i knew him in a different context. in the 111th congress, he directed a project for the senate libraries. it was in that context that i got to know him. i will never forget the feeling of relief i had when anthony brought the experiment of the subcommittee and decided the budget to come on a tour. as the librarian, i got to give the tour. correct me if used some very colorful language, and i walked through the library and explained to him how we were going to turn what had been a private library into a nonprofit library. it was a joy in disbelief for them to see. it was a joy to know they were supportive of what we were doing. i will always be grateful to him for that. i am equally grateful, and that s why he is here today, that he took time to write a book. he was working on this before he started working for the government. some people go into government and then write a book. but he wrote this before. there are not many people in our country who think deeply about the libr
i am thrilled tonight to have jim here because this is a great talk. i read it and finished it last night and thought oh my god why did i not read this book earlier? my mother was from georgia and she was a third-generation graduate. she graduated in 1950. after leaving she went to sweet breyer college and a sweet breyer she had a friend of hers exchange student from saint interschool. one day she said ann aren t you from america? can you tell me about quanah nail? my mother said i had never heard of him. she had learned about him from scotland so when she came home she was a little bit upset and she asked my grandfather to take her there. my grandfather was a republican type and his first cousins quoted his book is one of the leaders of our family. that person that banker who later tried to ask them to leave said that and sheffield sure was a quick thinking girl and she went to sleep our college in virginia but she came home and income so good for sweet breyer college and go
publishing industry, publisher publisher marketplaces the place to go. what you cover question asked. for example were at book expo america and i m looking for news, anything that strikes me or my team as particularly newsworthy. for today james patterson announced he is launching a children s book called jimmy patterson, so once i heard that, i knew that was immediately newsworthy and we had to cover it. were looking for information on what publishers are doing, what authors are doing, and anything that falls in that broad-spectrum. give me a broad understanding of what eea or book expo is. book expo america is the annual trade show for the books industry. it is held at the jacob job is center on the west side of manhattan. it is once a year, it s a it s a place for people in the book trade, not just based in the united states but all of the world to come together and find out what the hottest new titles are for the fall, the winter, and beyond. to meet and have cult
put your phones on silent or turn them off. secondly, questions afterwards, please stand up so they can get the boom mic to you. this is a great book. i wondered why i didn t read this earlier. all about a family. my mother was from georgia, a third generation graduate of american high school, she graduated in 1950. after leaving america s high school she went to sweet girl college, where she had a friend of hers, and exchange student and one day she said aren t you from america s? tell me what it is. my mother said i never heard of it. she learned about it from somebody from scotland. she was a little bit upset and ask my grandfather to take her out and my grandfather was an atlanta republican tight and actually his first cousin is quoted in the book as one of the leaders of the family bank account. he took her out and that person, that banker said she went to college in virginia but came home a pinko. so good for my mother. that is one of the many stories i have and it is a
jonathan schneers, history professor at georgia tech, recounts winston churchill s war cabinet, composes of men across the political spectrum who assisted the prime minister in the war effort. this is next on booktv. our guest tonight is jonathan schneers. he is here to speck about his latest book, ministers at war winston churchill and the war cabinet, schneer is a professor of modern history and has taught modern european and british history since 1989. the author of several major works, including the thames . dr. schneer s writings can can you found in periodical and his editor ya experience clues work as a board member of the 20th century british history. dr. schneer s newest work spotlights churchill s war cab it in of world war ii. the work illustrates how churchill s own team of rivals, proved instrumental in combating nazi germany s advance towards the british isles. joint me in welcoming jonathan schneer. [applause] good evening. thank you for coming on a