Get to the q a part of the session, we would ask, if you have a question, make your way to the microphone there. As you can see, cspan is they are in this evening and so do we to put it up on our Youtube Channel and we would like to be able to get your question. Before you come back to get your books signed our staff would appreciate it if you hold up the chairs youre sitting in and lean them against column or book shelf. It really is a very special pleasure to be hosting kurt newman. I have known kurt for more than two decades since i first got involved with childrens medical center, the way many parents do, that is when one of our kids needs help. Kurt was a fulltime practice surgeon then, one who clearly enjoyed his work. You could tell he was interested not just in what he did in the operating room but in the Bigger Picture of medical research and the advancement of care, he also was clearly a Peoples Person who connected very easily with kids and their parents. I watched him becom
An audible conversation if i could have everybodys attention, good evening. Im the co owner of politics and prose along with my wife and on behalf of the entire staff here, welcome. A few quick notes now would be a good time to certain you could turn off your cell phones. Before you come up to get your books signetheirbooks signed thd appreciate if you would fold up chair youre sitting in and cleacleaned them up against the column or bookshelf. It really is a special pleasure for me to be hosting kurt neumann. Ive known him more than two decades when i first got involved with the Childrens National Medical Center the way that many parents do. That is when one of our kids needs help. He was a fulltime practicing surgeon and you could tell he was not just interested in what he did in the operating room and the Bigger Picture of medical research and the advancement of care. He also was a people person who contacted very easily with kids and their parents and with the help of the gift they
An audible conversation if i could have everybodys attention, good evening. Im the co owner of politics and prose along with my wife and on behalf of the entire staff here, welcome. A few quick notes now would be a good time to certain you could turn off your cell phones. Before you come up to get your books signetheirbooks signed thd appreciate if you would fold up chair youre sitting in and cleacleaned them up against the column or bookshelf. It really is a special pleasure for me to be hosting kurt neumann. Ive known him more than two decades when i first got involved with the Childrens National Medical Center the way that many parents do. That is when one of our kids needs help. He was a fulltime practicing surgeon and you could tell he was not just interested in what he did in the operating room and the Bigger Picture of medical research and the advancement of care. He also was a people person who contacted very easily with kids and their parents and with the help of the gift they
An audible conversation if i could have everybodys attention, good evening. Im the co owner of politics and prose along with my wife and on behalf of the entire staff here, welcome. A few quick notes now would be a good time to certain you could turn off your cell phones. Before you come up to get your books signetheirbooks signed thd appreciate if you would fold up chair youre sitting in and cleacleaned them up against the column or bookshelf. It really is a special pleasure for me to be hosting kurt neumann. Ive known him more than two decades when i first got involved with the Childrens National Medical Center the way that many parents do. That is when one of our kids needs help. He was a fulltime practicing surgeon and you could tell he was not just interested in what he did in the operating room and the Bigger Picture of medical research and the advancement of care. He also was a people person who contacted very easily with kids and their parents and with the help of the gift they
Twitter. Com booktv. Elliot ackerman is next on booktv. The decorated afghanistan and iraq war veterans book is a novel about an afghan boy who joins a u. S. Funded militia following the u. S. Invasion. So our guest tonight is elliot ackerman. Hes a decorated veteran of the United States marine corps and a writer whose work has been published in the new yorker, which alone would be an accomplishment for me for the rest of my life. [laughter] the atlantic, time and the new republic, among others mr. Ackerman is also a contributor to the daily beast and a member of the council on foreign relations. He served as white house fellow in the obama administration, and prior to that he spent eight years as both an infantry and special operations officer. He served multiple tours of duty in the middle east and southwest asia. As a Marine Corps Special Operations Team leader, he operated as a primary combat adviser to a 700man Afghan Commando battalion responsible for capture operations against s