You are watching booktv on cspan2, as 2012 draws to a close one of the things we like to do is look back at the year in Nonfiction Books and look ahead to 2013. Joining us to help us are two guests in the new york studio, Sarah Weinman is news director for publishers marketplace, Bob Minzesheimer is the book reviewer and reporter for usa today. Sarah weinman, lets start with you. Give us your general assessment of 2012 for the book industry especially when a comes to Nonfiction Books and what are one or two Nonfiction Books you want to talk about . Let me start by saying 2012 was a very eventful year in the Book Publishing world between publishers consolidating the department of justice, doing five publishers and apple on ebook pricing and later into the program, amazon expanding its publishing operations, the google settlement moving forward in different directions. Those alone account for a substantial portion of publishing news. On the nonfiction side it was a very strong year. In p
Jetliner has turned to a robotic submarine to scour the ocean floor, diving some twoanda half miles under the sea. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from vie
For the missing malaysian jetliner has turned to a robotic submarine to scour the ocean floor, diving some twoanda half miles under the sea. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to
Running in to complain to the publisher. Donna and don and i were very fortunate in the 70s which almost all of our career work for people who were probably Strong Enough right in that area and let the chips fall where they may. Host sarah wineman, give us your general assessment of 2012 for the book industry, especially nonfiction books, and what are one or two notable books you want to talk about . Guest well, first, its helpful, peter, by starting off saying 2012 was a very eventful year in the Book Publishing world between publishers consolidating, the department of justice suing five publishers and apple on ebook pricing and many developments well cover later on in the program. They expanded publishing operations, the google settlement moving forward in Different Directions alone counting for a substantial portion of Book Publishing news. On the nonfiction front, i have to say it was a very advantage year. In particular, were seeing a lot of best of 2012 lists dominated by the lik
But we begin with the break Dance Festival in austria on Lake Constance im literally on like constance the audience sits on the shoreline and the stage is on the lake lending itself to amazing productions which of course include the water and the incredible backdrop as part of its role for the performers in brigance its quite a stretch as they have to do things they certainly never learned to college especially this year as the director is better known for making heavy metal videos this is opera like youve never seen before. Always had a soft spot for new voices in fragrance even for these young birds whose nest is inside a head thats part of the stage 6 its a kind of scary clown some 14 meters high and weighing 140 tons moved with heavy machinery he sang on so singers who were moved along with it have to be totally safe we have wind where the waves and making sure that it really works and
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