If you can possibly make it to the microphone that is right here next to this pillar we would be really grateful because that makes the audio much more enjoyable for those who are trying to listen who arent actually physically in this space it if you have a phone or nose making device on your person and you could possibly silence it or make it so that it wont make noise, wed be grateful for that. And then lastly at the end of the event if you wouldnt mind folding up your chair and putting them to the side, elaine will sign bookings up here, we have plenty of copies up front. I think, you all know what it looks like, and shed be happy to sign at the end up here at table. I also want to just point out that we are coming to the end of warms History Month its been a great month for us here at the store. Weve had some terrific events i think for me this unwith is the highlight. We have a whole table dedicated to books related to womens history up at the front of the store and were very, ver
[inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies and brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. This is booktv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Heres our prime time lineup. Tonight, starting at 6 30, Howard Maines recalls the National Guard shooting of students at Kent State University in 970. Then at 7 45, we profile the men and women who continue to hunt down nazi war criminals after the nuremberg and dachau trials. On after words at 9 p. M. Eastern, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell on his memoir, the long game, with senator lamar alexander. And at ten, meg jacobs describes the Energy Crisis of the 1970s following opecs decision to ban the export of oil to the United States in 1973. We wrap up booktv in prime time at 11 with 60 minutes correspondent leslie stahl. That all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. During booktvs recent visit to las vegas, we toured the private book collection
Mojave desert, about 42 Million People every year visit the city for its many casinos, shows and restaurants. With the help of our Cox Communications cable partners, for the next two hours well learn about the history of the city and tap into the literary scene here with local authors. We begin our special feature with its former mayor, Oscar Goodman. Mayor goodman, how did you become a lawyer for the mob . Oh. The refuted mob, of course. All by accident. Its the most amazing thing in the world. I came out to las vegas with my beautiful wife in 1964 and, basically, i would take anything after i passed the bar that would walk in the door. I had a motto in my office where theres a fee, theres a remedy. And carolyn was, believe it or not, one of the first card counters even they they didnt call them that at that time. And my dad sent us 25 a week for pleasure. We couldnt use it for rent, for gasoline, it had to be for pleasure. So we went out to a place called the charcoal room at the Hac
Doubleday is approximately 50 bucks here. Half nonfiction. We publish a lot of literary novelist and on the nonfiction side we publish a lot of history, politics and science. , has doubleday been in business . 1897. On a bike . Someone named mr. Doubleday. We are here to talk to you about previewing some of the books. You have coming up . Three books to your viewers and a novice where publishing Jeffrey Toobin book about patty hearst, her kidnapping, what she did while she was in the Liberation Army and have very germanic tribal. As people know, a new yorker staff writer and chief Legal Correspondent and the author of the and also the o. J. Simpson case which is recently made it to a television series. What is so fantastic about this book from my good as everyone says we are living to this terribly tumultuous time. In the early 1970s that ballot country was having a nervous break down. An average of 1500 terrorist bombings here. Nixon was being impeached. Political turmoil, economic ma
Backpack. Its licensed in the state of louisiana, and ive got a little weed. [laughter] so you know just shut up already. So he ended up having to take a plea. Because he defeated attorneys ability to get the stop, the evidence was obtained as a result of the stop suppressed because he volunteered this information. Everybody will say, you know, you didnt read robbin shipps book. [laughter] she told you to just shut up. So now this kid has a criminal record. Hes got a felony record. And a serious felony record because he was committing a felony, the amount of marijuana he had was a felony amount. And then he was in the possession of a firearm. So he got a gun charge on his record. Hes like 26. No priors, none of that. And he had this long history also though of Mental Health challenges. And we talked about that, and we talked about the fact that black and brown folks dont like to get their kids tested. Well, why not . You know . My child as learning disabilities, developmental challenge