Volunteer the true story. When joined today by author jack fairweather. And the author of the good work. As the daily telegraph, and as a video journalist for the Washington Post in afghanistan. In interviewing jack today is doctor robert. One of the main authorities on history. From 1997 98, robert young developed a master plan and participated as an Expert Witness in the case against the british historians and author. Robert young has published on camp and served as historical advisor and the Evidence Room which would be visited at the center. So before we get started i wanted to do some quick housekeeping things. We will have time about 15 minutes or so for audience q a. And i sure do have questions from the end and we will try to go back and get as many as possible. And please note that this program is being recorded it will be available on Youtube Channel within the next few days or so. I will followup with registers on todays program. And probably tomorrow with a link to it. And
Experience with backandforth, open close, up and down its been happening with i think everybody across the country. We take a little step forward and then we have to back up a little bit. I think that is the mode of the day as they would say. And so, when we shut down we moved online right away to online sales. It took a little while for that to happen. So we quickly moved ourselves to online sales and began to sell through the online websites. In addition to that, we also have added an terms of people have added the phone calls, the emails, the instagram, and facebook requests as well. That was really a big surprise for us. And allison has really managed all of the online sales. Which means that we are sending out books from the store, directly to people. Then we kind of move toward having people pick up at the door. Because the governor did lift some of our restrictions. And allowed for curbside, we called door pickup because our curb is pulling bicycles, cars and people so we dont w
Host our guest is heather mcdonald. Manhattan institute for policy institution. Here to talk to us about policing the process following the death of george floyd. Good morning. When we books is called the war. The extensively on this issue on policing Police Brutality and studies on that pretty lets go back a bit. You have described in the past the death of eric varner in the book. Number of years ago as a heartbreaking tragedy. Review the debts year of george floyd. And one just recently, aubrey in georgia. Heather well, george floyd arrests, absolutely appalling that all evidence is agonizing to watch the video. And i think absolutely the whole country condemns this. And its appropriate the charges work cross very quickly. We need to investigate the rest of the officers. The anger that arrested is understandable however it is not rep. Of leasing in this country. We need to work and separately on Tactical Training with officers. With deescalation, tactics, courtesy and respect. But i
Midtown detroit. However from the downtown area in detroit. Were eight or nine miles. Downtown is one district, as they say now in detroit, and midtown is the next district after that, and years ago, new center was created like another part of the city, and that is another maybe five or seven miles beyond us. So were really right in the heart of the cultural life of the city with the universities, the library, the main library, the wayne state university, the health centers, and a lot of galleries and africanamerican museums, historical museum. So were in a wonderful cultural rich area of the city. I call it the heart of the city. And youre just a couple blocks off woodward avenue if people know detroit. One block off. I knew a little train that goings up and down the road and says one mile one block from woodward avenue and turn left and youre right with us. Allison, whats the last month been like for you at source book sellers . Well, we had to get used to having our doors shuttered
With lawrence right wright and Nicholas Kris staff. Kristof. Want to thank you for being here and supporting us through these everchanging times. Were happy to keep in touch with you and keep wang what we said. Want to welcome Lawrence Wright, staff write are for the knockerrer, and the author of ten books including the looming tower, going clear and god save texas and one previous novel, gods favorite. His books have received many honors including a Pulitzer Prize for looming power. He is and if wore longtime residents of austin, texas. Nicholas kristof has coauthored several books with his wife, including a path of here and half the sky. Together they were awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for the coverage of china. They also received the literary peace prize for the Lifetime Achievement in 2009. Now a column nist for the New York Times bureau chief in beijing, tokyo, won a second pull litter in 2006 and with that id like to welcome Lawrence Wright and Nicholas Kristof. Thank you, kri