Nuclear weapons. This is 45 minutes. All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. To introduce our next speaker of the morning, we have another very special lady, please welcome edwina sands. [ applause ] good morning. Can you hear me all right . Clear as a bell, i hope. Well, its lovely to be here for another conference. Each one i come to seems to be even better than the last. Now, we have kevin, kevin ruane here, who has written this very, very good book. Churchill and the bomb. So one of my grandfathers best quotations, and there are so many to choose from, is this one. The further backward we can look, the further forward you are likely to see. We think most of us, that history is past. Done and dusted. Over with. Just a memory. But history has a way of coming back to bite us. As Ronald Reagan said, here we go again. I remember when the cold war was over. But then it wasnt. I remember further back when people were scared of the abomb and then worse of the hbomb. And now today, t
Cspan2, live coverage of the savanna book festival. Scott shapiro is about to begin. His book, the internationalists, is about the peace pact that outlawed war around the world. Good morning, booklovers. My name is out styles. I am delighted to welcome you to the 11th annual savanna book festival. The book festival is presented by georgia power, david and nancy cintron, the Sheehan Family foundation and mark and pat. Many thanks to jack and mary, our sponsors for this glorious venue, Trinity United Methodist church. We would also like to extend thanks to our literary members and individual donors who make the saturday off presentations possible. 90 of our revenue comes from donors just like you. We are very excited to have the savanna book festival available for your phone. Look in your program for information on downloading. Immediately following the presentation, Scott Shapiro will be signing festival purchased copies of his book. If you are planning to stay for the next off your pre
Clocked in for 35 35 years, rad a good family, you are a hero, too. And i think too often in our society we put certain folks on pedestals as he rose because of something they missed they did for the sacrifices they did, but every day, i mean, i was walking over here just from the hotel looking at people curious about the sacrifices they have made for their own kids or for their marriage or for caring for an ill person. So for me while the veterans and war and Everything Else have become close to my heart, it reaffirmed my belief that everyones got a great story. Everyone should share that story even if you think your story is important, make sure you share it with someone. Make sure you share with your kids. Unfortunately those folks that pass away, when you talk to them right before death, often they will say their biggest regret isnt i didnt write a a book r star in a movie will make more money. Its i wish id spent more time with my kids, or i wish i told my kids a little bit more a
Chronicle of misfortune, mayhem and misery for every day of the year. It carefully curated calendar of humankind most entertaining catastrophes. If the signature tongueincheek humor farquhar leads were leads readers on historys worst happenings gleaned from recent and distant eras events while mom and obscure locations near and far and people famous infamous and forgotten. Farquhar explains in his introduction there are literally doing it to miserable episodes throughout Human History from which to choose. Here he has collected the most amazing examples that will offer even in the most miserable readers excellent company. After the reading there will be time for questions. Afterwards the book signing. When that time comes we would like everyone to form a line going up that way now ladies and gentlemen please give a warm welcome for author michael farquhar. [applause] i dont create a bad day but its farquhar. Thank you all for being here. That was a nice introduction ended as deeply and
Professor of International Law, a counselor to the dean at ucla law school. He is also professor of International Law in area studies at the university center. In 2014 15, she took leave from yale to serve as special counsel to the general counsel for National Security law at the Us Department of defense. Where she was awarded the office of the secretary of defense award for excellence. Ms. Hathaway graduated some become law at Yale Law School. She served as a law clerk for under Sandra Day Oconnor under circuit georgia law. In addition to the internationalists shes published more than 25 law articles. Scott shapiro is the professor of law and professor of philosophy at Yale Law School. He joined the Yale Law School faculty in 2008, professor of law and philosophy. He author of the legality published in 2011, at her with myles foreman of jurisprudence and philosophy of law. He earned a ba and phd in philosophy from Columbia University and his jd from Yale Law School where he was Senior