I want to give a special thank you to the sponsors. Todays Program Broadcast on cspan2 book tv. If we have time at the end of the q a session with the author, we ask that you use the microphone provided. Before we begin todays program we ask that you silenced her phones and turn off the flash and now. [applause] anan awardwinning author, kuwat and grammy nominee from new york city on the hudson river. His new book that willhi officially be published on tuesday, so we are in the future right now is grown up in grbac connected histories of bob dylan and the massacre of 1913. As the title suggests, the book brings together three tales the biographies of bob dylan and Woody Guthrie into the back story of the tragedy of Northern Michigan and that is put into the context of the Early Labor Movement in this country. They call this decade as a link richly researched story impeccably told. Chicago Teachers Union says if you are not sure why we need unions consider the grown up anger and must ne
Old. There are computers that are 15 years old and they use zip drives and they are all on the verge of breaking. And 43 states, the voting machines, electronic computerized voter machines, our 10 years old or older. There will be a need for massive investment for Voting Technology around the country or youll have these lines. But even that creates opportunities to integrate that with electronic registration and other sorts of things can make a so that everybody was eligible to vote can vote. Its going to be one more way in which the fight to put will continue, to which its not only the formal rules but everything around it thats going to be contested but that ultimately hopefully can lead to continued progress. Thank you all so much for coming. You can get the books in the back or at brennancenter. Org. [applause] [inaudible conversations] heres a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. For more information, booktv will be coming to watch previous
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Kid that they were recruiting, they thought it would give them an edge. But in the end, he went to another school with a different zip code. Host gilbert gaul. Heres the book, billion dollar ball a journey through the big money culture of college football. Thanks for being on booktv, sticking around with us. Guest thank you for having me on. Its been great. Host live coverage from the tucson festival of books continues tomorrow. Now tomorrow, another full day of live coverage. Author panels and author callins. Some of the topics include immigration, race in america, Voting Rights and t. J. Stiles, pulitzer prizewinning historian, will also be talking about his most recent week about George Custer recent book about George Custer go to our web site, booktv. Org and get the full schedule. Or you can follow us on twitter to get schedule updates all day long at twitter [laughter] when i tune into it on the weekends usually as authors sharing their new releases. Watching the nonfiction autho
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