[silence bracket good morning, everyone, thank you for coming and welcome to the 29th southern festival of books. It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce jonathan eig, and author i admire. I have been reading his book for years and he is to talk about his biography of mohammed ali. Before jonathan speaks i must mention a few things. Book festival is free but if you would like to contribute you can do that at the corners of the book festival outside or online. Also remind you after his remarks jonathan will head to the signing tends next to the parnassus tent on the main players a so he can sign your book over there. Jonathan is regarded as the top writer of narrative nonfiction, fantastic offer, he has written four bestselling books including two that i read on lou gehrig and Jackie Robinson. He has written for the New York Times and new yorker, esquire and the washington books and the wall street journal. His biography of mohammed ali is one of the most anticipated book
A deal with Government Forces to repel the turkish offensive enough i mean. You can take back with you a message to the tyrants and. Do not just israels resolve israels Prime Minister accuses iran of being the biggest threats to middle east security. Funerals are held for two palestinians shot and killed by Israeli Forces near the gaza border. The bafta is red carpet turns black has movie stars sends a message on Sexual Harassment and violence against women. Theres been another twist to the complex conflict in Syria Kurdish Officials Say theyve reached a deal to allow city and troops to enter a cut a spokesman has told aljazeera. Theyre calling on the syrian army to protect the city soldiers could enter the region in the next two days the move will mean Syrian Forces could directly confront turkeys troops in fifteen but have been carrying out an operation against kurdish fighters since last months turkish troops along with the Free Syrian Army captured three villages in the region on s
Julian malvo, steve forbes and nobel prizewinning economist joseph stiglitz. Of this is a topic that interests you go to our website at booktv. Org and in the search bar type economics book and you will find a large archive of authors and materials would all of these are available to watch online. Host welcome to nashville and the southern festival of books. He will hear from many offers throughout the weekend including National Book Award Finalist Patricia Bell scott and nancy maclean, talk radio host eric erickson, basilica other liza monday and many others. For complete schedule visit booktv. Org or follow along on social media sites on facebook, twitter and instagram at booktv. We are kicking off todays coverage with biographer jonathan i on the life and politics of mohammed ali. This is live coverage on cspan2. [silence bracket good morning, everyone, thank you for coming and welcome to the 29th southern festival of books. It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce jon
Still working on his inaugural address but it will focus on the rolls have of government and every day americans. It will be a very personal, sincere statement about his vision for the country. Reporter many people from the Delaware Valley are in washington to see inauguration ceremony and will line parade route to welcome the first family to their new home. The joyce and larry shay from media are excited about the future of the country, it is called United States of america so we should all be united behind whoever the president is and hope for the best for the country and the new president. We have to have positive people and hope for the future because were the United States. Reporter president elect and his family are attending a welcome concert, toby teeth and three doors down air monk the performers. Now, thousands of people from our area are also, heading down here for saturday , they want to exercise their First Amendment right to protest, the inauguration of president donald t
Still working on his inaugural address but it will focus on the rolls have of government and every day americans. It will be a very personal, sincere statement about his vision for the country. Reporter many people from the Delaware Valley are in washington to see inauguration ceremony and will line parade route to welcome the first family to their new home. The joyce and larry shay from media are excited about the future of the country, it is called United States of america so we should all be united behind whoever the president is and hope for the best for the country and the new president. We have to have positive people and hope for the future because were the United States. Reporter president elect and his family are attending a welcome concert, toby teeth and three doors down air monk the performers. Now, thousands of people from our area are also, heading down here for saturday , they want to exercise their First Amendment right to protest, the inauguration of president donald t