.. we don t want tor whereby enemy. you attacked americans, and now we re there and we re not leaveing until we get the job done. mark, your book talking to terrorists is a book i can recommend. i want to say thank you for chatting with me and enduring my question. it s been a pleasure. thanks a lot. and that is book tv s live coverage of the los angeles times book festival. it s the largest public literary festival in the country. now in its 15 year. the l.a. times book festival is expected to atrack 13,000 people over the next two days. book tv will be here live covering panels and bringing authors on our set for call. ins. kick off with tim-and-a-half tally. he s the author of several books and serves as the director of the richard nixon library in nearby yorbalinda. then nomi prins. it s a book about the 2008 financial crisis. she is also based in california. then our first author panelful day. it s called history ride rising above oppression. and during
discussion in good weather. the second is that this is an opportunity for people to listen to authors talk about their books, talk about the ideas that inform their books and respond to questions. you know, when you write a book, you re not sure who s going to read it. you put a book out there, and it move ofs around and goes to public libraries, some people buy it, so this is not a one-way street here. this is not just authors talking at people, it s people who have read their books asking them questions and sharing their stories and explaining how their books, what their books meant to them. so it s a love fest. host: well, as a presidential historian i want to ask about a couple of recent books that have come out and get your take. david rem nick s is writing a new biography out of this world, about barack obama. are these important books and what do they add to the lexicon of knowing more about president obama? guest: well, you know, history proceeds in stations, and