Clear patient with their moderator and have a good evening. [inaudible conversations] youre watching book tv, television for serious readers. You can watch any program you see here online at booktv. Org. Here is a look at the current best selling nonfiction books. Topping the List National correspondent for magazine, between the world and me. Former president jimmy carter reflects on life and political career in a full life. Also in the denver postlist of nonfiction best sellers is h is for hawk by helen mcdonald, being mortal, and the what if, randal monroe. Many of these authors have or will be appearing on book tv. You can watch them on our website book booktv. Org. Christopher dickey is next on book tv. He he recalls the the war bunch in the american civil war. [applause] its working . Okay. Good. Its great to be here, politics and pros, which is really one of the great independent bookstores in the United States. I love independent bookstores. [applause] i was here once talking ye
Generational bottom in 2009. Dow closed down 32 points. S p finishing up barely up 11 . Nasdaq declining. Pretty weak over there. This negative bias has been at the root of much of whats actually been going right lately. This market and its detractors understand one part of the equation about the way business and life works. Prepare for the worst. But the other part, hope for the best often seems totally left out. Lets go through some examples so you know exactly what i mean. Today Interest Rates fell and fell dramatically. Initially we have been hearing some nonsense that somehow lower rates mean business has cooled in this country but the recent data away from rates involving durable goods, auto, Industrial Production and electrical Power Generation, just way too strong for anyone rigorous to conclude that rates are declining because the economy is slowing. Plus the endless rally in the transports totally puts a lot of people that have been using bonds for the economy. Still most pre
It became a place where it was a hubbub of activity. It was the one place where it was private family time. Now a look at chinas economy and the challenges china faces in trying to maintain their rate of economic growth. The International Monetary fund China Mission team was part of a Brookings Institution discussion on the repeat imf report outlining chinas local debt, it financial sector, and real estate market. Its an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] interest and some extend mystery second largest economy in the world and the largest contributor in the world growth. The enormous interest about what is happening in china not just within the country but around the world. This morning we have an extremely distinguished panel to help us sort through the issue. On my left is marcus. Hes the Deputy Director at the imf and the mission chief to china. Marcus, actually has studied not just economic but also law and International Relations which makes him p
Not thrilled about sending cluster-bombs to Ukraine. There’s a risk of backfire. The mentality of all or nothing is absurd. The dichotomy in society is only widened when we fight