Perspective issue. Host guest the behave as if we are immortal and that means we are willing to sacrifice time for the sake of the future achievements we are willing to delay gratification but that makes no sense when you are aware of time so it is a matter of perspective and its to to have the proper perspective for where you are in your place in time. Host its great to see you again. Congratulations on the book being mortal. I look forward to continuing the conversation. Guest thank you. Guest that was after words in which authors of the latest nonfiction books were interviewed by journalists, Public Policy makers and others familiar with their material. It airs every weekend on booktv at 10 p. M. On saturday, 12 and 9 p. M. On sunday at 12 a. M. On monday. And you can also watch after words online. Go to booktv. Org and click on after words in the book tv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. Heres a look at the current top ten bestselling nonfiction books acco
Service to the American Literary community will go to ms. Zimmer we will learn more about that this evening. This is the booktv coverage of the red carpet of the National Book awards in new york city. After this you will see the actual board sarah ray. Awards ceremony. Good to see you. [inaudible conversations] spec on the red carpet right now is one of the finalists. Shes having her picture taken. Hopefully we can talk to her in just a minute as a cartoonist of the new yorker. Joining us now on their red carpet is David Steinberger president and ceo of Perseus Publishing Group and also chairman of the National Book foundation and. What is that . The National Book foundation is committed to increase the impact of culture what we are best known for is a National Book awards it is great to see her up there it is the first graphic novel or the first graphic works ever to win it is for her amazing book. Host did we just hear your vote . I dont have the vote we have judges we fly in from ar
For example in wales who was edgar snows wife. There were a lot of them and some of them stayed on. A polish jewish refugee who went to china early in the war to escape the nazis became a member of the Chinese Communist party stayed in china until his death a thing. He was still there. I met him 1980 or 1981 at the American Embassy of all places. Thank you. [applause] their books for sale and you can bring them back here for him to sign. [inaudible conversations] booktv recently visited wheeling West Virginia with the help of the local cable partner comcast. We start a trip with Jeff Rutherford. His book, combating genocide on the eastern front, examines combat and occupation policies of the german army during world war ii. We are with Jeff Rutherford author of combating genocide on the eastern front. Why did you write this book collects. Ive always been interested in the Second World War and the war was between nazi germany and the soviet union so i looked for my dissertation and i wa
Factor in the humidity, sent eventually some showers thunderstorms have to return to our forecast, full detail on your full forecast, coming up in the next few guys, back to you. The philadelphia region remember its place in is history as it remembers memorial day. Korean war memorial in Philadelphia Holding a ceremony remember those though gave our lives for the country. Here is a live picture of the memorial, that event begins at 11 00. Meanwhile, Valley Forge National historical park holding concert from the 58 bells at the washington memorial chapel. The stories will be demonstrating camp life at the brigade huts at the park. And, 50 people will commemorate memorial day by becoming americans. Naturalization ceremony scheduled this morning, on the battleship new jersey in camden, four of the new americans will serve in the military battleship will also hold wreath ceremony remember americans who died while serving our country. There are many events honoring our Fallen Heroes for com
Were going to well exceed that, every single day this week. So it really is a nice dose of mid summer, and eventually sort of dog days of summer return to the forecast, as we kick off the month of june. Can you believe junes already almost here . Crazy stuff. Meanwhile, storm scan3 as we take you out there right now featuring not a heck of a lot. Were into the mid and low 60s region wide, shore up to the mountains, everywhere inbetween, essentially some might be little cooler, but generally off to comfortable start to recent mornings, where it has been just little on the dairy say cool side, now, hitting the shore points today, this is good stuff. Make sure you layer on sunday block though. The uv index will get you. Nine on the uv index today but mid 80s not just at the shore, also, in the city, it is warm and breezy, everywhere, and in philadelphia specifically, headed up to 86 degrees, for you, with more sun than anything. So it, looks like really nice, i mean overall this whole wee