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Transcripts For CSPAN2 2013 Miami Book Fair 20131123

Today we know that these three writers are gifts to the english language. This morning, the first author that i will be introducing nonother than dave barry. Lets give him a round of applause before he comes out. [applause] we all know that you cannot do justice to his talents and there he is. [applause] you just cant do justice by reading has lengthy biography or saying that his new work, insane city, his first adult novel in more than a decade. He is an individual for over 25 years have appeared in 25 newspapers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and its pretty cool. Like every other kid in the 305, i grew up relishing reading him and today we are hearing from a hometown favorite in dave barry. In our next author is roy blount. Come on out and lets give him a round of applause. [applause] a master of language and the humorist to boot. He has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the
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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140102

On and up to the caller and have my hair combed in all that. Now i dont have to do that anymore. What it means is i was always writing even when i was doing the news hour but i was writing plays as well as novels. Now i just have more space between offense. Im still writing. I have more space and more time to spend with my kids and my grandkids. I know thats a cliche but in my case it really is true. I am the happiest nonretired retiree i know. Jim lehrers most recent novel is top down a novel of the kennedy assassination. This is booktv on cspan2. Now and look at scientology with lawrence wright. This is about 40 minutes. [applause] well, good morning. Larry lets begin with a word in the title of the book, going clear scientology, hollywood and the prison of belief. Scientology devotes a lot of Organizational Energy to tap into the celebrity culture that is so prominent in the
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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Pell Grants--College 20131208

Same with narratives. I think its right that, for example, Frederick Douglass and harry jacobs did they really do stand out intrinsically a little more than i read some of these narratives. Theres a lot of thickness and energy and subversive energy in those two spectrums in particular and certain other works, were some of the others are very interesting and important in their own way, that may be lacking density a richness that you do find in Frederick Douglass. So anyway. Some texts are better than others. I am not [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] and however and dirt outside. The thing is kind of throw it out there and hope for the best. When i published a conviction back back in 81, price books back in. Its about 300 or 350, Something Like that. They can barely sell it to libraries. The price of the book as ....

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