Book almost that entire time she is we have known each other. She started screenwriting at nyu and discovered this story. Root this amazing screenplay about it that get made into a short film as one of the awards for the contest which she won which you can you on my youtube page. I think it is amazing and a hint of what an amazing movie. But after she won the screenplay award she did not give up on the story. It is one of the longest times ive ever known any of my friends to work on a project, and the culmination of it is so amazing. So far it has won several awards and people are just raving about it. I am so proud of her. Cristin okeefe aptowicz, everyone. [applause] thanks, everybody. So welcome to the dr. Mutter event here at polk people buried am so thrilled to be here. I move toward a finish writing this book because i got a grant to support writing this book. Live in new york city, and 25,000 does not pay anything in new york city, but it does in austin. Thank you for your cheap
Its got a Publishers Weekly starred review, and im so proud of her, cristin okeefe aptowicz, everyone. [cheers and applause] thanks, everybody. I think i just have a mic. So, welcome to the dr. Mutters marvels event at book people. I moved here to finish writing this book because i got an nea grant, and i lived in new york city, and 25,000 does not pay anything in new york city, but it does in austin, yea [applause] thank you for your cheap breakfast tacos. [laughter] your affordable public transportation. So, today, im going to do something a little unusual, im going to give you a talk about what i love about Thomas Denton mutter, and im going to have local poets here read excerpts from the book so you get a taste of what its like. Im an obsessive nerd, and im very excited about the subject matter, so i can take a long time. P. S. , theres some gory images, so i apologize in advance if you ate anything red for dinner. So the book about this man, the founder of the mutters museum in ph
Senator brand called rand paul even the great conservatives Ronald Reagan felt compelled to respond. But i believe that is a job. With that little push for activist government into other programs that is predicated on the notion governed by the people. Though unfortunately not to care whether programs like head start actually work only that these programs by their existence demonstrate better medicare and they play along with this narrative of government priorities to improve the efficiency but people are missing the point does conservatives have framed it as they have believed with the argument with his provocative new book with his Senate History of publishing a meanspirited diatribe against meanspirited passion. [applause] and then a Senior Editor and a visiting scholar and holds from Loyola University in chicago and has written for numerous publications and is penetrating into californias future riches when of the most traffic pieces of all time. His previous book never eat enough
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
And that is what interested him. So it wasnt because he would be a pioneering make history. It was in spite of it. The mac watch this and other programs on line at the tv to work. Kristin okeeffe recounts the life of an 18th century reconstruct researchers, dr. Thomas stenson router. The author examines the medical practices which include use of anesthesia, preand postoperative care in the operating room. Its about 45 minutes. [applause] thank you for coming tonight. Its an honor to introduce kristen. Shes one of my oldest friends in the world did we met 18 years ago last month at the old alamo draft house that got demolished at the poetry slam when she was running good slant in cbg piece when she was 18, nick junior sold. Shes been working on this book almost the entire time weve known each other. She started screenwriting at nyu and discovered the story i wrote an amazing screenplay and it got made into a short town is one of the worse for the contest, which you can view in the youtu