Grann here. These were circumstances out of everyones control. His plane was delayed. You may insert your own early joke here. Tonight david grann will talk about his book, 28, the story of the unspeakable historical crime of greed, fear, anger and racial cleansing. It is part crime thriller them apart political history and this is a book that will generate conversation long after david catches his next plane. It is easy to read this book because david tells the story in a riveting detail rich, suspenseful way. It is hard to read this book because it is true and devastating and maddening. David grann is a magnificent storyteller, staff writer for the new yorker and is written for the New York Times magazine on the atlantic, Washington Post, wall street journal, new republic and hollywood. His previous awardwinning book the lost city of the is in movie theaters right now and if you cant take their word or mine, then how about Us Supreme Court Justice Steven breyer. Justice breyer cited