In my first semester of graduate school, the professor said youre going to specialize in the merit of your dissertation to write a Research Paper on a different topic, different country, different area and so ive been sitting in germany as an undergraduate for a couple years and i had a knowledge of german. I was interested in two. My father was born in at the 1930 and i grew up with stories about the war, the hunger in such a central event of the 20th century. And i was interested in cultural tree. Undergraduate pieces have been on the role of years in the black civil rights movement. About how can i read something german and cultural and i came upon this topic of the art collections of the nazi leaders. I was surprised that this maniacal and barbarous individuals devoted so much time in the cultural matters. I wrote a paper on the topic and the professor said, you can actually write a doctoral dissertation on the subject of our main and nazi leaders or grenade professors is that you
Host european professor of history and author of this book artist under hitler where did this idea come from . This book project is the completion of a trilogy the a. D. It began 30 years ago i was at Harvard University as a student studying french history refer semester or graduate school the professor said you will specialize in this narrow topic so write a Research Paper on a different era and different country of topic so was studying german as an undergraduate i was interested in world war ii my father was born in athens in the thirties and i grew up with stories so World War Two seemed to be a central event in and and they just keep up with this idea of the art collections of the the nazi leaders and i was surprised of that they devoted so which time to art and cultural matters. The professor said you could write a doctoral dissertation of collecting and when a professor says that you take notice. I thought about it and realized i was tremendously interested in with of philosophi
And the people inside of washington said our we cant shift power we have to do that. We have to have power in washington. So that is the battle going on. More power to the bureaucrats this is a struggle going on. This is the topic of power to the people the road to freedom and prosperity for the four, seniors and those most in need of the best healthcare. Peter is the author. This is book tv on cspan2. Joining us on booktv is the editor of the claremont review of books. That is the countrys leading and possibly journal of the conservative book review. If you dont see it that often but it is on the newsstands and you can find it at claremont. Org and its a conservative think tank. Tank. How did a beginquotes it again about 16 years ago because of the felt necessity. They are in the new york review of books and the sunday New York Times book review and new Republic Book review pages that were prominent and eminent place for liberals to review one anothers books but there have been no pla
Youre watching booktv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Heres a look at whats on prime time tonight. We kick off the evening at 7 30 p. M. Eastern with the son of the late author and journalist hunter s. Thompson who remembers life with his father. Then at 8 30 former state Department Official talks about the growing influence of china and india. Michael peach, ceo of the publisher hachette book group, talks about his publishing career at 9 30 p. M. Eastern. And at 10 on boob tvs after words booktvs after words program, Mitch Mcconnell discusses his memoir, the long game, with senator lamar alexander. We finish up our prime time programming at 11 with neil bass couple who recalls the nazis race to build a nuclear bomb and the allies efforts plan to destroy their Nuclear Facility in norway. That all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. And youre watching booktv on cspan2. Whenever we get the opportunity, we like to go to College Campuses and talk with professors who are also auth
In prison you may have to resort to violence in order to survive that experience, so for me with use that language for so long that to me its no longer even a relevant language to use and i think we need to be honest about whats happening. We are coming home. We are getting out. We can do something to ensure that no matter what you think, that if you get out of prison, when you get out that you can get out successfully and transition in the healthiest way possible. So, my challenge is always to be honest with you mac in public and the likelihood of that happening is probably nonexistent, but this again is what makes the book so important because you get an insiders look at what happens in the system, how we can fix it, what really really works and how we can produce better outcomes. So, the idea of nonviolent versus violent offenders is nonsense. Host shaka, you are an inspiration. Oprah said that after she talked to you and after reading the book it was one of the most powerful conver