Psychiatrist. Medical school and by divide their time between treating patients psychiatry. What made you go into psychiatry . Good question. When i was in medical school i was decided between psychiatry and cardiology which are two very different deals. Actually leaning towards the cardiology part initially. As i was getting to see patients in getting into the nittygritty of being a doctor, i found a really like the idea of talking to people and helping people through the problems in that way more so than the more mechanical side of treating their hard. Thats how it all unfolded. Youre also an author. What possessed you to write a book. This book that ive written is basically a memoir of my journey through medical treatment written through the lens of race. There are a lot of physician authors out there and a lot of books out there but i feel like raise is an important issue in medicine and these authors largely overlooked the subject. I think thats a really so many of the leading med
During a recent visit to omaha nebraska we visited john price argues that the tall Grass Prairie deserves to be protected much like the forests and mountain ranges in the tall Grass Prairie reader. The prairie hasnt had as many literary account in literature because the tall Grass Prairie was destroyed in 90 of that was destroyed so it was destroyed so quickly between about 1830 to 1900. So they didnt gave the authors a chance to appreciate and write about it in the sense john having chance to appreciate and write about. It was pretty much gone by the turnofthecentury. It does still exist in the imagination and i should say in the early treatments in the region and exploration literature it was a presence like in the journals of lewis and clark he describes describes this area begindoublequotes wildlife and diversity and also George Kaplan who was an artist and explorer that came through the region. These descriptions were immensely popular in the early and mid19 century soon as a plac
Little bit more see my friend. People think where do i go . I go into a hole. Went Hunting Research i really kind of disappear. So im happy to reemerge and see my friends, see my family. Thats the immediate project. Okay, i think thats a nice note to end on so thank you very much. [applause] thank you all for coming. The book is available in the gift shop right up there and she has graciously agreed to sign the book so feel free to come up if you have a book already. Every weekend, booktv offers programming focus on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2 and watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. During booktvs recent visit to omaha, nebraska, we visited john price who argues that the tall Grass Prairie deserves to be protected much like the forests and mountain ranges in the tallGrass Prairie reader. The prairie hasnt had as many sort of literary accounts in literature unfortunately because part of that is the prairie, the tall Grass Prairie
Everything is wide open no delays there. There is roadwork though in san leandro. Its just in a southbound direction between davis and marina a couple of lanes shut down until 5 00. Ill have more in a minute. I went to happy hour. [ laughter ] okay. You win. Right now crews are wrapping up at the scene of a twoalarm fire in pittsburg. This is video from the contra costa fire department. The fire started just before 2 30 this morning at a business on industry road. It took about an hour and a half to put it out. It appears the fire began with the pallets before spreading inside the business. Caltrans knows what caused the two fires this week in the traffic lanes on the eastern span of the bay bridge. As kpix 5s mark kelly tells us, the investigation points to road flares. Reporter caltrans called it an unusual set of circumstances. Two fires just this week. One monday night, the other around noon talking distance both relatively close. One of our engineers the fire in the same spot as t
Of national our reach in the library of congress. That this very public event that brings together many of our countries and doctors. We are especially grateful to the sponsors who make this festival possible were thrilled the library could hold this over 17 years. And thats the literature has for society now history in but biography is a perennial favorite here at the festival with a terrific lineup of authors and many are making there very first book festival appearance the were pleased theyre coming back for a return appearance as an additional bonus offers will be signing the books downstairs on the expo floor. Beginning with a Panel Discussion of j. F. Kennedys birth. Said to talk about the recent books on this fascinating 35th president and family and campaign and role of the civilrights effort. So before we get started a special things to wells fargo was generally sponsor the history and biography stage the regional president would like to say a few words for pro. With the opera