me start with you
Racing to her rescue. The young girl now recovering. How did this happen . The greatest and the greatest. U. S. Astronaut Peggy Whitson breaking a huge record just hours ago, spending the longest amount of time in space of any american. We need to do more to be one earth, one people. The president calling to congratulate her this morning. What her giant accomplishment could mean for all of us. Good morning, america. Hope you had a good weekend. What a happy monday for Peggy Whitson. Yes. She should be very happy. Take a look at this message. Nasa congratulating her for breaking a record this morning at 1 27 a. M. Eastern, a very happy peggy right there. Congratulations. Rightfully so. Were following a lot of stories this morning. Its a milestone wee f on 100 days in office. Hes making a new push on Health Care Reform and preparing to unveil his tax cut plan. This morning hell meet with the u. N. Security council as tensions escalate with north korea, and former president barack obama i
Racing to her rescue. The young girl now recovering. How did this happen . The greatest and the greatest. U. S. Astronaut Peggy Whitson breaking a huge record just hours ago, spending the longest amount of time in space of any american. We need to do more to be one earth, one people. The president calling to congratulate her this morning. What her giant accomplishment could mean for all of us. Good morning, america. Hope you had a good weekend. What a happy monday for Peggy Whitson. Yes. She should be very happy. Take a look at this message. Nasa congratulating her for breaking a record this morning at 1 27 a. M. Eastern, a very happy peggy right there. Congratulations. Rightfully so. Were following a lot of stories this morning. Its a milestone week for President Trump as he closes in on 100 days in office. Hes making a new push on Health Care Reform and preparing to unveil his tax cut plan. This morning hell meet with the u. N. Security council as tensions escalate with north korea,