Saturday, 12 and 9 p. M. On sunday, and 12 a. M. On monday. You can also watch after words online youre kind of booktv. Org and click on after words in the booktv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. Welcome today to a booktvs live coverage of the 2014 texas book festival held in austin, the state capital. Over the next six hours will hear from nine authors on such topics as social change an instant, the Death Penalty, the global history of train travel. Author and professor ilan stavans starts off with a discussion about his latest book, a most imperfect union a contrarian history of the United States. Hello and welcome. Happy sunday morning, everybody. I name is nathan. Im here with ilan stavans, professor of latin american latino studies at amherst college, author of last time i counted about 10,000 books. The latest of which is a most imperfect union a contrarian history of the United States. It is do you call it a graphic novel if its nonfiction . We have in
Welcome today to a booktvs live coverage of the 2014 texas book festival held in austin, the state capital. Over the next six hours will hear from nine authors on such topics as social change an instant, the Death Penalty, the global history of train travel. Author and professor ilan stavans starts off with a discussion about his latest book, a most imperfect union a contrarian history of the United States. Hello and welcome. Happy sunday morning, everybody. I name is nathan. Im here with ilan stavans, professor of latin american latino studies at amherst college, author of last time i counted about 10,000 books. The latest of which is a most imperfect union a contrarian history of the United States. It is do you call it a graphic novel if its nonfiction . We have in English Limited lexicon to address the growing genre of the graphic novels, graphic books. When hes a graphic book you really would have two meanings. It is illustrated or too violent and sexual. We need to nonfiction book
Listening sessions held around wisconsin. People want us focused on things that will improve the economy and our way of life. Thats why i laid out five very clear priorities for the next two years, create jobs, develop the workforce, transform and invest in our infrastructure. And its also why ive asked the members of the legislature to stay focused on these same priorities and not get distracted on other issues. One of the best ways we can show their State Government is focused on jobs is to pass a bill that streamlines the process for safe andstart with the legislation that was approved in the joint finance Committee Last session, include some reasonable modifications, and send me a bill to sign into law early this year. [applause] people in northwestern wisconsin, where the Unemployment Rate in iron county is the 2nd highest in the state at nearly 12 percent. But the benefits will be felt all across wisconsin. We have the potential for a billion and a half dollar investment here in
[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] swearingin ceremony for jay inslee. The discussion about the future of the conservative movement and a box by texas senator. The incoming governor of Washington State, and jay inslee, gave his inaugural address wednesday. He takes Office Facing in nearly 1 billion deficit. Climate change and a transfer station were among the states. This video is courtesy of tcw. It is 35 minutes. Good afternoon. Madam chief justice, distinguished justices of the court, my fellow statewide elected officials, members of armed forces and national guard, members of the consular corps, governor christine gregoire, and my fellow washingtonians. This we know,our world is changing faster and more dramatically than ever before. Once in a lifetime events now seem to happen with startling regularity. Weve seen the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression, natural disasters fueled by climat