, the long road to freedom. But look at some of the books that Publishers Weekly is most anticipating being published this spring. Look for these titles and bookstores in the coming weeks and months and watch for the authors on book tv. Good afternoon. Welcome to the ninth annual tucson festival of books, my name is matt russell, im ceo of Russell Public Communications and it will be a privilege for the me to moderate this session. Id like to thank Fox Communications for sponsoring this venue. Mister mcneil is sponsored by Research Corporation for science advancement and Mister Churkin is sponsored by the university of arizona bio five institute. The presentation will last an hour including questions and answers, hold your questions until the final part of the program and we will manage the questions from the floor. Immediately following the session, Mister Mcneil will be autographing his book in the sales and assigning area in the tent on the ball, that is booth number 141. Books are