Future. So is id moved up to missoula where i was living next to, as it happened, the Railroad Tracks in a dirt cheap apartment, and i decided, you know what . I really ought to get a telephone even though i cant really afford it. So i called up the local service provider, and they thoroughly botched the job and then sent me a bill for it. And, boy, was i mad. You know, how can they get away with this . This is outrageous. How can i fight this . I know, im going to write something about it. But, wait, im no longer a journalist, this is no longer possible. Maybe i can freelance something. So i walked down to the local allweekly which brad edited, and i told the receptionist, hi, im here, id like to write a story about how terrible the phone company is. [laughter] and she says, okay. Wait just a minute. And then, you know, i hear her footsteps going up the stairs and, you know, i hear this and then i hear brads voice for the very first time saying, no, no, i really dont have time for thi
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
Response coordinator dr. Deborah burkes emphasized the key role that distancing has played. This was nothing we had ever attempted to do as a nation and the world hasnt attempted to do. Today more protests against locallyissued stayathome orders and other safety restrictions are expected in cities across the country. Heres what the president had to say about the protests yesterday. There is a lot of injustice. When you look at virginia, where they want to take your guns away, they want to violate your second amendment, when you look at, i mean, im getting along nicely with the governor of michigan but she has things dont buy paint or roses. Shes got all the crazy things. I believe somebody sitting in that boat lake should be okay. Also, this morning word from House Speaker nancy pelosi that lawmakers may be closing in on terms of a fourth Coronavirus Relief package. Yes, were close. We hit common ground. One package was something we brought together in a bipartisan way springing from t
Dozens of states across the u. S. Are slowly reopening their economies even as disturbing new projections show the death toll from the coronavirus is far, far from over. A key model now estimates more than 134,000 deaths by august 4th. Take a look at these numbers. That is nearly double its previous prediction. Even a Trump Administration model predicts a steep rise in death. Internal document projects 3,000 deaths every day by june 1st. 69,000 people have died across the u. S. So far. Americas leading expert on Infectious Disease warns about easing social distancing too soon. Take a listen. When you have a lot of virus activity and you know youre able to contain it to a certain degree by the mitigation, the physical separations, the kinds of things weve been talking about, gateway, phase 1, phase 2, phase 3 and you start to leap frog over some of these, youre inviting rebound. And rebound is going to give you spikes and spikes are going to give you the kinds of numbers. I dont know if