On about books. We delve into the latest news about the Publishing Industry with interesting insider interviews with Publishing Industry experts. Well also give you updates on current nonfiction authors and books. The latest book reviews. And well talk about the current nonfood auction books featured on cspans book tv. And welcome to about books. In a few minutes, well talk with internet archives founder brewster kael about digital libraries and electronic book lending and about the high profile copyright case that publishers have brought against his organization. But first, heres two news items from the publishing world. Well, simon and schuster recently announced that it will publish the latest book by bestselling historian doris kearns goodwin. Its titled an unfinished love story a personal history of the 1960s. The publisher describes the book as equal parts biography, memoir and history, which takes readers along on the journeyhat ms. Goodwin and her husband, richard, embarked upo
Of the National Library of belarus. On june 16 , 2006, the diamond of knowledge built literally by the entire country was opened and became not just a repository of books, but a real information and sociocultural center of belarus. Another library the pride of our country, its doors opened almost 100 years ago. Im talking now about the Central Scientific Library named after yakub kolos, about what books are now stored there, who can come there, well find out right now, in our studio its director stanislav, hello, good afternoon, stanislav, lets start with the central scientific the library, who its main reader is, a scientist, or absolutely anyone can come and read what they want, well, of course, our main reader is a scientist, first of all, because we are a scientific organization. Theka is senior students, undergraduates, postgraduate researchers, that is, we are aimed primarily at serving the scientific personnel of our country, but in general, any interested adult reader can come
Where the lead with jake tapper starts right now this is cnn breaking news welcome to the leading. Im jake tapper and we are following a breaking news coast to coast, large propalestinian protest underway right now across Us College Campuses and universities after weeks of tension over the israelhamas war or at the University Of Texas at austin reports today of quote, tense interactions and physical struggles. Texas state troopers and riot gear, some on horseback started breaking up a group group of propalestinian protests. Bruce, were going to begin today with cnns nick watt reporting live from a protest at the university of Southern California in los angeles. Nick, describe what youve been seeing. Have there been has there been any violence have there been any arrests yes. To both of those right now, jake, we are in a bit of a lull. There are dozens of lapd squad cars parked just offcampus waiting. Now, earlier this morning, this was pretty peaceful until College Security tried to mo
A flower in her honor in this picturesque place of extraordinary beauty. This park was laid out in the then fashionable english style, and a collection. Crimean pine, siberian and european fir, american birch, silver maple, manzhur walnut, today the horse park is the real heritage of the park culture of belarus 1819. Centuries one of the best in europe in terms of its landscape design. And all this for the sake of panna edviga, with whom evstafi was madly in love, and she set the conditions the estate and park must be the best in the entire area, then she will reciprocate, which you will not do for the sake of your beloved, however, the whim turned out to be for the good if everything was so, as the legends say, today we have an amazingly beautiful belarusian park. Capital, but among the plant collections there is another one with amazing hundredyear history this is the real attraction of the horse park the mention of the food dates back to the 19th century; in all distant times people
Sam hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, south carolina, five days ago. And if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, we werent able to move into the so we arere buying living out of boxes and crates and things. It sounds strange to say i drove up from south carolina. Im used to driving down here. I have been looking forward to this for several reasons. Theis, when the theme of symposium is generals you love , i dont have to worry about what peoples expectations are. , ended a fan of John Bell Hood even though i am not as closely related as the name implies. I am a collateral descendent. I think i am a second cousin. Grandfather,s andrew hood, comes off a different branch, but i am a big ,an of general hood because like most people i am a big fan of an underdog. Fan ofm also a huge people who are not around to defend themselves, and they deserve a defense. I, for probably 20 years, have been researching general hood. And