Vengeance, salvation, and world war ii, about a group of jewish volunteers who fought the nazis and the postwar actions of a few of them. In todays presentation, the last kiss good night, howard has found another remarkable story about a dazzling american debutante who became an allied spied during world war ii and was hailed by oss chief general wild bill donovan as the greatest unsung heroine of world war ii. Ladies and gentlemen, howard blum. [applause] for every author, there is a time when he thinks he has found a story that interests him, when he begins to realize that maybe he can wake up each morning, go to his desk, and look forward to the prospect of spending a day making this story come alive on the page. But those moments are just preludes to the energizing moment when he decides, i love this story, this is a book i have to write. This afternoon, what i would like to tell you is how i came to write the last good night, a true story about a glamorous american debutante who b
Brigade an epic story of vengeance, salvation, and world war ii, about a group of jewish volunteers who fought the nazis and the postwar actions of a few of them. In todays presentation, the last kiss good night, howard has found another remarkable story about a dazzling american debutante who became an allied spy during world war ii and was hailed by oss chief general wild bill donovan as the greatest unsung heroine of world war ii. Ladies and gentlemen, howard blum. [applause] howard for every author, there is a time when he thinks he has found a story that interests him, when he begins to realize that maybe he can wake up each morning, go to his desk, and look forward to the prospect of spending a day making this story come alive on the page. But those moments are just preludes to the energizing moment when he decides, i love this story, this is a book i have to write. This afternoon, what i would like to tell you is how i came to write the last good night, a true story about a glam
Conference at the World War Ii Museum in new orleans. It is about 45 minutes. Our next speaker is howard blum, who brought the story you are about to hear to our local audience earlier this year while he was on his book tour. We thought so much of it and of howard that we wanted to bring him back for you all here today. One of his previous books that im sure you all know of is the brigade an epic story of vengeance, salvation, and world war ii, about a group of jewish volunteers who fought the nazis and the postwar actions of a few of them. In todays presentation, the last kiss good night, howard has found another remarkable story about a dazzling american debutante who became an allied spied during world war ii and was hailed by oss chief general wild bill donovan as the greatest unsung heroine of world war ii. Ladies and gentlemen, howard blum. [applause] howard blum for every author, there is a time when he thinks he has found a story that interests him, when he begins to realize th
Individuals on the Police Department themselves that are prone to cause problems because reporter Andre Anderson is a former police chief in ferguson, missouri. He was brought in from glendale, arizona to stop the rioting and begin Police Department reforms after Michael Brown was killed by a police officer. So there is a difference between a demonstrator, a protester and a person whose design or intent is to loot and those are the individuals that we have to ice late. Reporter anderson is one of 3000 africanamerican Police Officials in d. C. For the annual conference of noble, the National Organization of black Law Enforcement executives. I am tell i will tell you most people are either completely numb or just dont know how to feel. Reporter peter turant is the assistant police chief in seattle, president elect of noble and says his organization can become a much needed bridge between the police and the black community. Prior to getting into police police, i had fear. I now understand
This is booktv on cspan2. [inaudible conversations] good evening. Good evening. Welcome to politics and prose at busboys and poets in brooklyn. Thank you all for coming out this evening. Politics prose is very pleased to join busboys and poets in bringing authors and events to brooklyn. Now, if you would, please silence your mobile phones. After the event well have question and answers. Books can be purchased at our register on the way out the door. You can have them signed by this at this table right here at the door heading out of this space, and ill give it over to my friend andy. Thank you so much, and welcome, everybody. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. How many are here for the first time . Oh, its always exciting you have not been here for the first time. And this one, okay. [laughter] how many are lying . I want to thank you all, and i want to also say a very special thank you to politics prose and the partnership that we have with them. Were very thrilled to be part o