Mr. Deresiewicz argues the most sought after universities the country fall short of providing the key components of a good education every student should have. Lessons in how to think critically, be creative, and maintain goals in life after their university education. This program is about an hour. Thank you for this insightful book excellent sheep which has been provocative in Higher Education students and among families and students. The nation should be grateful to you for it. I have a series over questions about it. Guest okay. Host ill start with the more difficult one. It appears you didnt receive tenure at yale. Guest right. Host you did wonderful work. You didnt acknowledge that in the book. Why not . Guest thats a question that has come more often from fellow academics who wonder whether this book is a product of sour grapes. This comes from people in the ivy league. I didnt want to make my story part of it anymore i needed to. The book is really for general readers, for stud
What it is once a year when you file taxes if you make very little money diarist pays you some money. I would like to see it extended to childless dads or dads not living with their children so that they can have an incentive to work, employers can have an incentive to hire them. Beacon have more Child Support paid and more families working together. These are the things we can do to try to help this population in the middle but its very difficult because the factory jobs we saw here in baltimore are not coming back. Host labors lost love is a the name of the book arise and call of the working class rise and fall of the working class in america. Andrew cherlin is the author. Coming up next on booktv, scott taylor and former navy s. E. A. L. Sniper and a walk war veteran argues that president obama and his administration are hurting our National Security and should be held accountable. [applause] thank you so much for that wonderful introduction. Good afternoon. That was pretty weak and
Andrew upstairs and one of the things even at the ranch i saw reagans books, and i was looking at it, man, a lot of different topic skis had a curiosity, so i was drawn it to and liked it. Then when i was walking with andrew upstairs we looked at the books and there is one book that stood out and it was louis l amore. I was 13 years old reading comic books. How many of you know what big brothers and big sisters is . So im a little brother. And my big brother is now 75. Well, he is more like a father, of course. When i was 13 he caught me reading comic books. He said why are you read these comic books . Let me give you real books to read, and i was always getting in trouble in school because i got my work done quickly and would Start Talking and spitting spitballs that ornery kids do. He said why dont you read real books and that will help you not get in trouble. He gives me this being of louis lamore books. I read every one and then every one in the county library read 65 of his books
And coming up next on booktv scott taylor a former Navy Seal Sniper and iraq war veteran argues president obama and his administration are hurting our National Security and should be held accountable. [applause] thank you so much for that wonderful introduction. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Thought was pretty weak and unacceptable. Lets try that again. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. All right. That is a little bit better. I appreciate that introduction. I was going into that a little but i think i will shift gears. I had the pleasure of going to ranch today. It was humble and beautiful. It is an honor to be here with you and the Young Americans as well. I was walking through with andrew upstairs and one of the things even at the ranch i saw reagans gookbooks and was looking like he has a lot of topics and i was drawn to it and liked it. Upstairs we looked at this book and one book stood out and it was lou moore. As a young man i was reading comic books and how many know what big br
Nonfunction books and authors. Nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Youre watching booktv. Coming up next, Jennifer Jacquet says the public shaming of governments and corporations can be a powerful tool in creating social and economic change. This is about an hour, 15 minutes. Welcome to the brook runs Public Library brooklyn Public Library. This is usually on when i start. Please welcome Jennifer Jacquet. Hello. [applause] were here to discuss her first book, is t is shame necessary,. And only book. Say that again . And only book. Only book so far. Many yet to come. Let me just give you a sample of joner ifs biography. Do you want to read a page or two, or do you want to just start right in after i do your biography . Im happy to start right in. Okay. Jennifer jacquet is an assistant professor at new york university. She works at the intersection of conservation and cooperation focusing on the Human Dimensions of large scale social dilemmas such as overfishing