Is there a Nonfiction Author or book youd like to see featured on booktv . Send us an email to booktv its cspan. Org, tweet us booktv or post on our wall, facebook. Com booktv. Dan ephron, what happened on november 4 1995 . Guest well, that was the day that the israeli Prime Minister was assassinated, and it was the first time an israeli leader was murdered. He was killed by a rightwing extremist, a jewish extremist, and it was a shock to the country, a trauma to the country, of course, because of the assassination itself, but i would say doubly because the assassin was a fellow israeli and a fellow jew. Host who was the Prime Minister . What was his what were his politics . Guest yeah. Itself sakara bean i think he would describe himself as a lifelong military man. That was certainly his demeanor. He was the commander of the sixday war with israel captured the west bank in gaza and other territory, a pivotal moment. I think over course of the research for the book, i came to think of
Author, and killing a king comes out in october of 2015. This was a quick preview on booktv on cspan2. Dr. Robert wachter of the university of california at San Francisco talks about the impact of the digital revolution on the medical field and discusses if the hype surrounding it is warranted. Dr. Wachter argues that while the ability to keep electronic records is a largely positive development, using computers to deliver care which is becoming more common is a step too far. Hes interviewed by dr. Abraham verghese, author of cutting for stone. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening welcome. Were so pleased to welcome our speaker tonight dr. Robert back or who will be wachter who will be in conversation about his new book, the digital doctor. His book is available for sale up front and hell be signing after the reading tonight. And he will be in conversation tonight with author educator and physician dr. Abraham verghese. Some quick housekeeping items. Please
Different word in an interview after the election, and its contained in the book. But the fact is that i could tell by looking at him he had really lost a lot of the fire because of what he saw was a campaign being misrun. He tried to get jimmy baker in to fix it up and baker came back too late, i think. Youre all great to come. I thank you very much. Ill hang around and sign some books. But if you like it, please tell your friends. Im just trying to get George Herbert walker bush, the 41st president of the united states, the credit i think he deserves and i think history will give him. Thank you. [applause] thank you very much everybody, for coming. We will be moving now to a signing table over by the door past the register. If youd like to chat with him a little bit more, he will be over there. Please bring your books, i see most of you have them already. If you do not and you want one we have them at the registers. Thank you for coming. [inaudible conversations] see i do as im told.
And please do mince the road is one section of a much larger highway that is going to cannot pittsburgh area with new orleans on the one side and the literal interpretation of what the constitution is calling for him the other side. We in the center of the village is about 14 miles south of the ohio river. It is a logical stopping point far enough south of the ohio river so stage coaches might want to water their horses or change horses. This is an important farming area of the richest land in the state of the kentucky mason county where we are right now. We are going to be on a section of the road that probably dates the 1920s and 30s. Fred decides the road is another small section of the langston trade. It is called an alley now and it runs right in front of a couple houses well below the level of the growth. There used to be many businesses on the road. 15 to 10 taverns along the road. The tavern was built about 1806 is a rest stop from a tavern, overnight stay for people moving alo
That is the story, when i was writing this book i heard this story from so many people. Its a nice story because it shows against this idea that someones resisting, somewhat dislike progressively going after them, and then because of that, it went through. Its true it happen. Its not true that that was a decisive moment. In fact, and one of the things i talk about in the book, if youre interested, this is kennedy with a group the day of the signing. What i wanted to get to was what really was happening this this issue which i can go into but there were secret illegal meetings ever going on during this whole time between the different parties and these are some of the people involved. They were called the bagel breakfast. They were held at the house of the one with a large shoulder pads and really was 10 weeks of negotiating their that produced the results that the senate was able to pass. Agree with the white house and passed the bill. The story is a good illustration but a lot less co