Nell. Its a terrific book. Thank you. Its a terrific book on an important topic, and, you know, you dont think that realizing about congress is going to keep you up at night because you dont want to put the book down, but i really, i really found it when i said riveting, i really meant it. Thank you. It was a good read. Its absolutely fascinating. Okay. Your book emphasizes what you call the complex and contradictory cast of characters who pulled the bill toward or away from the president s desk. Thats what you said. Would you please say more about that . Yeah, sure. First of all, let me just say thank you very much to green light for having this. As jared mentioned, this is literally my neighborhood bookstore. I live down the street, and were here all the time. In fact, bring our kids to listen to the wonderful sounds of jared some sunday mornings. So its a real pleasure to be here to talk about this book. And, of course, thank you very much, nell. You know, you and i have worked toge
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Thousands of holidaymakers have been fleeing coastal areas of New South Wales, after being warned it is not safe for them to stay in bushfire hit parts of eastern australia. There are traffic jams on major roads, although the evacuation is hampered by a lack of fuel. The authorities are urging tourists and residents to leave while they can. Saturday is forecast to be another punishing day in southeastern australia, with more hot, dry and windy weather. A tourist leave zone has been declared for a 180km stretch of the New South Wales coast, from batemans bay to wonboyn. Almost 1,300 homes have been destroyed in the state since the fire crisis began. The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been paying tribute to the Fire Fighters and Emergecny Services to the Fire Fighters and Emergency Services whove coordinated recovery efforts. He also called on people to follow the advice when evacuating. I would continue to ask people to be patient, i know you can have k
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor tends to take a sympathetic view of the character he inhabits, however morally questionable. Adrian Lukis, who played the handsome, roguish militiaman, George Wickham, in Andrew Davies's (still delightful) 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's most popular novel, is no exception.