Year now. Host kind of books do or . Guest we published mostly nonfiction. A lot of history, Current Events Popular Science a little bit of sports and a good number of food looks. Host what are some of the books you have coming out this fall were metal books for small books . Guest right now this week we are publishing up look by the historian john ferling and its the first fullscale one volume history of the revolution in 34 years. This is a full history of the american revolution, brilliant book by sperling listen eminent historian of the revolutionary period called whirlwind and is being published this week. This fall we are publishing a book by a woman named rita davis. Rita is of lithuanian dissent reaches catholic but the other side of her family is jewish and she grew up with a catholic grandfather who she was told had fought against the nazis in world war ii and she was shocked to find out after he died in fact he collaborated with the nazis and was possible for the deaths of t
Chronicle of misfortune, mayhem and misery for every day of the year. It carefully curated calendar of humankind most entertaining catastrophes. If the signature tongueincheek humor farquhar leads were leads readers on historys worst happenings gleaned from recent and distant eras events while mom and obscure locations near and far and people famous infamous and forgotten. Farquhar explains in his introduction there are literally doing it to miserable episodes throughout Human History from which to choose. Here he has collected the most amazing examples that will offer even in the most miserable readers excellent company. After the reading there will be time for questions. Afterwards the book signing. When that time comes we would like everyone to form a line going up that way now ladies and gentlemen please give a warm welcome for author michael farquhar. [applause] i dont create a bad day but its farquhar. Thank you all for being here. That was a nice introduction ended as deeply and
Every weekend booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2, and watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Michael farquhar, former writer and editor at the washington post, provides his thoughts on the most disastrous or outrageous events in history that happened on each day of the year. Thats next on booktv. Were pleased to have with us historian and author michael farquhar. His new book, bad days in the history a gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem and misery for every day of the year. Its a carefully curated calendar of human kinds most entertaining catastrophes. With his signature tongueincheek humor, farquhar leads readers on a 365day tour of historys worst happenings gleaned from recent and distant eras, events well known and secure, locations near and is far and near and far and people famous, infamous and forgotten. Farquhar explains in his introduction there are literally billions of miserable e
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