Georgia. Thanks to everybody for coming. I am so excited to be hosting susan bordo tonight. [applause] and we are also lucky to have the first year in conversation. [applause] with Katha Pollitt also as a . Note we are recording for booktv on cspan so after the formal conversation we will take questions they can hear you as well. Twenty years ago with many other wonderful bookstores to be here before Christopher Columbus were looking forward to being here for many more. So click up a copy or two or three to talkedabout important topics for crow and youre in for of wonderful treat for being a great partner. Susan bordo a cultural historian and media critic and is nominated as a pulitzer prize. And is a poet and has won many prizes and awards include the National Book critics award. Just give us a couple of minutes to set up after words to sign copies of the buck. Brooke. That would be appreciated. [applause] i thought i would start to say a couple of words what it is and what it isnt it