Instincts for some of the reactions. So i loved 42 because chad was a strong actor and understood Jackie Robinson and showed him as a powerful, strong man, who was on a mission. Host Sharon Robinson is our guest, the fir call from laura. Caller hi. Thank you so much. Im thrilled be able to talk to you. And heres my question. Youre talking about the 63 march. I was 16 in 1959 and went on the ought march it grated schools then and im degree to know if you know anything about that because your dad was there some and so was i and ive been trying to find out more information about it. Was going to get in touch with your mom but now i have you. Do you remember anything . Guest i remember that my dad did aing you march in 1959 but i also would like to hear your memories. So you can reach me through the Jackie Robinson foundation, based in new york city. And please call and leave a message that youre trying to reach me and ill well talk. Host sharon, from dublin, ohio, go ahead, sharon. Caller
And thats a look at some of the current nonfiction bestsellers according to the Chicago Tribune. New york times columnist david brooks is next on on booktv. You look so where are character comes from and how it is shaped. He argues and our modern culture we live either for our resume for our social connections. David needs no introduction he will get one anyway. David serves as an oped columnist for the New York Times which is done for over a dozen years producing two columns every week as well as a commentator on pbs news hour nprs all things considered, and nbcs meet the press. He praises serve as a Police Reporter for the City News Bureau which is a wire service joined only by the Chicago Tribune and suntimes, writer for the Washington Times and a book review editor, reporter and occasional movie critic and later oped editor at the wall street journal. He answered as a Senior Editor of the Weekly Standard as well as contributing editor for the atlantic and newsweek. A best selling a
And nbcs meet the press. He previously served as a Police Reporter for the City News Bureau a news service a writer for the washington times, and a become review editor and occasional movie critic. He is also served as the Senior Editor of the Weekly Standard and contributing editor for the atlantic and news week, bestsauling author, brooks books including on paradise drive, and his third book, the social animal, the siden sources of love, character and achievement, became a New York Times number one best seller. The work he is discussing tonight is already number one on the amazon hard cover bestseller list. In addition to all of this [applause] i think that merits applause. David teaches at Yale University and is a member have American Academy of arts and sciences. Responding to david tonight is mike a nationally cindy indicate columnist who appears twice weekly in the Washington Post and the author of hero conservatism. And a fellow at the he previously served as a senior fellow at
But if i had to attribute obviously it is evolutionary but one of the most powerful influences and the people i have read those i consider it influences tend to emphasize clean and spare prose. I know hemingway has lost cachet because he is a jerk. [laughter] although big night in paris was lovely. [laughter] because to have short stories with a collection are good examples in the art of not saying. One of the best short stories is called hills like white elephants. But if you read it, by the time you were done he never says it directly you just come to it and it is genius. Chandler steinbeck fitzger ald, and these are my influences. In a practical level i worked at the wall street journal i got extremely lucky at a time when feature writing was emphasized and they wanted people who could write not into new business. So i loved the stories it was an exercise all the time to try to get as much into a compelling way to pare it down tuesday absolute minimum of what you need to get the sto
The 24th news cycle that john referred to as facilitated in part by the internet. When the original book prodigal press was written the internet was nearly gleaned in al gores eye at that time but since then the internet is driving what happens in the news cycle. We felt like it was due for an update and start working on this book about three years ago. It was just published in september. We have been delighted by the reception of the book so far and what im going to do today is to share with you some of the ideas that are in this book. I want to talk a little bit about world news crew just to give you an idea of who we are even though john did a great job of setting me up on that score and also i want to be really clear that my purpose today is not to bash the Mainstream Media. I do not in any way shape or form consider the Mainstream Media or what some people call the legacy media as the enemy. I do believe however that we are and the midst of a pathological media culture and some of