Or post a comment on our facebook page. Facebook. Com booktv. [applause] thank you very much. I did not earn the applause. Thank you everyone for coming out tonight. My name is gilbert, i will be your host for the evening. I am from bromans bookstore. Thank you for supporting independent bookstores in pasadena. [applause] a friendly reminder, we are open until christmas you can stop by anytime you do your shopping. Plenty of books on the shelves as a quick reminder if anyone can measure to turn their bones on silent so we do not have disturbances during the course of the program. Afterwards there will be a book signing. If i could just ask that everybody stay seated and that way, i can release row by row. If you want to get your book signed. Not requirement. I just want to make sure everyone knows that and i can say to make sure that anybody that is handicapped anything can get in there first and then we can do it in an orderly fashion. Thank you very much great. Gregory boyle is the f
The Political Movement of the 1960s through the College Graduating Class of 1964. Its followed by the twotime pulitzer prizewinning winners examination of the birth of flight in the right brothers. A look at the best non fiction selling books continues with president carters recounting of his life and career in a full life. Erik larson is next. Next on booktv from los angeles social welfare professor reports on the efforts of a group of men in the neighborhood to improve their personal lives and community. Welcome everybody. Im very honored to be at this wonderful bookstore and im thrilled that they are featuring the book here and im going to make some very brief remarks because i think the people that should share their stories are the fathers that are the focus of this book and i became part of this Extraordinary Group five years ago but actually predated my presence. This was an Informal Group that was organized by a group of men including Andre Christian who is going to be speaking
Author of the excellent book, give work, reversing poverty one brick at a time. Laura tyson, phd will be the moderator. Here is a challenge. Turn to someone you do not know in introduce yourself to get started. More fun with a new friend. [inaudible conversations] okay. That is like the perfect 32nd friendship. All right. Lets come back. This is our kind of audience. I hope you are like this when it comes to Live Audience questions. In exciting news we are the second event to take place in this auditorium. [cheering and applause] that is worth a round of applause. We are freshly moved into a brandnew home where 114 years old and we have been renting. This is really nice. Were incredibly excited and its possible because of donors and members like volunteers and attendees like you. Thank you for showing up and giving us a reason to build a brandnew building. Anyones first time here at the club . For people who do not know we are a nonprofits we can only do this and by this i mean more th
Book tv is on twitter and facebook if we want to hear from you. Treat us or post a comment on her facebook page. Good evening. How is everyone doing . [cheering and applause] this is my kind of crowd when you talk to the video. Weirdly, that gives me a good feeling. Everyone here is excited to be here and excited to talk to each other. My name is marissa, im intractable in four of here at the Commonwealth Club. Welcome to this [inaudible] tonights conversation will be moderated by laura tyson, phd at uc berkeley. I thank you already do this but here is a challenge. Turn to someone you do not know and introduce yourself before we get started. More fun with a new friend. [background noises] that is the perfect 32nd friendship. All right. This is my kind of audience. I hope you are like this when it comes to Live Audience questions. That would be good. In extremely exciting news you are the second event to take place in this auditorium. [cheering and applause] that is worth a round of app
How bad the fire was here. But theres enough to make history once again. And now they have some more help in writing it. Vo duke energy gave 25thousand dollars to the Rabbit Hash Historical Society a few hours ago. The money will help rebuild the general store that was ravaged by fire a little more than a week ago. Firefighters were able to save the floor. And three of the walls. Those with the Historical Society say thats enough to build upon and get this 185year old store a historic designation once again. But its going to cost about 250thousand dollars. About 55thousand has been raise through gofundme. Insurance will cover 60 thousand. And the money today will add to that total. Those with duke energy say this is a treasured place for them because its only a few miles from one of its power plants. And many of the workers live president , Duke Energy Ohio and kentucky10 58 its important for us to give back not only to have a vibrant community for us to do business but also for our em