Thomas explores the historical rise and fall of nations and whether the United States will remain a superpower in the book americas expiration date. [inaudible conversations] hello everyone we are about to get started so if you can please take your seats. Thank you. Good evening and welcome to the bookstore, we are excited to host the event was charlotte alter presenting her book the ones weve beenk waiting for how the new leaders will transform america, she will talk with Jazmine Hughes with an excellent evening. Before i turn things over to them a housekeeping things, please silent your cell phones, books are for cell at the register and charlotte will sign after at the table right here, if you have not gotten your copy please do so at the end and will form a p p signing line going straight back from the stable to the back of the store, single file please. Upcoming events are available at the c register. Tonights event will be recorded by cspan so we will pass around handheld mics to